No Country For Old Men
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Couldn't have said it better myself. I imagine this will be the kind of film that rewards repeat viewings. In fact, I might go see it again this weekend.
i have to watch it again myself to see what the point of tommy lee jones' character having so many lines was. but that villain was creepier than real serial killers.
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE LINK?
Wont download the file. I hope nobody fucked it up.
oNE
Wont download the file. I hope nobody fucked it up.oNE
I had to bring this back for a minute, just to talk about the ending. That dude Chigurh is going to go down as one of the illest villians in movie history.
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I think the ending had to do with the title "No country for Old Men" The movie really wasn't really about the dude that found the money, it was about Tommy Lee Jones and Chigurh and it didn't have any heroes in it. At first you're thinking the dude that found the money is going to be the hero. But it turns out by risking his wife's life, he wasn't the hero. You think for a minute Woody Harrelson is the hero, because he seems like a smart dude, but he ends up getting merked with the quickness.
The only person that is left to be the hero is Tommy Lee Jones. He manages to track Chigurh down and has the opportunity to confront him. He knows he's in the room with him, he knows if he confronts him, he'll probably die. So he leaves the hotel room and retires.
This is where those conversations become important. All throughout the movie he keeps talking about how the world has changed and he doesn't want to deal with it. When he talks to the dude in the wheelchair (his uncle?) his uncle tells him how his father died a heroic death, he kept trying to get his shotgun. His uncle himself, was paralyzed in the line of duty and look at him now. Living in a shithole with cats. Those are the two possibilities he has for being a hero. So he sits on the bed, thinks about that and walks out. He can't fight the evil that's out there now because it's "No Country For Old Men"
Chigurh's ending is different. It's his world and people like him, he can kill whoever he wants. But that doesn't mean he can't be touched. He keeps talking about chance. The only man that survives a confrontation with him was the man in the store and that was decided by a coin toss. He ends up almost dying because of a random car accident, but he doesn't because chance was on his side that time.
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I think the ending had to do with the title "No country for Old Men" The movie really wasn't really about the dude that found the money, it was about Tommy Lee Jones and Chigurh and it didn't have any heroes in it. At first you're thinking the dude that found the money is going to be the hero. But it turns out by risking his wife's life, he wasn't the hero. You think for a minute Woody Harrelson is the hero, because he seems like a smart dude, but he ends up getting merked with the quickness.
The only person that is left to be the hero is Tommy Lee Jones. He manages to track Chigurh down and has the opportunity to confront him. He knows he's in the room with him, he knows if he confronts him, he'll probably die. So he leaves the hotel room and retires.
This is where those conversations become important. All throughout the movie he keeps talking about how the world has changed and he doesn't want to deal with it. When he talks to the dude in the wheelchair (his uncle?) his uncle tells him how his father died a heroic death, he kept trying to get his shotgun. His uncle himself, was paralyzed in the line of duty and look at him now. Living in a shithole with cats. Those are the two possibilities he has for being a hero. So he sits on the bed, thinks about that and walks out. He can't fight the evil that's out there now because it's "No Country For Old Men"
Chigurh's ending is different. It's his world and people like him, he can kill whoever he wants. But that doesn't mean he can't be touched. He keeps talking about chance. The only man that survives a confrontation with him was the man in the store and that was decided by a coin toss. He ends up almost dying because of a random car accident, but he doesn't because chance was on his side that time.
Movie was straight garbage.
There was no villian. Just a walking jokerster.
There was no villian. Just a walking jokerster.
The ending sucked ass,but overall it was pretty good. It also had alot of though provoking one liners
Great. Fucking. Movie.
wow.
couldn't disagree more.
Fine.
I'm sorry, but the Brothers have to live up to, Miller's Crossing, Fargo, and Barton Fink.
This did not. There was no twist to the story, you saw everything coming, and knew why.
I agree with geist, and see it clearly, but that doesn't mean it wasn't a boring, barely meaningful ride.
I got Mr.Whispers VS the Marlboro man for my time, then the Marlboro man dies, and an old Sheriff says fuck it.
You like it so much, YOU give me my 19 bucks back, " Friendo ".
The Cohen Bros did it again! Everything they do is like a act of nature, absolutely perfect. And to the few of you who feel the ending anticlimatic, failed to see that the movie was about the not knowing your end. Asking really how much of a influence does your choices have in the scheme of your life. Friend-o!
CO FUCKING SIGN!! That's the breakdown of character arc that I'm sure they wanted to give. Some folks will miss the point to that.
I read a VERY GOOD screenplay where the hero ( a criminal) runs from a cop who was chasing him. The cop runs across the street and is SMACKED BY A BUS. The criminal runs over to him and before anyone can get to them, he smothers the cop to death to make sure he dies. Everyone on the bus and around thought that he was trying to save his life. No one knew the better of it.
Years later, after getting news time, honary police awards and the key to the city, the man WAS SHOT TO DEATH when he tried to hide in the freezer during a liquor store robbery.
The irony of what we SHOULD do and what we NEED to do is what makes the story important.
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The Running Man 2025 is a perfect example of this..
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