No Country for Old Men (Spoilers)

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I missed Jesse James in theaters, but I plan to rent it soon. However, I thought No Country had incredible cinematography. It was practically a character. :nod:
 
Nobody I've talked to understands that end of the film. In fact, a lot of people hate it because they have no idea what he's talking about and then the movie just ends.
 
It is? How so?

Me too! It was so irritating. I didn't mind the ending though, I know a lot of people we pissed at the lack of ending but I think it made sense. It was actually pushing the 'no country for old men' theme very strongly, I thought.
 
A slightly random question: Roger Deakins was the cinematographer for both this movie and The Assassination of Jesse James, which do you think he should win for? Or do you think someone else should win it? Personally I'm plumping for Jesse James (have you seen the shots?!) but the cinematography in NCOFM was really good as well.
 
Dvdreview says April 8 for the release :) Not too long to wait.

Hehe, yes. Let's see, I thought it was curious that it was the mother who gave the guys that killed Moss the address, considering mothers are so tight lipped with any kind of personal information. I know the guy was being nice to her, but still. That was one of the things about the movie that kind of felt off somehow. But those things do happen so I guess it's just a matter of not being careful enough.

BTW, Javier kissing John after winning Best Supporting Actor was one of the night's highlights for me. :nod:
 
Really? You sound like you've never heard that explanation before, Chris. Wow, if that's true I'm really surprised. I didn't read the book either but I felt it was fairly obvious throughout the entire movie, to the point of the Coens hammering it in - Bell in particular telling stories about people dying in their porches (was he telling that to Carla Jean?), talking to his dad, summarising the newspaper article to the deputy etc. Hmm.
 
this film was pretty great...though i think TWBB is better...

i hated that we didnt see Moss' death...
 
Aww :( well it's coming out soon isn't it? In April or something. Not sure.

Hmm. Um, let's bring this back to No Country shall we. Only, I'm not really sure what to say. That's the problem with movies isn't it? Unless you've just watched it, after a while you run out of things to say.
 
He did come close.

Yeah... Maybe Bell didn't pose a serious threat to him? I can no longer remember the movie entirely so I'm blanking out on that scene. Ugh, I have such a terrible memory.
 
Love this. Love love love this! I think that's one of the best explanations for the film I've heard. I feel like this is exactly what the Coen brothers were going for. I've never read the book but I assume that's also the point in it. :)
 
Nobody will see it with me! :lol: Heheee. I plan on watching it on good quality indeed, but that means I'll have to wait for the DVD if nobody comes to my rescue. lol

:lol: It's a modern world we live in!

Ha! I thought Atonement wasn't perfect, but the script was beautiful and very delicately tailored. :nod:
 
I was thinking of starting one but I was lazy. :blush:

NCFOM is great though. I'm not saying it's perfect, but it's easily one of the strongest movies of the year. I haven't seen TWBB yet though, so I can't compare... but everything in NCFOM was top-notch. The acting, the directing, the pacing, the plot. And it was really Javier Bardem's show, he was the creepiest person ever! I was really scared every time I saw him.

I didn't like the fact that we didn't see Moss' death, though. I know it was the same in the book but I felt that the Coen brothers shortchanged the viewers. What did you guys think?
 
Chris, I know! :lol: I can't believe we didn't have a thread for this, either.

I googled it and the Coen brothers won an Academy Award for Best Screenplay in 1996 for Fargo. :nod:
 
I watched it a while ago but I remember that was one of my questions too. I mean, he was hiding behind the door, he could easily have done it... I have no idea.
 
didn't they get a not for fargo? if they didn't they surely should have. that film is freakin sweet too.
 
That he is. The haircut... I know people made a lot of fuss about it but honestly I think that even if he had a more normal haircut Chigurh would have been creepy as hell. That's how good Javier Bardem was.

Really? OK maybe it was because I had read about it beforehand, so I knew. I think Josh Brolin was excellent though, he was very underrated in NCFOM.

Nope, I don't think so. I think it was pretty clear what it was - that this America is full of really bad guys (kind of like superbugs/viruses) that old men like Bell cannot understand or face up to. And to me, the second dream reinforces that as well - the father leaving the light on represents hope and a strength to carry on, but then he woke up, meaning that it was just a lie.

There's been theories on how Chigurh is Death - I find that a bit simplistic, but it does carry weight.
 
He did come close.

Yeah... Maybe Bell didn't pose a serious threat to him? I can no longer remember the movie entirely so I'm blanking out on that scene. Ugh, I have such a terrible memory.
 
Wow... We didn't already have a thread for this film? Shame on us!

I'm hoping that this film wins at the Academy Awards and that Joel and Ethan finally gets their Oscars. As much as I liked There Will Be Blood, I think No Country is the stronger film.
 
Hello and welcome! :wave:

Yes, No Country for Old Men is a wonderful film. I was very impressed with caliber of acting, directing, cinematography, etc. Everything was working.
 
Yes, you're right. He got in way too deep and there was no way he was really going to outfox all those people. Still, it came as a shock.

A question: why didn't Chigurh kill Bell in the motel room?
 
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