Jiahao Huang Instructor 's Name Course Title 25 March 2016 The Film “No Country for Old Men” Similar to any other kind of art, films can scrutinize the inner works of humanity and the interaction of people in the universe. With the viewpoint of human nature besides the current critical state of the film-philosophy, the film No Country for Old Men by the Coen brothers has succeeded as a philosophical medium. No Country for Old Men is the twelfth film by the Ethan and Joel Coen brothers. The film has elicited hostility, stunned silence, disappointment and perhaps confusion from the audience accustomed to the well-ordered packed cinematic narrative. The paper looks into the film No Country for Old Men by the Coen brothers’ philosophical theme of …show more content…
Antonius Block returns home from crusades only to find masses of people dying (Block 1). There is a lot of persecution of innocent people, the universe does not seem to care about life. Antonius Block has seen enough madness, mayhem, and murder, life is meaningless and only death awaits him in his Swedish homeland (Block 1). In the film No Country for Old Men a lot of murder, mayhem, and madness also features. Anton Chigurh, who puts Bell 's life into uncertainty, acts from the beginning as a model of efficiency and ruthlessness. He employs tactical methods to pursue Llewellyn Moss, who is a young welder to join him in the desert on a hunting excursion. On their way, they stumble on a briefcase that had over two million dollars resulting from a botched drug deal. Moss hand-picked the briefcase and placed it on the back of his trailer, he has an idea to twitch a new lifespan with his wife. All this time Bell watches the action helplessly and thinks of their blood-stained conflict repercussions. As the plot ended, Bell gets overwhelmed by the fact that Chigurh had made away with all the money. Moss was already dead together with his wife, such cases had disrupted peace in Terrel County for a long …show more content…
In conclusion, the film widely portrays life as meaningless, one without value. Bell at the end of the film feels that life is tasteless in the modern world that is characterized by murder. He merely resolves to keep living a pitiful and meek life. He distinctly became conscious of his necessity for death. Life turns out to be so much valueless to him. The trail of deaths taken by Chigurh disgusts Bell as the sheriff. He does not understand the motive behind such killings. Chigurh takes peoples’ life without a second thought, his actions brings out life in the universe as hopeless, worthless, and one that can be taken by other powerful human beings. Bell also watches Chigurh making away with the bag of money after he had killed both Moss and his wife. Chigurh places money before life, which to to him is
Sadly, the movie follows Chiron through the rest of his life and features many of the hard times he faced: losing the only father figure he had, being
His point of view on life is obscure and he shows us that the choices we make are base on our actions and consequence rather hen just luck and fate. He murders the man that hires him solely because he hired other people to recover the money. Afterward Chigurh kills Carson Wells, the second man sent to kills him. Before killing Wells he beg for his life by trying to pay off Chigurh with cash Chigurh is nearly entertain by Wells frighted to dies, he explains clearly to him that he can relates and understand how he feel. Chirgurh last victim in the novel was the one of Carla Jean.
After the war, the mystery of how he attained his money adds a layer of filth to his illusion that he is a noble and wealthy man. His newfound money allows him to create an entirely new
In this book each main character has their own view of justice. Chigurh being a psychopathic hitman easily dispatches his targets, while deciding those who get in his way’s fate with a simple toss of a coin. Moss acts on his own accord trying to do what will benefit himself and his wife, which ultimately leads to his death. Lastly Sheriff Bell’s sense
Whether it focuses on personal morals or blind fate. Chigurh and Bell embody these opposing theories through their actions in the novel. Actions that they believe are the right thing to do. Needless to say, we will never determine if these views are wrong or
By analyzing the usage of language, tone, and rhetorical devices in the film, we can gain a better understanding of the power of language to shape our beliefs through effective communication for advocating
Every character in the novel corrupted by the money. Roy Hobbs, an innocent and naïve boy who came from a small town to the corrupted big world. He wanted to become the best player ever, but during his quest, he faced different temptations in the society as his test. At the beginning,
This well-made, imperative film structures part of America's self-examination and over the long haul its moderate voyage to a comprehension if not a consequent
He and his two companions, Delmar and Pete break out of prison and go looking for treasure. He makes up the search for treasure to enlist the help of Delmar and Pete. In reality, he is just trying to get back to his wife Penny and stop her from getting remarried.
The old western films’ solid black and white boundaries between good and evil characters are no longer relatable in a time where most members of society fall into the grey. The unique morality in No Country For Old Men is representative of the constant changes in modern day society and the adjustments in the moral standards of society that accompany those
A variety a specific film genres also rely on the use of nostalgia and nostalgic themes within the film making process. Within the Science Fiction genre of films, it can be said that the use of nostalgia and familiarity creates the foundation for the popular time travelling sub-genre within films that are Sci-Fi in nature. Sweeny (2015) describes this sub-genre as an ‘exercise in reactionary nostalgia, a longing for an imagined ‘simpler’ time’. Describing time travelling sci-fi movies as provoking a longing and sense of mystery amongst the audience. The author also describes the ‘retro-fetishism’ associated with the directors of these types of films in creating a familiar world for which the audience can travel to and how these worlds ‘reassures
Even though the man at the gas station would most likely have died if it weren’t for the coin toss, it was his fate to have a coin toss and win. Anton tells him “‘it’s been traveling twenty-two years to get here’” (56). This perception of fate being the ultimate ruler in life leaves characters to have little control over what happens to them when their fate is set. 3. Some critics interpret Chigurh as being Death itself.
The body of work of The Coen Brothers is proof of the genres in literature and cinema's enduring impact. Their movies mix aspects from noir, criminal fiction, westerns, and other genres to create films/stories that captivate viewers. Their aesthetic decisions, narrative designs, and subject investigation repeatedly demonstrate their capacity to merge literary and cinematic genres, producing works that are well received by both reviewers and audiences. The critical and audience reception to the Coen Brothers' adaptations further illustrates the impact of genre elements on their films' success. Their ability to navigate and manipulate genre conventions has garnered widespread acclaim, establishing them as masters of their craft.
Beginning with the title and logo of the film, The Man with the Movie Camera, we can conclude that we are invited to examine the relation and the collaboration between human being and machine. Vertov makes it clear, in his written manifesto at the beginning of the film, that “the film presents an experiment in the cinematic communication of visible events …. This experimental work aims at creating a truly international absolute language of cinema based on its total separation from the language of theatre and literature”. Vertov wants us to investigate this relation through visual language, as he presents a group of surreal images and shots, inviting us to participate in the decoding process of his film. The film begins with a shot of a huge camera and a cameraman sets his camera upon it.
He is seen as the dedicated hard working leader who is there to save the town of Sulaco. Controversy within the town increases when greed begins to