No Country For Old Men
Official trailer:
No Country for Old Men is a 2007 American
crime, thriller. It tells the story of an ordinary man to whom chance delivers a fortune that is not his and resulting in a cat and mouse drama as three man criss cross each other's paths in the desert landscape of 1980 West Texas.
| Directed by | Joel Coen Ethan Coen |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Joel Coen Ethan Coen Scott Rudin |
| Screenplay by | Joel Coen Ethan Coen |
| Based on | No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy |
| Starring | Tommy Lee Jones Javier Bardem Josh Brolin |
| Music by | Carter Burwell |
| Cinematography | Roger Deakins |
| Editing by | Roderick Jaynes |
| Distributed by | Miramax Films Paramount Vantage |
| Release date(s) |
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| Running time | 122 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $25 million |
| Box office | $171,627,166 |
Actor
|
Character
|
Tommy
Lee Jones
|
Sheriff
Ed Tom Bell
|
Javier
Bardem
|
Anton
Chigurh
|
Josh
Brolin
|
Llewelyn
Moss
|
Kelly
MacDonald
|
Carla
Jean Moss
|
Woody Harrelson
|
Carson
Wells
|
Garret
Dillahunt
|
Deputy
Wendell
|
The protagonists
Anton Chigurh AND Llewelyn Moss
Anton Chigurh
Costume:
- Plain and simple suggests doesn't care about his apparence
Hair:
- Unusual and
makes me feel uncomfortable
Body language:
- Always the
straight face but when he does smile,
its creepy
Attitude:
- Does not seem to care about killing people as long
Attitude:
- Does not seem to care about killing people as long
as he gets what he wants
Llewelyn Moss
Costume:
Jeans and shirt
suggest casual but smart
The cowboy hat
may suggest what the temperature is and what the film is located.
Hair:
Moustashe shows
what kind of men he is and shows his individuality
Long hair –
stands out from the rest
Body language
Strong by the
way he stands and walk
He seems a tough
man who is always prepared showing by the gun and, binoculars
Attitude:
Stubborn but
curious
Not the most
loving type of men – manly man
My overall opinion of the film
My first thought of this film was that the beginning of the film is very slow and perhaps hard to get into. There was no dialogue to help us as an audience to understand the story. The first killing of the officer helped me understand a little about what the villain was like. His expression on his face presented him as creepy, evil and I felt he would do to any length to get what he wanted and in this case he wanted to escape to look for Llewelyn because he had the money. As time goes on, I start to understand more and more. The Coen brother have thought very carefully about this film because they have not given much information at the start of this film because they wanted the audience to wonder what was going to happen next. Whatever they were thinking, it was most likely not going to happen and they would leave it until later to create tension and suspense within the film.
At the end of the film, where Llewelyn dies I thought it was too quick. Since he was one of protagonists as an audience I was expecting more instead of him in the door way of a hotel room dead with blood. But by doing this, I suppose it created a surprise to the audience.
What I love about this film is that it isn't the typical crime thriller that people would aspect. It creates more interest within the film for the audience. The setting is also very interesting by being set in West Texas. A dry and isolated place creates a little mystery and perhaps hope for the dealers/characters.
My first thought of this film was that the beginning of the film is very slow and perhaps hard to get into. There was no dialogue to help us as an audience to understand the story. The first killing of the officer helped me understand a little about what the villain was like. His expression on his face presented him as creepy, evil and I felt he would do to any length to get what he wanted and in this case he wanted to escape to look for Llewelyn because he had the money. As time goes on, I start to understand more and more. The Coen brother have thought very carefully about this film because they have not given much information at the start of this film because they wanted the audience to wonder what was going to happen next. Whatever they were thinking, it was most likely not going to happen and they would leave it until later to create tension and suspense within the film.
At the end of the film, where Llewelyn dies I thought it was too quick. Since he was one of protagonists as an audience I was expecting more instead of him in the door way of a hotel room dead with blood. But by doing this, I suppose it created a surprise to the audience.
What I love about this film is that it isn't the typical crime thriller that people would aspect. It creates more interest within the film for the audience. The setting is also very interesting by being set in West Texas. A dry and isolated place creates a little mystery and perhaps hope for the dealers/characters.
