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RE: No country for old men

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In Reply to: RE: No country for old men posted by David Aiken on May 02, 2008 at 14:30:03

I see the film as an exploration of the three characters who represent law, lawlessness and the common man torn between the two. In that way it's another exposition on the battle between good and evil. No shortage of films about that. But this one was very unique in many ways, with good symbolism (the satchel, the transponder, the pressurized air tank that punched holes in deadbolts and skulls). Also the turns of a phrase and dialog were incredible.

The violence and its aftermath were incredibly graphic. A driver is shot from long range in the throat and forehead. The way wounds were shown was probably the most detailed I have seen in any film, and the Coen brothers did not shy away from putting their make-up artists to the test. I've never seen a gunshot wound in real life, but I was thoroughly convinced that's what I was seeing in No Country. It was definitely violent, but not gratuitously so. The Coens show what they need you to see. No more and no less.
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