No Country for Old Men

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I watched this movie a couple of weeks ago when it came out on DVD and I was pretty much blown away by it. I'm pretty certain it's the best movie I've seen in the past year and maybe even the past couple of years.

I have a take on it that I haven't seen anywhere else yet. I could be way off base here but interprebility is what is appealing about movies like this one.

Spoiler

A bit of foreshadowing in one of the beginning sequences when Llewelyn comes across the dog's blood trail and sees him through his binoculars as he's going out to pasture to die.

Quite simply, I think Anton is the Grim Reaper....the bringer of death. He doesn't make the decision on who dies, he just delivers it to them. Even if it is something as simple as a coin flip....it's not him making the decision, it's the coin.

Even Carson Wells (Woody Harrelson) said that you can't reason with him and he has a set of principles that transcend things that we covet. He was even amazed that Llewelyn had seen Anton and was still alive.

I loved Anton's comment that "they always say the same thing....you don't have to do this". Even Carson said it when he just got through telling Llewelyn that you can't reason with him.

Needless to say, the movie (at least to me) was all about Ed Tom "going out to pasture".

When he sat down on the bed in the motel room at the end of the movie and Anton was hiding behind the door I took it as death being right around the corner from him. Ed realized this and it was reinforced by his dream that his father was preparing for him to join him in the after-life.

Nevertheless, the movie is about the events that precede Ed Tom "going out to pasture" to die just as the dog did in the beginning of the movie.

That's just one man's take but in my opinion it was a great, great movie.

[SOCOM59]

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I watched this movie a couple of weeks ago when it came out on DVD and I was pretty much blown away by it. I'm pretty certain it's the best movie I've seen in the past year and maybe even the past couple of years.

I have a take on it that I haven't seen anywhere else yet. I could be way off base here but interprebility is what is appealing about movies like this one.

Spoiler

A bit of foreshadowing in one of the beginning sequences when Llewelyn comes across the dog's blood trail and sees him through his binoculars as he's going out to pasture to die.

Quite simply, I think Anton is the Grim Reaper....the bringer of death. He doesn't make the decision on who dies, he just delivers it to them. Even if it is something as simple as a coin flip....it's not him making the decision, it's the coin.

Even Carson Wells (Woody Harrelson) said that you can't reason with him and he has a set of principles that transcend things that we covet. He was even amazed that Llewelyn had seen Anton and was still alive.

I loved Anton's comment that "they always say the same thing....you don't have to do this". Even Carson said it when he just got through telling Llewelyn that you can't reason with him.

Needless to say, the movie (at least to me) was all about Ed Tom "going out to pasture".

When he sat down on the bed in the motel room at the end of the movie and Anton was hiding behind the door I took it as death being right around the corner from him. Ed realized this and it was reinforced by his dream that his father was preparing for him to join him in the after-life.

Nevertheless, the movie is about the events that precede Ed Tom "going out to pasture" to die just as the dog did in the beginning of the movie.

That's just one man's take but in my opinion it was a great, great movie.

After reading that, the film made more sense to me. I generally do not enjoy movies that symbolize instead of visualize (I am there to be entertained for the most part). That being said, this is a great flick. Thanks for the, correct IMO, insight.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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I watched this movie a couple of weeks ago when it came out on DVD and I was pretty much blown away by it. I'm pretty certain it's the best movie I've seen in the past year and maybe even the past couple of years.

I have a take on it that I haven't seen anywhere else yet. I could be way off base here but interprebility is what is appealing about movies like this one.

Spoiler

A bit of foreshadowing in one of the beginning sequences when Llewelyn comes across the dog's blood trail and sees him through his binoculars as he's going out to pasture to die.

Quite simply, I think Anton is the Grim Reaper....the bringer of death. He doesn't make the decision on who dies, he just delivers it to them. Even if it is something as simple as a coin flip....it's not him making the decision, it's the coin.

Even Carson Wells (Woody Harrelson) said that you can't reason with him and he has a set of principles that transcend things that we covet. He was even amazed that Llewelyn had seen Anton and was still alive.

I loved Anton's comment that "they always say the same thing....you don't have to do this". Even Carson said it when he just got through telling Llewelyn that you can't reason with him.

Needless to say, the movie (at least to me) was all about Ed Tom "going out to pasture".

When he sat down on the bed in the motel room at the end of the movie and Anton was hiding behind the door I took it as death being right around the corner from him. Ed realized this and it was reinforced by his dream that his father was preparing for him to join him in the after-life.

Nevertheless, the movie is about the events that precede Ed Tom "going out to pasture" to die just as the dog did in the beginning of the movie.

That's just one man's take but in my opinion it was a great, great movie.

Basically the same thing I've come to as well.

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I finally got to see this last night.

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Regarding the death of Moss - the way they showed his death (him just lying in the hotel doorway) was so off-beat that I actually thought it was the body of the Mexican guy who offered to help Moss' mother-in-law with her bags once she got out of the taxi. I wasn't really paying that close attention I guess (didn't notice his white cowboy hat) and he was bloody mess w. a mustache and logically I figured there was no way that was the main character of the story lying there dead, I thought it was that useless Mexican. Then they showed the funeral of the mother-in-law and didn't show Moss being buried so I was even more confused.

So flash-forward to the end of the movie and I turn and ask my girlfriend what the hell happened to the main character because we didn't see him for the last half hour of the film. She caught it though and told me he was killed in the hotel room. So I guess part of my initial viewing was kinda ruined because of my oversight.

After watching the movie I pretty much realized that Moss was not the main character or even one of the more important characters. Chigurh and Bell were the two most important characters to the film in my eyes.

As someone else said it was kinda a reversal of rules regarding the deaths of people. Only the useless people/extras were shown in gory deaths. Moss and his wife weren't shown getting killed and even Wells was barely shown dying.

It was definitely different and well-done movie. There were a few unrealistic parts (how Chigurh escapes without a sound when Moss shot him and Chigurh was hiding behind the car in the city street) but every movie has that.

The movie was enjoyable just for Chigurh alone, he was the reason I wanted to see this in the first place. I'll probably pick up copy of it though or at least watch it again.

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I finally got to see this last night.

Spoiler

Regarding the death of Moss - the way they showed his death (him just lying in the hotel doorway) was so off-beat that I actually thought it was the body of the Mexican guy who offered to help Moss' mother-in-law with her bags once she got out of the taxi. I wasn't really paying that close attention I guess (didn't notice his white cowboy hat) and he was bloody mess w. a mustache and logically I figured there was no way that was the main character of the story lying there dead, I thought it was that useless Mexican. Then they showed the funeral of the mother-in-law and didn't show Moss being buried so I was even more confused.

So flash-forward to the end of the movie and I turn and ask my girlfriend what the hell happened to the main character because we didn't see him for the last half hour of the film. She caught it though and told me he was killed in the hotel room. So I guess part of my initial viewing was kinda ruined because of my oversight.

After watching the movie I pretty much realized that Moss was not the main character or even one of the more important characters. Chigurh and Bell were the two most important characters to the film in my eyes.

As someone else said it was kinda a reversal of rules regarding the deaths of people. Only the useless people/extras were shown in gory deaths. Moss and his wife weren't shown getting killed and even Wells was barely shown dying.

It was definitely different and well-done movie. There were a few unrealistic parts (how Chigurh escapes without a sound when Moss shot him and Chigurh was hiding behind the car in the city street) but every movie has that.

The movie was enjoyable just for Chigurh alone, he was the reason I wanted to see this in the first place. I'll probably pick up copy of it though or at least watch it again.

Good point.

I think the fact that most people get hung up on thinking that Llewelyn is the focus of the movie are the ones that don't like much. If you go into the movie thinking that Ed Tom is the key character than you'll enjoy this movie much more than you would otherwise.

[JayBee74]

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I finally got to see this last night.

Spoiler

Regarding the death of Moss - the way they showed his death (him just lying in the hotel doorway) was so off-beat that I actually thought it was the body of the Mexican guy who offered to help Moss' mother-in-law with her bags once she got out of the taxi. I wasn't really paying that close attention I guess (didn't notice his white cowboy hat) and he was bloody mess w. a mustache and logically I figured there was no way that was the main character of the story lying there dead, I thought it was that useless Mexican. Then they showed the funeral of the mother-in-law and didn't show Moss being buried so I was even more confused.

So flash-forward to the end of the movie and I turn and ask my girlfriend what the hell happened to the main character because we didn't see him for the last half hour of the film. She caught it though and told me he was killed in the hotel room. So I guess part of my initial viewing was kinda ruined because of my oversight.

After watching the movie I pretty much realized that Moss was not the main character or even one of the more important characters. Chigurh and Bell were the two most important characters to the film in my eyes.

As someone else said it was kinda a reversal of rules regarding the deaths of people. Only the useless people/extras were shown in gory deaths. Moss and his wife weren't shown getting killed and even Wells was barely shown dying.

It was definitely different and well-done movie. There were a few unrealistic parts (how Chigurh escapes without a sound when Moss shot him and Chigurh was hiding behind the car in the city street) but every movie has that.

The movie was enjoyable just for Chigurh alone, he was the reason I wanted to see this in the first place. I'll probably pick up copy of it though or at least watch it again.

Good points, but Moss AND Antwon were the main characters of the film.

[JayBee74]

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I just watched it Wednesday, and it was a pretty solid movie. Best of the year, though? Please...

Not best of the year? PLEASE.........

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Good points, but Moss AND Antwon were the main characters of the film.

I don't think Moss or Anton were supposed to be the main characters in the film. Although they played significant roles in the film, they both were just supporting the main story which was Ed Tom.

And yes, it was the best film of the year. It wasn't even close.

[Chief Illinimac]

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I just watched it Wednesday, and it was a pretty solid movie. Best of the year, though? Please...

I can see where maybe you don't think it's the best of the year, but to say "please..." as if were crazy for thinking it, well its pretty contradictory.

[R3BeL]

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I just watched this movie and I gotta say it's THE best movie I have purchased thus far on Blu-Ray. Superb movie. Glad I picked it up.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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I don't think Moss or Anton were supposed to be the main characters in the film. Although they played significant roles in the film, they both were just supporting the main story which was Ed Tom.

And yes, it was the best film of the year. It wasn't even close.

I thought the main characters were Chigurh and Ed Tom; especially Ed Tom who felt more like an omnipresent character/force than a character that needed a lot of screen time. Moss was more a plot-tool than a main character and I felt like the main characters (Ed Tom and Chigurh) had more of a control over their lives than the other characters of the film.

To me, the movie should be analyzed like a book would be. Just because a character doesn't recieve a lot of screen time doesn't mean the movie wasn't about him and/or he wasn't a main character.

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I don't think Moss or Anton were supposed to be the main characters in the film. Although they played significant roles in the film, they both were just supporting the main story which was Ed Tom.

And yes, it was the best film of the year. It wasn't even close.

Correctamundo.

[stewaat]

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Finally watched this! Had to dig deep to find the thread.

I echo the rest who thought this movie was fantastic. I was into it from the first minute to the last.

[CS10029]

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Finally watched this! Had to dig deep to find the thread.

I echo the rest who thought this movie was fantastic. I was into it from the first minute to the last.

Hell yeah man! I love this movie.

[AlexBrady]

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My favorite scene was the gas station.