In Reply to: Oh come on! A "masterpiece?" If it were, how would you posted by tinear on February 19, 2008 at 16:13:01:
One can argue that No Country is the first serious film from the Coens, in which they've told an entire story without relying on their trademark film devices or humor. Even if you don't want to admit it's their masterpiece, you have to say it's a very balanced, powerful film that dispenses with their "cute" ideas. Like when Marge says in her North Dakota accent, "and I suppose that's your partner in the woodchipper back there." That kind of comic relief is hugely entertaining on repeat viewings, but it effectively castrates the horror of the moment and to some extent is a copout. In No Country, the Coens didn't cop out and for the first time the film we got from them doesn't flinch from its own narrative flow.
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Follow Ups
- Fargo was practically a comedy like Raising Arizona - Jazz Inmate 17:10:44 02/19/08 (7)
- The Coen Bros. just cannot not be funny. nt - geoffkait 12:03:53 02/20/08 (0)
- But is it truly comic relief? - Harmonia 22:17:11 02/19/08 (0)
- "Barton Fink," "Miller's Crossing," "The Man Who Wasn't There," - tinear 18:10:27 02/19/08 (4)
- Go to your local video store and you'll find Barton Fink in the comedy section - Jazz Inmate 01:07:43 02/20/08 (1)
- And if you go to the WH, you´ll find George W. Bush sitting at the Oval Office (that is, when he is not... - orejones 11:28:20 02/20/08 (0)
- Add Blood Simple to the serious Coens' list. - Road Warrior 19:40:36 02/19/08 (0)
- "...art shouldn't debase humanity." - Sage. ~t - mpathus 19:09:08 02/19/08 (0)