No country for old men - The Ending

The ending scene from No country for old men.

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[kvnw02]

@readux (cont) Bell said about his father, "I knew that whenever I got there, he'd be there." To me, that line screams death and the afterlife. Hoping that heaven exists, that you'll eventually see the loved ones that have died. Also, a more subtle detail in the film was the two trees that can be seen behind Bell in the final scene. One healthy, one dead/dying. I'm not saying that mine is the only conclusive analysis to be had. I'm just saying you can't definitively dismiss other interpretations

[kvnw02]

@readux Well, from a basic literary standpoint, cold/darkness is usually symbolic of death/afterlife, and when contrasted with the fire being carried in the horn by Bell's deceased father, I instantly got the image in my mind of the final transition from life to death. Riding into an unknown dark place to build a fire. When I originally read that scene in the book, it reminded me of seeing one campfire in the middle of the night and knowing that there must be people nearby... (cont.)

[TheApolloReactor]

@TheApolloReactor McCarthy is a fan of this idea of "carrying the fire" or combating the imbalance of good and evil in the face of adversity

[TheApolloReactor]

@kvnw02 The idea of the story is that there is isn't a causal relationship between evil and progression. Bell's fixation on the "old timers" is out of reverence for their ostensible ability to maintain order (something he failed to do). The dream is the culmination of Bell's acceptance that evil has always been present (he learns about an old timer shot and killed in cold blood) and will continue to be present (symbolized by the dark) and that all one can do is to keep the fire alive

[amused434]

hey so, the sheriff is in fact wrong about everything, correct? is the point that the country has always been this way and aging has affected his perception of things? or is that open to interpretation?

[ptbt62]

@ravi00090 And then he woke up from his comforting fantasy about heaven and seeing his father.

[lakostal]

@porn1978 Yes, i believe so, you can see him checking his shoes before he walks out of the driveway to see if there is any blood there

[53redditheadit]

No! Death is supposed to just be the beginning...Life is just the trial period!

[xTJ120x]

Amazing ..

[skb0rzn]

If you have never seen a bulls horn with embers in it.. its spooky beautiful. FYI.