No Country for Old Men | First Time Wtaching | Reaction
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This is one of those rare movies that is about much more than the story. In this story, Chigur represents a force of nature. Essentially, the randomness of bad things happening to us. Here, it’s represented by a coin toss that decides who lives or dies. Chigur isn’t deciding, it’s an outside force that can’t be controlled. Even Chigur is subject to it as you see him get in a random accident.
The movie though is really about Tommy Lee Jones’ character. He really thought that if he went into law enforcement and did good, he would find God. Maybe God would come and give him a pat on the back. So, he’s surprised at the end of his career that didn’t happen. In reality though, he never risked anything. He’s always the second man through the door. His failure to do whatever it takes is ultimately what allows Chigur to get away (breaking the sheriff’s promise to the wife).
Even in the dream at the end, he’s longing for the old days. He blames the changing times for his inability to be effective instead of his own failings. Sadly, we all do that to a large extent. No country for old men is what the sheriff tells himself is the problem. In reality, it’s our own unwillingness to act on things we know we should.
You really took it up a notch. Had never thought about the movie in the way you say it before. Great point of view.
Winner of 4 Oscars including Best Picture.
Thanks editor!
Trivia for "No Country for Old Men" -
- Released in 2007; written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen (a.k.a. The Coen Brothers), adapted from the novel by Cormac McCarthy; the Coen Brothers also directed "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" and "Raising Arizona."
- No Country for Old Men won four Oscars in 2007: Best Picture, Best Director (Joel and Ethan Coen), Best Supporting Actor (Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh), and Best Adapted Screenplay (Joel and Ethan Coen). It was nominated in four other categories - Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Sound Mixing, and Best Sound Editing.
- Several universities have analyzed the character of Anton Chigurh and described him as the most accurate portrayal of a psychopath on screen.
- Co-producer Scott Rudin became the only producer to date to win what is called the "EGOT" - Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (it doesn't have to be for the same film, just in a career).
- No Country for Old Men filmed simultaneously in the same area with another film from 2007, "There Will Be Blood," starring Daniel Day-Lewis from "Lincoln." Many felt that No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood are two of the best films of the 21st century, and they went head-to-head with each other at the Oscars. Academy rules don't permit ties for Best Picture, but some argued this could have and should have been an exception.
- Josh Brolin injured his shoulder in a motorcycle accident two days after being cast as Llewellyn. He initially thought it meant he had to back out, but since Llewellyn is shot in the shoulder early in the movie, it worked out better than he expected it to.
- The Coen Brothers became only the second pair ever to win the Best Directing Oscar. The Academy usually has a rule that you're only supposed to nominate one director to make sure the director doesn't get overridden by producers or actors, but if the pair is established on their own (as the Coens had been), exceptions can be made. Only one other pair has won in the category since.
- The title of the film comes from the opening line of William Butler Yeats' poem "Sailing to Byzantium."
- Unlike many adaptations from novels, much of the script is taken word-for-word from Cormac McCarthy's novel, and occurs in the same order.
- Until the movie "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" from 2018, this was the only Coen brothers movie to go over two hours in length (it's two hours and two minutes).
There us only 16 minutes of music 8n the whole film.
@@philmakris8507 Done by Carter Burwell.
LOVE these Eric
@@AwesomeUSMovies Thanks, James.
The Coen brothers are included among the finest directors of their generation. You've already seen Raising Arizona and O Brother Where Art Thou?, and No Country for Old Men is included among their best.
Some of their other movies:
1. Blood Simple (1984) - their debut
2. Miller's Crossing (1990)
3. Barton Fink (1991)
4. The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
5. Fargo (1996) - seen as one of their masterpieces
6. The Big Lebowski (1998) - I'd watch this one more than once, because it can be confusing at first, but underneath it all, it's hilariously quirky
7. The Ladykillers (2004) - starring Tom Hanks
8. Burn After Reading (2008) - one of my favorite "forgotten" films of the 2000s
9. Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
10. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018)
This is a perfect film. The dialogue is so amazingly authentic and captivating, it’s written brilliantly.
The reason the movie kept going after the cartel had killed Moss is because Moss wasn't the main character - Tommy Lee Jones is. The entire story is just sort of indicative of what he had been feeling the entire time - he felt and worried that this world was starting to become too evil and too far removed from what it used to be. What he realized in the end was that it wasn't the world that changed, it was him. His chat with his uncle kind of demonstrated this, violence and random fate has always been here and always will be, but it's for younger men to keep fighting it. When you've gotten to the point that you don't recognize it anymore it's because the world has started to leave you behind. His monologue at the end about the dream of his dad is perfectly about this, he sees the end of his life is coming and knows he's no longer the main character in this land - this is, after all, no country for old men.
The best Western movie set in modern times ever made.
Hell or High Water makes the list too.
@@MessOfThings agree. I place it even higher than Old Country
"It's not a Western. It's a Neo-Western..." - a movie nerd
I read a comment that it is not a Western if set in the era of cars. I'm still trying to wrap my mind around "Big Jake" not being a Western.
Then I read it's a Western if it has horses.
Apparently the pseudoexperts can't agree.
It's a Western if set in the West for some....
An absolute masterclass in building tension. The unconventional story structure is fascinating, disconcerting, unsatisfying, and refreshing all at the same time. It's not my favourite film by a long stretch, but I definitely appreciate it.
Well put. I totally agree.
I love the pace of the movie and the conversations with their calm voices put you in just the right mood. 👏
No Country For Old Men is one of the best neo-Westerns out there. The Coen Bros crush it with a taut screenplay, great cast, and a lack of score that gives a sense of open space and loneliness.
The Coen bros 2010 remake of True Grit (original from 1969), is also fantastic. You pretty much can't go wrong with the Coen Bros, though I do prefer their comedies to their dramas.
Thank you for saying "neo-Western". Most people refer to this as a Western, and the Coen brothers have explicitly stated that it's not.
and no mention of Cormac McCarthy?
This is the second Coen brothers film we’re someone leans down in a trailer home to look at the wall. Happened in Raising Arizona.
Thanks for reacting to this, James! This is definitely in my top ten favorite movies. Your editor picked well.
I love when movies subvert expectations, which this one does a few times. Another fantastic Coen brothers film (and probably my favorite) is Inside Llewyn Davis. It may be worth you checking out.
FYI Save Ferris is also a late 90’s pop band. Just in case a random person comments on it offline
Imagine getting stangled by a bowl cut lol
That street with the hotel that Josh Brolin dies in is actually the tail end of a street here in Albuquerque New Mexico called Central it’s a bit past our downtown area a lot of the building were erected in the 70s and still look the part so I guess it fit as a standin for Texas in 1980
The satchel is the same satchel from Fargo 😂❤
There are a lot of moments in this movie that are call-backs to previous Coen Bros movies, like the trailer wall and hitchhiking scene from Raising Arizona..
Josh Brolin, the guy running, was the older brother in The Goonies!😉
14:50 The duct tape is to cover the jagged edges of the sawed-off wood stock so it doesn't snag on anything.
With you being such a massive bookworm, I was surprised you didn't immediately recognize this as a movie adaptation of a Cormac MacArthy novel.
$2 million in 1980 = $7.6+ million today
The young deputy ( Garret Dillahunt) was the Terminator Cromartie in the TV series( Sarah Connor Chronicles)
Such an amazing movie. And, of course, it’s a Coen brothers film!
Every actor gives a phenomenal performance!
Anton Chiguhr is one of the best & evilest villains ever written.
Theres a cool back story about when Josh Brolin finds the money at the beginning. Him and the directors debated back and forth about what he should say when he finds it, since his character is calm and cool and wouldnt be the type to yell "Oh my God" or something. Brolin finally decided a plain statement of "Yup" was the way to go, and the directors finally agreed it fit perfectly. I always loved that. This is one of my favorite movies of all time.
@29:11 Remember the big military honcho in WarGames chewin tobacky that “would pss on a sparkplug if that would help” ? There he is again. Was great on the TV show Northern Exposure.
Llewelyn played by Josh Brolin - Goonies, MIB 2&3, True Grit.
Dang this is a dark one😮
…BTW I love your predictions 😂😂
After i saw this i found out louallen was the big brother on the goonies and i was shocked. I love this movie.
The film opens by showing three windmills, which represent the three characters. Windmills don't do anything but get blown by the direction of the wind, just as people live their lives without the ability to control how it goes.
Basically, the film is about how you can't control your own life, and no matter how you live your life when it's your time to go, it won't be up to you when it happens or even how it happens. The person we think is the main character dies off screen, the killer that thinks he is the living embodiment of fate ends up in a car wreck. Tommy Lee Jones's character takes himself out of the situation by retiring, because he realizes the world today is not "a country for old men." _If the rule you followed lead you to this, then what good is the rule?_ The character Anton Chigurh asks Woody Harrelson's character that, but he himself was following his own rule and ends up in the car crash.
Somebody needs to make a series with Anton Sugar and Kaiser Soze
I would assume the duct tape was for not winding up lacerating his hand on the area where he cut the stock off and maybe also for grip.
❤This movie was so chilling the first time I watched it.......still is. Javier Bardem and that hair is way scarier then Michael Meyers or Jason......no mask needed.
"And the old people die." Getting warmer...
To see a lighter Antonio Banderez try The Mask of Zorro!
He sawed off the barrel and the buttstock of the shotgun. I'm assuming the duct tape is to cover where he sawed and maybe add more grip.
The mean doggy was Cate Blanchett.
My second favorite Coen movie after Fargo. I hope you watch that one too sometime soon
omg, your prediction 😅
He did make one good prediction during the movie, saying Moss would die...most reactors see him as the protagonist who wins in the end...Love the way the Coens subvert expectations.
13:45. He took off the boots and coat to prevent drowning. If you know, you know and if you don't you oughta. Went swimming once in a filthy lake once with a buddy and his dog (context, a 65-75 lbs big athletic retreiver). Long story short I ended up carrying his freaking out dog about 70 yards one armed against a current pushing into shore, the same shore that 4 water moccasins are now jetting towards us with rapidity, all after 4 or 5 hours swimming with shoes on. Never again. The fish hooks in one and glass and a screw in the other will go into my bare foot next time.
Did you notice there was no music through out the movie? Except when it is happening naturally (radio, those Mexican musicians).
I just got why they put bunch of $1 bills around the tracker. I like those small details.
Your first guess was a lot closer than people might give you credit for
Great pick Mr. Editor 👍
James Cameron has been confirmed as working on "No Country for Old Mens" ....rumor has it, its Chughuur vs the accountant in the main...
Good choice by your editor, and entertaining guess at the beginning as to what it was about.
Unfortunatly, I don't think I've got one guess right yet. I'll keep trying.
For the list (Old Yeller 1957) & (The Swiss Family Robinson 1960)
I like audiobooks. My favorite audiobook series is the Mythos series by Stephen Fry as read by the author. I bet you've read Shogun. The audio book as read by James Lister is great.
I love love love the line at 6:58
My fav was always "Not in the sense that you mean"
Wonderful film
Keep it up James. This top tier channel.
Much appreciated!
Hey James, I never read it but I hear the novel really great too.
I am getting ready to start watching your reaction to this movie but I have to wait until I stop laughing at your plot guess!, 😂😂😂😂😂
Time for the other masterpiece from 2007: “There Will Be Blood”.
No music at all. Great movie
This movie is about as close to the book (by Cormac McCarthy) as any movie I've seen, except maybe John Grishm stories.
Yes Tommy Lee. Pamela Anderson's husband.
Good job editor!
In real life, SilencerCo makes a suppressor for shotguns that uses an adapter to attach to the threads used for choke tubes. The idea is that you can't put ear protection on your dog when bird hunting, and a lot of hunting dogs go deaf.
Additionally, Aklys Defense makes one specifically for the unique profile of the Kel-Tec KSG bullpup shotgun
I know you are a big reader, this is the perfect opportunity to read the source novel and everything else by Cormac McCarthy while you’re at it.
the novels better, but then again its written by what many think is the greatest writer of the 20th century.
Good catch on Milton James
Yes, but he missed Steven Root's blind radio guy from O Brother...
You'd probably enjoy the book ny Cormac McCarthy. There's not much difference in it & the movie, some of the dialouge is exactly the same. It will tell you where Anton was when the sherrif was in the motel room.....? Carla Jean called the coin toss but got it wrong.
He should watch "The Strangers"
If this movie taught me anything, it’s to take the money out of the bag and leave the bag.
And although not a happy ending, I appreciate movies like this as life just isn’t fair in reality.
What's the most...you ever lost...on a coin toss?
🔥
Not every movie based on a book completely follows the book.
Sometimes they change things, or a different ending, specifically so book readers DON'T know the story.
This is the only movie where I became afraid of anyone with an Anton Chigurh’s haircut (Prince Valiant).
The Sheriff mean't he saw the same things Anton saw in the trailer. Not a reference to law enforcement experience.
One of my favorite shots when combined with the scene of Anton sitting in the same place just minutes before...
Hey James do you recognize Milton from Office Space?
He mentioned him when he first appeared and repeated recognizing him from Dodgeball & Office Space after the movie too. You might want to actually watch his reaction before commenting.
That said, everything Stephen Root does is amazing, starting back with Newsradio, but the best part (and show) overall is probably Barry.
But not from O Brother (blind radio guy)...
You almost guessed the storyline at the start, just swap sports for killing each other.
It is a great movie, but it does kind of end abruptly. LOL
Thats pretty realistic. Things in life end that way.
good film. very weak ending though. Bardems character is called Anton!
Did you recognize Josh Brolin from The Goonies?
31:27
I don't care what anyone says. Anton chigur is one of my heroes. I appreciate a man who doesn't screw around. He's smart and skilled and dedicated to his job. Sounds like management material.
How often do you watch a movie without music?
No Country for old men eh
Well do they have homes for them though
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🥃
It's a good Western film but Chigurh is like The Terminator and Lewellyn is Sarah Connor
Finally you are watching a good movie. Not the usual fluff.
Tommy Lee and Tommy Lee jones are 2 different people
You’re not gonna post on the series channel anymore ?
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@@AwesomeUSMovies sorry I guess I misunderstood you 🙈
Rule #1 find a brief case full of money double check if they might have a tracking device.Rule#2 don't return to a location where you found the money.Rule#3 move away from the states
I’m the few who noticed because I’m a locksmith, the way he just blows out locks like that’s impossible lol
No such thing as a "silencer". They are suppressors.
Well they're commonly called that. And I believe they don't make them for shotguns. Looks like they made something cool looking for the movie.
@petercofrancesco9812 wrong, only by ppl that are......well, I'll be polite and youtube friendly on that one. But a sure fire way to get laughed out of any gun store, go ahead and call it a silencer. And there are suppressors available for shotguns. Fun fact: suppressors for shotguns were not "commercially" available at the time of the movies production, so the props dept mocked up what they thought one might look like. Trust me they don't look anything at all like the one in the film. Actually they are rectangular and not massive.
Dumbest guess ever