No Country For Old Men Ending Comments

[formusicplaylist1]

the first time i saw this film i didn't like it (like a lot of my favorites) but something compelled me to watch it again like a year later and i loved it.

maybe predisposed to a perfect ending and complete story from beginning to end. but i enjoy watching it so much that i don't care that the ending is exactly picture perfect or w/e.

there is so much to ask about within the story that i always walk away asking myself different questions about it. mccarthy cormac and coen brothers 4 evah!

[Acard89]

i'm a filmaker too!

well, not yet but i'm going to film school soon

this is by far, my favorite movie of all time. PERIOD

[fukinzeppelinman]

the 80s weren't shitty..

[Facless55]

I was shocked that he died at the end.

[LESLIEPANTYHO]

the STORY IS ABOUT evil AND PANTYHOSE

[TemplarReturns]

Ive always been a fan of the Coens but this film is their marquee style. Original storytellers and great adapters of the hailed McCarthy novel. Adapting a book onto the screen is by no means an easy task. Let me just say that now. The scene where Chigurh and Moss encounter each other for the first time in that shootout was the most nerve wrecking, and dooming sequence. Evil's footsteps outside the hotel door amidst silence, doesnt get no better than that. A classic by every means.

[DeadFishForBreakfast]

Music editing? THERE WAS NO MUSIC IN THE ENTIRE MOVIE. Okay, maybe 2 seconds of the mariachi band, and that is it.

[Uncooltshirtsdotcom]

you're right. I remembered it incorrectly. really amazing that they could make such a big decision not to have music for the entire thing. the sound design with the wind was great. i remember that the most.

[TemplarReturns]

Actually, there was some musical tones in there. The first after where Sheriff Bell says in the beginning " Ok, ill be a part of it." And then when Llewelyn tells the cab driver to keep driving when he notices something in his motel room. Often, ive been into the story that i dont even notice the small amounts of music it contained. :)

[IfIfsandands]

There are a lot of sound effects though. There is a sort of piece of music during the scene where Moss brings the water back to the Mexican. Just as he spots the truck on the ridge above him, you can hear the sound of Tibetan Prayer Bowls. You get a sound out of them in a sililar way yo get a note out of a wine glass, though you use some sort of mallet rather than your wet finger. Amazing and subliminal sound.

[bluebomber888]

I AGREE, PEOPLE BITCH TOO MUCH.

[Inv4derxXx]

you couldn't have said this any better

[BlareMedia]

Thank you for the compliment.

[snikene]

The ending seems rather anti-climactic at first glance, but there are good reasons for this. This movie is in many ways about Tommy Lee Jones and his struggle with coming to terms with his age, fear of death, and fear of the sort of incomprehensible evil which someone like Chirugh represents. He faces a choice: Does he want to follow in the footsteps of his forbears and go out fighting against a stone-cold killer who will most likely put him the ground, or does he want to live out his old age?

[IfIfsandands]

...and even when he chooses living out his life, there is a huge, almost metaphysical sadness about him. The thought of living out his days, with nothing to look forward to and a life of disappointment behind him, fills him with great, existential sadness. A remarkable film I think.

[Paboll]

The Good (The Cop) - tired to comabt evil and always remembering the old times, the good ones always stay in the ancient times;

The Barely good (the Cowboy)- thinks in the future, and in a way to assegurate this future;

The Evil (Anton Chigurh)- live just in the present, no roots, no futures plans, because of this is so scary

[RealLifeMikeP]

it was about a cop that was old and scared of everything, a lucky cocky cowboy that found death and a killer that wasnt afraid to kill everybody. the coin toss was about luck and the endidng was about being a coward and living to tell about being one. and also to end because its a 2 hrs. long film.

[cheeseballet]

I'm kind of surprised that so many people didn't understand the end of the film. The monologue by Tommy Lee Jones was very necessary. That was the whole point. If more people were better read, maybe they would understand these concepts.

[ClubWestTV]

I think it's mainly a lack of effort. People can understand they are just to quick to write it off.

[bbp4life34]

wasn't the main idea disappointment?

[mclovin120206]

Finaly there are people that don't need a story line, plot or ending fucking spoon fed to them.

[BlareMedia]

seriously.

[rodstew2]

Nice

[suncancer]

Definitely the most amusing god damn reviewer ever.

Though I was thrown off and a little irked by Josh Brolin's death in the film when I was expecting him to kick Sugar's ass, the overall sense of "holy shit this is amazing, how did I not see this theme throughout the first third of the movie" made the movie experience awesome and I'm still thinking about it 2 days later.

[Uncooltshirtsdotcom]

thanks dude.

[Bimkovitz]

I looked at Chigurh as sort of the embodiment of violence. The reason the deaths are so abrupt is to reinforce the idea that violence can be sudden and very unpredictable (as personified by the coin flipping). *SPOILER* I also think it's very important that Chigurh lived on at the end of the movie because it's symbolic of violence's perpetuality. And I agree with you, the theme of the movie (how violence affects a small town and it's inhabitants) is the main point of the movie, not the plot.

[Uncooltshirtsdotcom]

i agree wholeheartedly. good comment, thanks.

[latinplaya89]

great take on the movie sounds very true.

by the way this movie is beast and whoever doesnt think so den your definatly a failure

[johnnymo221]

Dude...There was no music

Movie was beautiful in all

[ashleycyrus12]

Overrated Movie, There will be blood is so much better than this movie.

[redking15ca]

i want to know more about carson...

seriously, whats in his past?

[Uncooltshirtsdotcom]

i was replying to another person's comment but it got screwed up. you may or may not be a peach. i don't know about that. i only said that to him cuz i was being sarcastic.

[redking15ca]

lol.. ok... yeah, i was very impressed as well.. and the killer just fascinated me... like who raised him, where did he originally get that cattle killing thing... you know, questions questions, he was almost like 2 face, he had the quarters and stuff.. and that awesome voice, and the weird emo cropped hair cut...

awesome stuff

[priorzola]

Llewelyn Moss, unlike Sheriff Tom (who has a mythic notion of who we are) represents the reality. His character is efficient and resourseful but he is also greedy. He tries to outwit Chigurh but on his own terms, not on Chigurh's. And even though Moss might have stumbled upon a bad scene, he took advantage and is, therefore, just as responsible for the blood bath as anyone. This is the strongest part of the Iraq analogy. We need to understand our "enemies" if we seek to defeat them.

[Uncooltshirtsdotcom]

excellent interpretation. thanks for your input.

[sjwc2000]

oohhh those pesky enemies !!!!

They're EVERYWHERE !

Moss is a "good-ole boy" who is having the time of his life while on the run, and he very nearly succeeds. There is an intriguing dynamic between Moss and Chigurh. It's a sociopathic mind with delusions of a distorted Universal fate entity which demands his adherence to OCD behaviors to survive.

IRAQ analogy ??? gee, why not describe it as post-apocalyptic?

[priorzola]

Similarly, our "enemies" (whether in Vietnam or the Middle East) have a strange moral code and value system that we at no time attempt to understand. This is our fatal flaw. Tommy Lee Jones' Sheriff Tom is a man who has a romanticized view of the way things used to be. Later, a friend of his reminds him that it has always been brutal. Even (you can assume) his father knew this and it was perhaps what caused his early death. (cont)

[priorzola]

I'm glad you're defending the integrity of the film. Still this is what I've deciphered from it. The book (written in the late 70's) is actually an allegory about Vietnam. Likewise, this is an allegory about Iraq. Chigurh represents a man who seems evil but in reality has a value system deeply rooted in chance. There are those who dismiss him and merely call him crazy; the don't understand his fixation with a coin toss, but to him a coin toss means everything. CONT..

[will4u03]

the departed was a great movie, this was a terrible movie, and the guy in the vid is talking out of his ass.

[Uncooltshirtsdotcom]

great point. well thought out reply. I really do feel ashamed now. thank you for putting me in my place. do you teach any classes that I could possibly attend if i work really hard and become so deserved.

[Fjordgnu]

I loved the ending, just loved it. The whole way it was made just left me thinking about it.

I mean, the reason I found this video was I was searching for the ending!

[will4u03]

what ending?

[3vv599yp3t]

If you really want to focus on the themes and relevance to today's society; read the book. I am not a reader, but I sincerely think that the book will last me a lifetime. Read it slowly and read it twice. It is the equivalent to the Mona Lisa of modern literature.

[DCBadger]

Thank you for posting this. It's key to get the dull folks to realize it's worth one's time looking beyond the simplistic layer of something. Tough to do, in this world of dying literature.

I think the 80s era is simply a crucial point in American history, the true, clear end of hippy-hope. The main them is: Fear cannot be killed. No matter what hopeless securities we attempt, there is no escaping death, and incidentally no eliminating fear. It is incomprehensible, and around the bend. Always.

[zedrein18]

Thank you, "DCBadger", for being a condescending, elitist asshole, the world needs more people like yourself. Sure people should not blindly criticize a film they have no understanding of but it's not your responsibilty to tell everyone there idiots for not comprehending your choice of film genre. Even after watching this fellow's rant, I still can't really determine exactly what the film's message is supposed to be; 'The 60's are over and the ideals of hippies are farcical and irrelevant?' HELP

[Uncooltshirtsdotcom]

there, they're, their. look it up.

[Uncooltshirtsdotcom]

The Coen brothers are victorious on Oscar night! Awesome.

[funk0049]

you are close to the mark, dude...

to put it succinctly, the movie is not about moss or chigurh...it is about tommy lee jones's character and his belated realization that he has crossed over into the realm of the "old timers" he respects so much...this story portrays the incident/circumstances that cause him to realize that he is now more or less obsolete as a fighter of "crime these days"

given that, the ending of the movie is PERFECT

[Bizzonga]

you know nothing, take this video off you tube

[Uncooltshirtsdotcom]

shweet thanks for your support. you seem cool. let's hang out.

[Ramatganski]

And if you know everything, you can go ahead and take yourself off existence

[RideMyBMW]

Dude, 1980s ? Not there just as a cozy look-back. WIKI Gary Webb/ Dark Alliance. This movie is about the Feds and the drug trade. Anton "Sugar" is an AWOL CIA hitman, a la Jason Bourne dude! The money ? That was Nicaragua/Contra funds. Carson ? Dude´s CIA you jackball!!!

[RideMyBMW]

The social malaise hinted at in the movie is coming from the top down. Its the Feds dude !!! Remember there´s a DEA guy wants in on the case, right ? Recall what the Sheriff says ?

[Uncooltshirtsdotcom]

could be, could be. possibly pho-to-graphy. no seriously though, I've only seen it once. I haven't read the book but I really don't think the whole movie is a metaphor for something the book isn't when much of it is 'supposedly' verbatim. but hey, I think 'mulholland drive' is about different things than everybody else so we could both be right.

[funk0049]

this movie is about more than some bad guys after a good-ol-boy who stole some loot...

kinda like 'jaws' is about more than just some guys hunting a big fish...

[filmgeek41]

I thought the ending was brilliant

[stu671]

agreed.

[Bateman666666]

maybe these peple would prefer P.S I Love You.. really makes ya think!!

[fruscianteman]

ive now seen the film 3 times and it's interesting to note that even though tommy lee jones gets the least amount of screen time in this film among the 3 main characters, the plot essentially revolves around him. he's the one who's affected most by all the malfeasance, and in the end, he feels helpless because the world has turned into a place that he can't control or understand anymore. your explanation was very interesting and i agree with you completely. the ending was very daring. thanks

[Uncooltshirtsdotcom]

thanks man. it is always strange to look back at a movie from a nuts and bolts standpoint and understand who we see the POV of and why.

[MacDamageInc]

I couldnt agree more with you, Justin.

This movie made me talk about it with a friend of mine for at least a week, each for hours on end. It is undoubtedly the best FILM of the 2000's.

It is hits you on so many levels...

[Uncooltshirtsdotcom]

the 2000's might be a little audacious but I did love it and hope it wins some hardware.

[pittsteelers123]

i agree with you justin completely and i alos hate when my friends see a movie like transformers and think it is amazing and then see this and think it is a boring piece of crap. and as for the 2000's i would say a close call between this and the departed they are both amazing

[andymac7420]

Lewis Black style lol

[Uncooltshirtsdotcom]

he's the best .

[gregmpalumbo]

John Brolin makes this movie superb as the consumate everyman..compelling....oscar worthy role and acting!

[Uncooltshirtsdotcom]

they all just seem so real.

[CKapps]

I'd enjoy watching films with u, u think like me, all my friends dont no shit.

[mhaze210]

same here...they did like it when i saw it (3 times, different people each time lol)..they liked it but didnt respect it for wat it was. on the patient parts..i would hear LOUD sighs like "haaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh­hh". that real annoying sound like they miles well say "I AM BORED".

and when we talked about it after, it was just me mentioning certain scenes..they would agree but was like "damn i didnt even think of that". and just basically thought it was just any other movie.

[Uncooltshirtsdotcom]

viewers piss me off when they love a movie but don't realize it cuz the movie didn't tell them when they were supposed to think it was great.

[Bateman666666]

Uncool i agree.. grand movie... people need to be spoon fed... its abit like Cloverfield.. i loved that too.. v3ery very different but the audience needs to know the whole thing.... u also mention did he get caught.. he probabyl never did.. thats the point.. nice vid .. glad someone else out thereapart from my friends get films.. are u a DAvid Lynch fan>

[PennState0203]

Well spoken.

[Uncooltshirtsdotcom]

thanks brah.

[OneDeadMFA]

a-fuckin-men, glad somebody gets it

[Uncooltshirtsdotcom]

thanks man

[ewlalah]

Hey bro, your take on the film really helped me to identify the "so many" layers in No Country for Old Men and I completely agree with you. It's not necessary that a film should have a story written in a typical way. Take Ingmar Bergman, Stayajit Ray, Federico Fellini, I mean these directors broke the usual routine of storytelling and eventually, the ended up influencing directors around the world. It's been 4 hours since I saw NCFOM yet it's hard to not think about it.

[Uncooltshirtsdotcom]

I'm glad you got something out of what I said. Sometimes i feel too preachy about movies, but it was so clear to me when I heard the backlash that I realized I had a more important expectation of the movie then I first thought while watching it. peace - j