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I worked in the prison system for 25 years and knew quite a few psychopaths. Anton was a perfect example. They're always saying weird things just to see how a normal person would react. They're always studying normal people so they can pretend to be one.
Absolutely. My mother was friends with a girl whose father was a 1% biker in California in the 60's and 70s. He was in and out of prison a lot. He recalled spending time in Folsom with Charles Manson where he often handled plumbing jobs. He recalled that Manson would frequently plug up his toilet to get him up to his cell to fix it and then talk a bunch of mystifying nonsense to try to win him over as a follower. He finally got so annoyed that he threatened to kick Manson's ass if he got called back again. Manson was a psycho but apparently not a real tough guy. He stopped trying to win him over. 😂
Bell’s allegorical dreams genuinely encapsulate the meaning behind No Country for Old Men. The retired sheriff doesn’t appear to give much thought to his first dream, but it symbolizes his lingering guilt over Moss’ death all the same. Like in his dream, he was entrusted with a task but failed, despite his promise to Carla Jean. It is implied that Bell feels this failure subconsciously, but he can’t put the feeling into words, hence the dream. The second of Bell's dreams is where people become split over the No Country for Old Men meaning. As Bell notes before recalling the second of his dreams, he’s 20 years older than his father ever was, meaning he has become the old man his visions enact. He and his father are back in simpler times in the dream, riding through the snow and cold together. From the opening narration, it's evident Bell yearns for the past, where good and evil were clearly defined, and the world makes linear sense to him. The fire his father is carrying is symbolic of a hope that the flame of those values will be carried forward into the darkness of the unknown future. That said, Bell suddenly waking up could also signify that not only do those traditions not exist, they never really did, with his awakening happening on a literal and spiritual level.
I lived in Sanderson, where Llewellyn is supposed to live. I know the grandson of the Sheriff, who actually became the Sheriff in 2022. The film is supposed to start in Sanderson and Marfa, but was actually filmed in Van Horn, about three hours away.
When I first saw this I immediately knew I was watching a masterpiece the moment I realized that the most disturbing and violent thing in the first scene besides Anton himself isn't the arterial blood spray, but the scuff marks on the floor from the cop's boots. Those are the kind of details that start to make a movie feel like a novel because that's how it would work in the book. The blood would be described very plainly and unceremoniously, but there would be a poetry in the writing about those marks.
Javier Bardem's performance as psychopathic hitman Anton Chigurh, who uses a bolt gun and a silenced self-loading shotgun for his “work”, is absolutely outstanding and well deserving of his Oscar. The film was nominated for eight Oscars in 2008, four of which it won: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Javier Bardem) and Best Adapted Screenplay. It was also nominated in the categories Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Sound and Best Sound Editing. The Coen brothers have created a milestone in the thriller genre.
I say this in almost every reaction to this but the “its got 2 double beds” hotel lady reminds me so much of my grandma. She played in Hell or High Water too which is another modern western y’all should check out. RIP Nanny
38:40 "Did they find him dead?" Literally 10 seconds before that you two are staying at his body, he does kinda look like one of the cartel individuals but it's him in the same outfit he just bought.
Yeah.. When I was editing this I couldn't believe how blind we were. As you said, I think it's a combination of him just having bought the outfit and the outfit looking a lot like the one's the cartel was wearing -Pete
@@AleksandraAndPeteWatchMovies I love this movie and have seen a few youtube reactions, and many people aren't sure if it's really him which is interesting in itself.
The title could also be interpreted as a nod to the W.B. Yeats poem "Sailing to Byzantium," which includes the lines, "That is no country for old men." This poem explores the idea of finding meaning and purpose in a world that seems to have lost its way.
As a matter of fact, that's exactly where McCarthy got the title. Also interesting is the fact that Tommy Lee Jones is a huge Cormac McCarthy fan and has read all of his novels.
Good reaction video! Actually going back bought him a few more days. Because the $ had the tracker in it and if he didn't go back he might have thought he could just lay low for a while and they wouldn't find his home, but they would have found it because of the tracker.
even with the abundance of hints suggesting just how much of a ghost anton really is, most people cant see it.. not a ghost in the sense of former living person, but in the sense of a representation of an idea, that the sheriff speaks of throughout the movie
This film was by the Coen Brothers. You should check out the first one they ever did. It's called Blood Simple. It takes place in Texas also. Great reaction on your part. I really enjoyed your thoughts. As we say in Texas; y'all be safe.
It was an interesting point that there was no musical sounstrack in this film. Very bold move, but you're right about the haunting ambient noise of this movie. Great screenwriting and direction by the Coen brothers, two of America's best filmmakers. "Fargo" and "True Grit" are definitely worth watching. "The Big Lebowski" is one of the best comedies ever made and Jeff Bridges is terrific.
45:15 The book handles Llewelyn death the same way: Sheriff Bell arrives on on the scene just after Llewelyn died. But in the book, Bell hears about what happened from one of the local police who had interviewed a witness.
The girl said at one point: "He(Anton)is like a ghost. I didn't see him once whe he was shooting"...there is an interesting theory according that statement. I think it's this one.... ruclips.net/video/xKyp9rGzZ20/видео.html
The Coen Brothers ( "The Big Lebowski" "Fargo" ) have a recurring theme in their movies in that money is a huge source of corruption and needless evil. This movie, more or less free of any musical score, is their darkest and most eloquent work on that theme. It's also a statement about human societies and change, how the world does not wait on us or care that we don't like change. "You can't stop what's coming" is one of my favorite lines from the movie, a sentiment embedded in the title because old people usually hate change.
I've watched many reactions to this film, but you're the first who knew about Cormac McCarthy. Kudos to you. By the way, if you ever want to read one of McCarthy's novels, Blood Meridian is a good one.
The Coen brothers made this film...they have made other great films. My favorites are Fargo, O Brother Where Art Thou, Raising Arizona, Big Lebowski, True Grit and many others. They love to subvert expectations, probably none so much as this, where the apparent protagonist dies off-camera, along with several others. It turns out the sheriff was the protagonist, Chigurh is the villain who gets away, and Moss was the one caught in the middle.
For those of you who have never hunted antelope and think that was a bad shot you are just wrong. It’s not atypical to have a 600 yard shot because antelope are a very difficult stalk. It’s very common to have to follow a blood trail after a shot like that.
I always say that "No Country For Old Men" is about morality. Moss is moral, but very flawed. Because of that, Moss dies. Chigurh is amoral and believes in random violence. In the end, Chigurh is a victim of random violence with a bone sticking out of his arm. The bone sticking out of his arm indicates that he will die soon because he can't seek proper help in the hospital. I remember the book states that he was never found, which leads us to conclude that the cartel disposed of Chigurh's body. The last man standing is Bell, who doesn't realize that he came out on top because he is the most moral person of the the film. There is no indication of any moral flaws in Bell's character. Bell always tries to do the right thing and worries about defeating evil. Bell worries about God never finding him, but his God is his moral integrity, which he never abandons. Moral people worry about the evil in the world often without realizing when they are doing well. His dream in the end indicates that he is following the path of another moral man, his father, who is saving a spot for him (John 14).
That's a fine reading. I don't see it that way. The movie is more about how in the modern west, who lives and dies is determined by random chance not on how moral one is. All one can do is live life the best you can but no one can pick the time and manner of their demise.
@@petercofrancesco9812 Morality only takes over in the last half hour of this film. Up until that point everything is as random as you say. The whole point of the ending is that there is ultimately a universal morality that restores order that none of us can completely control. We can only choose our own role in that universal moral order. That has been the story of human evolution.
New subscriber from New Mexico. The same satchel of money is used as a prop in the movie Fargo, also by the Coen Brothers. I hope you do that sometime soon. Peace ✌️
Great reaction. Try True Detectives. Season 1 only. The other seasons are totally different actors, directors and are not good at all. One right tool. That’s Anton.
The kids at the end, playing cards in the spokes of their bikes, a children's game. Then one offers the shirt off his back. Then, the Psychopath corrupts them with blood money and they argue, as he escapes. Llewelyn Moss's mother-in-law pointed the cartel to where he was, Llewelyn let his guard down with the woman by the pool, after all he had been through, he fell for some relaxation with a friendly face. Llewelyn's greed cost several others their lives. If he had taken one row of cash from the bag or $100,000 ($3,830,873.79 today), he would be set.
I am a new subscriber and I hope to see a first time reaction to The Exorcist (1973) and The Omen (1976) and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) and Jaws (1975) and Alien (1979) and The Shining (1980) and The Thing (1982) and Aliens (1986) and Child's Play (1988) and Pumpkinhead (1988) and Fright Night (1985) and Alligator (1980) and Tremors (1990) just for fun as well:).
I was wondering, since you may not be used to hearing this accent, did it make it hard for you to understand? Are there any native-English accents in particular that you have trouble with?
They did very well, even picking up on a lot of nuance of terminology and casual usage. I’ve watched American reactors who weren’t nearly as receptive.
@@davidwilkins5932 No, I thought they did fine. It wasn't meant to come across as if they were having trouble. I was honestly curious if it's harder for them to understand that Texas accent or what other accents they may have trouble with. Just curiosity.
We do always have subtitles on as we're watching so if we don't catch something those will always help (also helps if we're mid sentence when someone starts talking so we don't miss any dialogue). But do I think Southern accents are pretty easy to understand. It's interesting - I've actually noticed that people who learn English as a second language can sometimes more easily understand a wider range of accents. From the beginning they're used to hearing lots of different ways of speaking online and in their communities. As opposed to for example someone from the US, who maybe grew up around one accent, might find it harder to adjust to different pronunciations.
🙂 What do you think this film is about? Me, I think this film is asking the question: Does God exist? Evil certainly does. The answer is: Yes. God does exist. That car crash at the end is his retribution.. imo..
My interpretation for the title of the movie 'No Country For Old Men' is that nations need young to keep industry alive and society ticking like a machine and that old men have outlived their usefulness and are no longer needed. Hence nation states concerned with aging populations and low birth rates to service the pensions of the elderly so they move the retirement age further back to the point of ppl never living long enough to cash their pensions. So people choose to invest in land, property, commodities, precious metals even memorabilia or sports cars and sell them while they can enjoy and experience the most of life before caducity sets in.
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looks and sounds great, nice job
Nothing to complain about, I'm already looking forward to the next reaction.👍
Anton told the gas station owner the coin was from 1958 and had been traveling for 22 years to get there. The movie is set in 1980.
In 1980 tracking devices were rare and rudimentary so most people wouldn’t think of it
I often want to add this comment. That would almost be government-only tech at that time to have any range and accuracy.
I worked in the prison system for 25 years and knew quite a few psychopaths. Anton was a perfect example. They're always saying weird things just to see how a normal person would react. They're always studying normal people so they can pretend to be one.
Absolutely. My mother was friends with a girl whose father was a 1% biker in California in the 60's and 70s. He was in and out of prison a lot. He recalled spending time in Folsom with Charles Manson where he often handled plumbing jobs. He recalled that Manson would frequently plug up his toilet to get him up to his cell to fix it and then talk a bunch of mystifying nonsense to try to win him over as a follower. He finally got so annoyed that he threatened to kick Manson's ass if he got called back again. Manson was a psycho but apparently not a real tough guy. He stopped trying to win him over. 😂
Bell’s allegorical dreams genuinely encapsulate the meaning behind No Country for Old Men. The retired sheriff doesn’t appear to give much thought to his first dream, but it symbolizes his lingering guilt over Moss’ death all the same. Like in his dream, he was entrusted with a task but failed, despite his promise to Carla Jean. It is implied that Bell feels this failure subconsciously, but he can’t put the feeling into words, hence the dream.
The second of Bell's dreams is where people become split over the No Country for Old Men meaning. As Bell notes before recalling the second of his dreams, he’s 20 years older than his father ever was, meaning he has become the old man his visions enact. He and his father are back in simpler times in the dream, riding through the snow and cold together.
From the opening narration, it's evident Bell yearns for the past, where good and evil were clearly defined, and the world makes linear sense to him. The fire his father is carrying is symbolic of a hope that the flame of those values will be carried forward into the darkness of the unknown future. That said, Bell suddenly waking up could also signify that not only do those traditions not exist, they never really did, with his awakening happening on a literal and spiritual level.
I lived in Sanderson, where Llewellyn is supposed to live. I know the grandson of the Sheriff, who actually became the Sheriff in 2022. The film is supposed to start in Sanderson and Marfa, but was actually filmed in Van Horn, about three hours away.
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I recently went through the book and made a timeline with locations. McCarthy clearly spent some time in the area, as it was about 90% logical.
When I first saw this I immediately knew I was watching a masterpiece the moment I realized that the most disturbing and violent thing in the first scene besides Anton himself isn't the arterial blood spray, but the scuff marks on the floor from the cop's boots. Those are the kind of details that start to make a movie feel like a novel because that's how it would work in the book. The blood would be described very plainly and unceremoniously, but there would be a poetry in the writing about those marks.
Javier Bardem's performance as psychopathic hitman Anton Chigurh, who uses a bolt gun and a silenced self-loading shotgun for his “work”, is absolutely outstanding and well deserving of his Oscar.
The film was nominated for eight Oscars in 2008, four of which it won: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Javier Bardem) and Best Adapted Screenplay.
It was also nominated in the categories Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Sound and Best Sound Editing.
The Coen brothers have created a milestone in the thriller genre.
That thing is a "captive-bolt pistol" and it's used in slaughterhouses.
I say this in almost every reaction to this but the “its got 2 double beds” hotel lady reminds me so much of my grandma. She played in Hell or High Water too which is another modern western y’all should check out. RIP Nanny
38:40
"Did they find him dead?"
Literally 10 seconds before that you two are staying at his body, he does kinda look like one of the cartel individuals but it's him in the same outfit he just bought.
Yeah.. When I was editing this I couldn't believe how blind we were. As you said, I think it's a combination of him just having bought the outfit and the outfit looking a lot like the one's the cartel was wearing -Pete
@@AleksandraAndPeteWatchMovies I love this movie and have seen a few youtube reactions, and many people aren't sure if it's really him which is interesting in itself.
People don't expect a main character to be killed off-screen, so they assume they're looking at a cartel guy, not Llewellyn.
The title could also be interpreted as a nod to the W.B. Yeats poem "Sailing to Byzantium," which includes the lines, "That is no country for old men." This poem explores the idea of finding meaning and purpose in a world that seems to have lost its way.
As a matter of fact, that's exactly where McCarthy got the title. Also interesting is the fact that Tommy Lee Jones is a huge Cormac McCarthy fan and has read all of his novels.
@@BrianSheely Thanks, that is very interesting, I didn't know.
Good reaction video!
Actually going back bought him a few more days. Because the $ had the tracker in it and if he didn't go back he might have thought he could just lay low for a while and they wouldn't find his home, but they would have found it because of the tracker.
They showed him dead for like 5 seconds.
If you read the Cormick McCarthy novel, it will give you an even greater appreciation for this masterpiece of a film and its screenplay.
Excellent reaction.
I ordered the soundtrack for this film and received a blank disc.
even with the abundance of hints suggesting just how much of a ghost anton really is, most people cant see it.. not a ghost in the sense of former living person, but in the sense of a representation of an idea, that the sheriff speaks of throughout the movie
Anton is not a "psychpath". He is a Philosopher of Randomness.
Cormac McCarthy Blood Meridian is a truly dark amazing book.
This film was by the Coen Brothers. You should check out the first one they ever did. It's called Blood Simple. It takes place in Texas also.
Great reaction on your part. I really enjoyed your thoughts.
As we say in Texas; y'all be safe.
Great reaction and selection of scenes!
It was an interesting point that there was no musical sounstrack in this film. Very bold move, but you're right about the haunting ambient noise of this movie. Great screenwriting and direction by the Coen brothers, two of America's best filmmakers. "Fargo" and "True Grit" are definitely worth watching. "The Big Lebowski" is one of the best comedies ever made and Jeff Bridges is terrific.
Thanks for the suggestions! Seems like a lot of people are recommending these so we'll definitely check them out in due time!
45:15 The book handles Llewelyn death the same way: Sheriff Bell arrives on on the scene just after Llewelyn died. But in the book, Bell hears about what happened from one of the local police who had interviewed a witness.
Coen Bros. Movie. Best picture winner. Their other best picture winner os Fargo. Others to react to are Raising Arizona, Big Lebowski and True Grit.
Thanks for the suggestions! We'll definitely get around to do reactions to more Coen Brothers movies!
The same movie prop satchel of money was used in both. Must’ve been good luck.
The girl said at one point: "He(Anton)is like a ghost. I didn't see him once whe he was shooting"...there is an interesting theory according that statement. I think it's this one....
ruclips.net/video/xKyp9rGzZ20/видео.html
I have 3 movies I consider perfect in all aspects of film. Godfather, raging bull, and this movie.
The Coen Brothers ( "The Big Lebowski" "Fargo" ) have a recurring theme in their movies in that money is a huge source of corruption and needless evil. This movie, more or less free of any musical score, is their darkest and most eloquent work on that theme. It's also a statement about human societies and change, how the world does not wait on us or care that we don't like change. "You can't stop what's coming" is one of my favorite lines from the movie, a sentiment embedded in the title because old people usually hate change.
Both movies have the same movie prop satchel of money.
Moss wears a boar’s tooth which marks him as a sniper.
I've watched many reactions to this film, but you're the first who knew about Cormac McCarthy. Kudos to you. By the way, if you ever want to read one of McCarthy's novels, Blood Meridian is a good one.
The Coen brothers made this film...they have made other great films. My favorites are Fargo, O Brother Where Art Thou, Raising Arizona, Big Lebowski, True Grit and many others. They love to subvert expectations, probably none so much as this, where the apparent protagonist dies off-camera, along with several others. It turns out the sheriff was the protagonist, Chigurh is the villain who gets away, and Moss was the one caught in the middle.
This one was really great so we'll definitely react to more Coen brothers!
For those of you who have never hunted antelope and think that was a bad shot you are just wrong. It’s not atypical to have a 600 yard shot because antelope are a very difficult stalk. It’s very common to have to follow a blood trail after a shot like that.
Shit's about to get loose?
I always say that "No Country For Old Men" is about morality. Moss is moral, but very flawed. Because of that, Moss dies. Chigurh is amoral and believes in random violence. In the end, Chigurh is a victim of random violence with a bone sticking out of his arm. The bone sticking out of his arm indicates that he will die soon because he can't seek proper help in the hospital. I remember the book states that he was never found, which leads us to conclude that the cartel disposed of Chigurh's body. The last man standing is Bell, who doesn't realize that he came out on top because he is the most moral person of the the film. There is no indication of any moral flaws in Bell's character. Bell always tries to do the right thing and worries about defeating evil. Bell worries about God never finding him, but his God is his moral integrity, which he never abandons. Moral people worry about the evil in the world often without realizing when they are doing well. His dream in the end indicates that he is following the path of another moral man, his father, who is saving a spot for him (John 14).
That's a fine reading. I don't see it that way. The movie is more about how in the modern west, who lives and dies is determined by random chance not on how moral one is. All one can do is live life the best you can but no one can pick the time and manner of their demise.
@@petercofrancesco9812 Morality only takes over in the last half hour of this film. Up until that point everything is as random as you say. The whole point of the ending is that there is ultimately a universal morality that restores order that none of us can completely control. We can only choose our own role in that universal moral order. That has been the story of human evolution.
New subscriber from New Mexico.
The same satchel of money is used as a prop in the movie Fargo, also by the Coen Brothers. I hope you do that sometime soon. Peace ✌️
Great reaction. Try True Detectives. Season 1 only. The other seasons are totally different actors, directors and are not good at all.
One right tool. That’s Anton.
The kids at the end, playing cards in the spokes of their bikes, a children's game. Then one offers the shirt off his back. Then, the Psychopath corrupts them with blood money and they argue, as he escapes.
Llewelyn Moss's mother-in-law pointed the cartel to where he was, Llewelyn let his guard down with the woman by the pool, after all he had been through, he fell for some relaxation with a friendly face. Llewelyn's greed cost several others their lives. If he had taken one row of cash from the bag or $100,000 ($3,830,873.79 today), he would be set.
you missed a decimal playboy aint no way 100k was 3 milly in 1980 lol
Masterpiece
what country you guys from
I am (Pete) from Finland and Aleksandra is from Serbia.
@@AleksandraAndPeteWatchMovies oh, thats great. You have a good style of reacting. I am shane from middle america.
I am a new subscriber and I hope to see a first time reaction to The Exorcist (1973) and The Omen (1976) and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) and Jaws (1975) and Alien (1979) and The Shining (1980) and The Thing (1982) and Aliens (1986) and Child's Play (1988) and Pumpkinhead (1988) and Fright Night (1985) and Alligator (1980) and Tremors (1990) just for fun as well:).
Are you guys Dutch or Scandinavian.. I can’t tell 😂. Danish?
I was wondering, since you may not be used to hearing this accent, did it make it hard for you to understand? Are there any native-English accents in particular that you have trouble with?
They did very well, even picking up on a lot of nuance of terminology and casual usage. I’ve watched American reactors who weren’t nearly as receptive.
@@davidwilkins5932 No, I thought they did fine. It wasn't meant to come across as if they were having trouble. I was honestly curious if it's harder for them to understand that Texas accent or what other accents they may have trouble with. Just curiosity.
We do always have subtitles on as we're watching so if we don't catch something those will always help (also helps if we're mid sentence when someone starts talking so we don't miss any dialogue).
But do I think Southern accents are pretty easy to understand. It's interesting - I've actually noticed that people who learn English as a second language can sometimes more easily understand a wider range of accents. From the beginning they're used to hearing lots of different ways of speaking online and in their communities. As opposed to for example someone from the US, who maybe grew up around one accent, might find it harder to adjust to different pronunciations.
I was looking for a channel.
Then i woke up.
(Still good reaction though)
Great watch. Love the Joni & Pete channel btw.
Weird, my comment was deleted.
Aww yeah ✌️
Like a man carrying a pink Barbie backpack wouldn't be suspicious 😂😂😂
The family member with the cats was the guy that accidentally got shot by a ricochet trying to kill the cow
Greed. $2 million in 1980 cash = $76,000,000 today.
🙂 What do you think this film is about? Me, I think this film is asking the question: Does God exist? Evil certainly does.
The answer is: Yes. God does exist. That car crash at the end is his retribution.. imo..
The Cohen brothers make terrific movies. Check them out.
Quentin Tarantino movies are amazing.
We definitely will!
My interpretation for the title of the movie 'No Country For Old Men' is that nations need young to keep industry alive and society ticking like a machine and that old men have outlived their usefulness and are no longer needed. Hence nation states concerned with aging populations and low birth rates to service the pensions of the elderly so they move the retirement age further back to the point of ppl never living long enough to cash their pensions.
So people choose to invest in land, property, commodities, precious metals even memorabilia or sports cars and sell them while they can enjoy and experience the most of life before caducity sets in.
Finns look different from Brits or Americans.
Okay…….. 😶
Weird comment. Plus, I think only one is Finnish.
What’s awesome about this movie is that there’s no soundtrack whatsoever 🫡🫡🫡🫡
There is the Mariachi band in Mexico and also a droning noise used in scenes like the coinflip at the gas station, but not much music.