In Reply to: In "No Country" It Seems Like Everyone Was Raving About The Cinematography And "W. Texas" Accented Dialogue... posted by Draz on December 16, 2007 at 09:51:02:
At the end of the movie, Sheriff Bell pretty much sums it up. Put the ending together with the title of the movie, and it should satisfy any cognitive viewer.
If it will help you...
Chigurh got the loot.
Turns out he was a Terminator sent from the future to obtain money in the present.
Sheriff Bell sat in the motel room for a few minutes, and Chigurh watched him leave. As Sheriff Bell climbed back into his vehicle, you could see Chigurh's hand relax on his weapon. The little diode behind his left eye went from red to yellow.
Sheriff Bell realized he was not up to whatever it takes nowadays to do the job he felt he should be doing.
Come on, Draz.
Every bit of plot development in the movie kind of went toward demonstrating to Sheriff Bell that the world had changed beyond his skill set. Criminals killing criminals, relentless sociopaths, lives worth less than the cost of a bullet...
Sheriff Bell lost his gumption. Even in the last scene, you could tell he hadn't regained it by retiring.
Sheriff Bell really did learn that where he was was "no country for old men."
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Follow Ups
- The ending was great! Killer movie. - Enophile 16:30:18 12/16/07 (11)
- No one likes to see the hero fail, and then accept it. We like - tinear 06:02:50 12/17/07 (2)
- So, you want only one or two flavors? - Enophile 10:49:34 12/17/07 (1)
- There were scenes definitely that set - tinear 16:57:14 12/17/07 (0)
- Not so impressed and it has nothing to do with being a "cognitive viewer". - Audiophilander 00:33:16 12/17/07 (7)
- RE: Not so impressed and it has nothing to do with being a "cognitive viewer". - Vinylized 09:54:52 12/17/07 (6)
- RE: Not so impressed and it has nothing to do with being a "cognitive viewer". - rico 10:12:36 12/17/07 (5)
- "The BOOK had the same ending." Sure, blame the author... nt - clarkjohnsen 11:49:53 12/17/07 (3)
- While I would've loved to see the 8 hour version of Greed, there's a reason ... - Audiophilander 23:31:00 12/17/07 (2)
- RE: While I would've loved to see the 8 hour version of Greed, there's a reason ... - rico 13:13:47 12/18/07 (0)
- I was being ironic. Still... - clarkjohnsen 10:38:45 12/18/07 (0)
- RE: Not so impressed and it has nothing to do with being a "cognitive viewer". - Vinylized 10:17:19 12/17/07 (0)