Explain the following film to me please "No country for old men"

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Explain the following film to me please "No country for old men"

42 posts & 28 voices | Started 2 years ago by Rochey | Latest reply from kimbers

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glenp - Member

So you all just happaned to see this film and weren't at all influenced by the ridiculous levels of hype about it? Riiiiiiight...

How come you think yourself immune to hype but are so convinced that everyone else is a sucker for it?

I don't think your reaction is because you're thick. More to do with conceit perhaps?

I thought it yet another very enjoyable and suitably quirky Coen Bros film. Sometimes the quirks are in the way of a sort of knowing over-egging of characters, or deliberate over-drawing of scenes and stories to make an effect - a little in the manner of a comic book story.

You didn't like it - never mind.

Posted 2 years ago #
BigDummy - Member

It comes into a class of films which I personally enjoyed a great deal both to watch and to mull over afterwards. But that I can't really be bothered to line up with their most enthusiastic fans to defend against people who don't enjoy them for whatever reason.

Withnail & I is an obvious one in the same category.

Posted 2 years ago #
MikeT-23 - Member

Going back to Rochey's question, and the initial response from CHB and then from Jamie, may I suggest you watch the Coen brothers' Burn After Reading if you want further experiences of "WTF?" at the end credits.

I would imagine that what the directors were trying to say in these films is that sometimes in life bad stuff happens and events unfold as we'd least expect them to due to chance/fate/whatever, and the closure we have come to expect as viewers of movies with formulaic narratives is not to be relied upon in the real world.

Personally I found this approach to the storytelling quite refreshing and rather amusing.

Posted 2 years ago #
mdb - Member

Its a great film but the book is even better. Suggest you read the book to give you a better understanding of what its all about.

Interesting that some people above seem to think its the Coen brothers who have created these characters and the quirks of the film. These are all in the book, although its a good film its base material is where it draws all its ideas and inspiration.

I would strongly recommend reading The Road (also by Cormac McCarthy who wrote No Country) before seeing it at the flicks. The Road is by far one of the most thought provoking books I have ever read and as a father it resonates deeply with me. Some of the imagery from the book has stayed with me for a long time. I hear the film is meant to be good but I'm sure won't be a patch on the book.

You'll be pleased to hear it has no quirky ending either so shouldn't confuse you too much.

Posted 2 years ago #
Ed2001 - Member

Lighten up Grumm I never said you were thick I was being light hearted not trying to put you down.

Posted 2 years ago #
crewlie - Member

I thought the film of The Road was surprisingly good, and close to the book.

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kimbers - Member

really i thought the road film was lacking in suspense compared to the book though its such an amazing book i felt i was always gonna be dissapointed,
funnily enough i thought the same about no country and found the film just as good if slightly different at the end

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