No Country for Old Men (movie)
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cop out? call them up and tell them you lost a bet and to pay up you have to join the world workers party or whatever the fuck it was. the bitch said "its not that simple" and hung up on my ass. try it if you dont believe me. a woman answered the phone and when she hung up it sounded like one of those old heavy rotary phones.
What backstory do you need? The characters and the scenery spoke for itself.
Woody Harelson was an important foil for us to better understand Chigurs role in the story. Tommy Lee Jones WAS the centerpiece of the story.
*SPOILERS*
The movie is about regular people living in a world where the threat of death is constant. The desolate landscape was symbolic of a desolate future. Chigur was supposed to embody death itself (grim reaper). Notice how there were never cops around Chigur (except the one he choked)? When death comes no one can save you -- was the message they were getting across.
Moss finding the money was about regular people trying to have a better life through monetary gain, no matter what the cost(He gave up his wife's life, in effect).
It's called No Country for Old Men because of the death of the traditions of an older generation and the lack of respect for old ways.
This is a very quick rundown -- the movie is much deeper than people give it credit for, or care to realize.
Woody Harelson was an important foil for us to better understand Chigurs role in the story. Tommy Lee Jones WAS the centerpiece of the story.
*SPOILERS*
The movie is about regular people living in a world where the threat of death is constant. The desolate landscape was symbolic of a desolate future. Chigur was supposed to embody death itself (grim reaper). Notice how there were never cops around Chigur (except the one he choked)? When death comes no one can save you -- was the message they were getting across.
Moss finding the money was about regular people trying to have a better life through monetary gain, no matter what the cost(He gave up his wife's life, in effect).
It's called No Country for Old Men because of the death of the traditions of an older generation and the lack of respect for old ways.
This is a very quick rundown -- the movie is much deeper than people give it credit for, or care to realize.
I gotta agree w/ IFYM on what he's sayin' on the No Country For Old Men... ha, for once. That shit was waaay too fuckin' drug out and the ending sucked. Everyone was talkin' about how good it was, I was hyped to see it, until I actually seen it, then I was totally disappointed and so was the crowd of ppl I was with. It coulda been way better IMO.
commenting on chigurs character.. a main trait of him was being emotionless. He was exactly that because does 'death' consider emotions? No he let true motives run him. He was the largest tool and followed all of the rules that he sees as neccesary. At the most to disregard rules he would simply flip a coin in which he was letting fate decide. A tendency i found with him to be the most creepy was how invasive he was. He was extremely invasive, i mean he was obviously a murderer, but the scene in which he stole the car, he put the pressured air pump to the guys forehead. Murdering the hispanics at the hotel, he threw his damn socks where he shot the guy and walked around bare feet. He had a simple conversation on the phone after offing Woody Harrelson. All extremely invasive and creepy. Great character, great movie, it has so much depth and shit behind it
They did? SO we know WHO Chigur is related to? We know who the dead Mexicans worked for? How did the bust go bad? Who did it? Why were the drugs AND money still there? We know everything about the main antoganist?
If you answered no to any of these questions, then indeed, there was NO back story.
Nooooooo...he only stated the obvious. Chigur was a relentless killer who had his own perception on revenge and reality...gee...uhhh...ya fuckin THINK!?!?!?!? Thanks for clearin that up, Woody...I would have never figurted that out without his clever dialogue 3/4's way into he movie..
As I stated...or did you miss that part?
*SPOILERS*
Thats fine and dandy, but what in the FUCK does that have to do with it missing a backstory? Any movie can be symbolic...in fact many are. Does that make the movie GOOD? Obviously not...and this movie is a perfect example of that.
See above.
However, how do we KNOW he wants a luxurious life? Maybe he is content in his trailer. Is he in debt? Does he owe money to loan sharks? From the first scene in the movie, he was seen shooting at wild game, and seemed very content with that....
Again, i dont give a fuck about "symbolism"...that alone does NOT make a good movie. The ending was the biggest give away of the name of the movie by far...Tommy retiring. Tommy is old. No Country for Old Men. Wow...real whimsical there Coen's. *gives gold star*
Or care to care about. Point is, it was NOT good, I did NOT enjoy it...and it did NOT deserve Best Picture.
*shrugs*
It is what it is.
If you answered no to any of these questions, then indeed, there was NO back story.
Nooooooo...he only stated the obvious. Chigur was a relentless killer who had his own perception on revenge and reality...gee...uhhh...ya fuckin THINK!?!?!?!? Thanks for clearin that up, Woody...I would have never figurted that out without his clever dialogue 3/4's way into he movie..
As I stated...or did you miss that part?
*SPOILERS*
Thats fine and dandy, but what in the FUCK does that have to do with it missing a backstory? Any movie can be symbolic...in fact many are. Does that make the movie GOOD? Obviously not...and this movie is a perfect example of that.
See above.
However, how do we KNOW he wants a luxurious life? Maybe he is content in his trailer. Is he in debt? Does he owe money to loan sharks? From the first scene in the movie, he was seen shooting at wild game, and seemed very content with that....
Again, i dont give a fuck about "symbolism"...that alone does NOT make a good movie. The ending was the biggest give away of the name of the movie by far...Tommy retiring. Tommy is old. No Country for Old Men. Wow...real whimsical there Coen's. *gives gold star*
Or care to care about. Point is, it was NOT good, I did NOT enjoy it...and it did NOT deserve Best Picture.
*shrugs*
It is what it is.
^there really weren't many good movies that came out in 07. i seen the movie i see what your talking about but as far as the symbolism part of it i never watch movies like that thats looking way too far into it.
in my opinion they didn't know how to end it thats what fucked it up. the bad guy character was really good he was the best bad guy i seen in years.
but after they killed the dude who found the money i had the bootleg so i jsut fastforwarded most of the rest of it. it was crap after that i was bored. it started off clean tho.
in my opinion they didn't know how to end it thats what fucked it up. the bad guy character was really good he was the best bad guy i seen in years.
but after they killed the dude who found the money i had the bootleg so i jsut fastforwarded most of the rest of it. it was crap after that i was bored. it started off clean tho.
