Funny story: About 8 years ago we went on vacation to San Antonio Texas and we saw Tommy Lee Jones at The Alamo with no security, just another guy sightseeing with his family. I came up to him and I froze and said... “I loved you as Two-Face in Batman Forever” 🤦🏽♂️ He looked at me crazy and said… “I think you the only one I ever heard say that to me.” Awesome dude! 😅
@@Gankzta I would have said The Fugitive but Tommy is right. Two face? lol But I understand I turn into an idiot when I see celebrity and blurt out something stupid, so don't feel bad. It's got to be rough being famous with strangers constantly coming up to you.
@@petercofrancesco9812 I know, he played so many good characters and the only one I could think of by title at the spur of the moment was Batman Forever 🤦🏽♂️ even my girlfriend at the time was like Batman Forever!?!? I made him laugh though and got to shake his hand 😂
I admire her outro’s. I don’t know what others do on their patreons, but Whimsory sharing her thoughts after careful rewatches of the movies is a delight.
@@t0dd000 I’m sure it’s his. He had such a great voice as a writer. “Where’d you get the pistol?” “At the gettin’ place.” He used Gettin’ Place in the Border Trilogy - I think it was All the Pretty Horses.
Love the poem. You continue to impress, entertain, and charm the pants off us (not literally, of course ... that would be weird) with your unique style and creativity. Always a pleasure, Whimsory.
This popped up in my feed and I saw the face Whimsory is making in the thumbnail and my first thought was "Yes, that is the correct reaction to this movie."
Kelly Macdonald as Carla Jean I think does an amazing job portraying this kind of Texas waif being that she's from Scotland and has a rich Scottish accent, but nails that Texican accent perfectly. Great reaction and poem! 😊
Carla iirc was supposed to be underage when she met llewlyn. also the motel scene was axed from the movie by 80%. also sheriff bell was like 75% of the book, he was the protag
This movie is such a great example of show, don’t tell. The absence of soundtrack also makes it feel so real. One of the most true adaptations of a novel ever. Ever ever.
It's an interesting way to frame Ed Tom Bell, as a civilized man holding back the darkness, versus Anton Chigurh. Yes, the dream is about his father, going ahead into the darkness to light the fire... but it's also about him, and men like him, riding into the cold and keeping the fire lit for us. (A representation of the fragile yet hopeful state of civilization against all that darkness.) You have a similar theme in Cormac McCarthy's "The Road", with a lot of talk between the father & son, and carrying the fire.
LMAO! Whim, this is the VERY FIRST time I have seen a reactor hate a character so much that she needed a poem to express it! Javier Bardem deserved (my opinion) an Oscar for his performance. His way of generating dread and tension in an innocuous conversation is dramatic gold. And think about this: All he had to do was check the soles of his shoes and you just KNEW that Carla Jean was dead. And I just loved it when on the phone, Llewellen asks Chigur if Carson is there and he answers "Not in the sense that you mean". Loved it! Great reaction!
Whimsory, thanks for the treat that is one of your reactions. If there were more of you on the internet, I wouldn’t feel so guilty about the time I spend there (here).
I knew that office woman was gonna make your award list. She was so funny, how she just stared him down. I like to think that he didn't mess with her because she was probably one of the few people who didn't get all flustered by his presence, and just stood her ground. Like, he had some kind of respect for her.
@@refoliationI think that's the main reason tbh, Anton does have a 'code' but I feel like people misinterpret it. Anton definitely spared the woman because of the toilet flushing, leads to more witnesses
Cormac McCarthy. He was a genius. “Regret is a prison. Some part of you which you deeply value lies forever impaled at a crossroads you can no longer find, and never forget.” From his most recent novel published shortly before his death …..Christ. Almost exactly a year ago.
@@synthetic240 I think the core is all the rules we impose on ourselves, and what happens when we follow them blindly. Anton's line is referring to that. The movie is a collection of people who got messed up by following their personal set of rules.
The constant uncomfortableness of Whimsory with Anton Chigurh was HILARIOUS. Top notch post film commentary by Whimsory that I come to expect. Chigurh’s hair is as memorable as his character and I realized after all these years that I had the same hair cut when I was a kid around the same time (early 80s) 😂
Another tale with deep moral and philosophical underpinnings. We generally think that in movies where the heroes’ lives are in the balance and theory survival is in doubt are as high stakes as you can get, but there are higher stakes games: the struggle to understand one’s true self, the challenge of maintaining one’s true self as one struggles to survive in this cruel world, and what happens when one’s idea of oneself turns out to be incorrect. Morality isn’t about 2-dimensional good vs evil. It’s about how we define ourselves by our choices, decisions, and actions as we make our way in this fallen world. In True Detective (season 1) we do have a great evil shrouded in mystery that the main characters are trying to defeat. But the real soul of the story is about the morality of the two main characters, and how they struggle within themselves to define themselves. If what I just wrote meant anything to you, you should definitely see Fallout. It’s a deeply moral tale hidden in a scifi action story. The best storytelling isn’t about life and death, the best storytelling is about the human soul.
Whimsory never ceases to deliver! Her post cinema thoughts, and analysis are always worth listening to if even for improvisational speculation. Well done Whimsory!
I now have this audio image in my brain of Whimsory watching movies and saying "Crime!" in her nasally voice whenever she sees people doing something illegal in movies. I may have laughed out loud for 5 minutes before I could compose myself to write this.
Really loved your outro!!! Incredibly well thought out ideas. I've seen this movie a million times, since it came out on theaters and you said things I've never thought about. I loved what you said about him being hurt. "people can be at their most human when they are hurt, but he can't even get injured correctly" It's been that way for him for a long time... wow, just never thought of him as human.
Anton Chigurh is considered one of the best portrayals of a psychopath "Of over 120 movie psychopaths observed, psychiatrists have deduced that the most by far realistic portrayal of a psychopath is Javier Bardem's portrayal as the cold and calculating Anton Chigurh in No Country For Old Men"
A true sociopath is someone who doesn't feel emotions but is trying to pretend that he does by mimicking how other people behave in order to get what he wants from them, but because it's not genuine, it's slightly off. Javier Bardem nails it.
@charlize1253 Not to be one of those people but sociopaths aren't emotionless. Sociopaths(factor 2 psychopaths) are more hotheaded and impulsive. Psychopaths (factor 1s) are the ones that run cold but they can still feel emotions(except love, empathy , remorse and anxiety).
Anton is one of the greatest villains in cinema history. Javier earned that Oscar. No question. I love how there's no music in the film. A Coen Brothers masterpiece in a long list of masterpieces.
Ice-cold, darkly beautiful Coen Brothers classic. Seeing it in the theater, I'll never forget the audible, stunned *gasp* that went through the audience--- when *that ending* hit.
@@BspencebobPretty sure the author of the book has it right. Plus Chigur ain’t scared of anyone. If he thought there was a person with a gun, he’d shoot them.
@@nickb1762yeah for sure, otherwise they wouldn't have emphasized the flush in the first place that drew his attention, good filmmaking is intentional with what it shows
In my long life I have seen over 2k films. This is #2 on my list. It is near perfect. You have given probably the best reaction of all I have listened to. Glad you did rewatch as I have seen 5x and pick up more every time. I think it is telling us the world is getting more dangerous and sometimes evil wins and defeats good. Two scenes most show that imo. Carla Jean who is the purest character in the film refuses to call it. It totally messes with Anton’s strange sense of principle, but he still kills her. He is still held up a few extra seconds and distracted which causes him to get in accident at the light. Still he survives and escapes. Sheriff Bell and cousin Ennis begin to discuss the world and sheriff bell‘s life. Sheriff Bell is overwhelmed and he feels like a failure in his eyes and he feels like God has abandoned him. Cousin Ennis tries to explain that the world has always been like that, and God has not abandoned him. That is just vanity. Now Sheriff Bell is retired and he can’t figure out how to spend his time. He is left with his boredom, his thoughts and his dreams. So impressed I am definitely subscribing
I watch a decent amount of movie reactions. This is by far the most in-depth, thoughtful, and insightful review at the end of a reaction I've seen. I never subscribe to someone after a single video... well I just broke that rule. Looking forward to watching the rest of your content. Well done!
Glad u can appreciate the genius of this film. Truly incredible movie. Not even a bit of score music either. Truly brilliant and glad u are a smart one and got it easily. It's more of a message than a plot and so on and so forth you know it's more of a message
In the book we got some more context about Llewellyn's death. He had a standoff with the Cartel guys and they got the girl hostage. They offered letting her go if Llewellyn dropped his gun. He dropped it. Then they shot the girl, and shot Llewellyn. We hear this from a witness. I love this movie, I think my favourite line is a weird one; "You can't stop what's coming"
Chigurh is a real individual. he lives by his own rules and thinks from the point of view of his worldview, he is a person, unique and individual. he sees the people around him as a HERD, following the same rules, goals and even thoughts and desires. That's why he has no regrets for them
That’s interesting trivia, but how is it fun? How is it funny? Where is the joke? Or do you mean fun in the sense that it gives you pleasure? Is this some kind of weird sex thing you have, getting erotically stimulated by trivial facts? It takes all kinds, I guess.
Bravo. This is the best NCfOM reaction I've seen. 👏🏼 I love how you dissected it all at the end. One of my favorite movies as well. And I, too, love the scenery. Because I, too, am from southwest.
Another amazing wonderful Whimsory review of one of my favorite movies! Coen brothers movies are very self-referential. There are recalls to Blood Simple, Raising Arizona (hitchhiking scene, Shigur shooting the bird), Fargo (the same satchel), Lebowski, O Brother, etc. Owen Wilson doing Matthew McConnaughey is a perfect description of Carson Daly in this movie. Binge-watching Whimsory channel from NM ✌️
the fact that Moss went back with the water is actually what gave him a headstart on Chigur. Otherwise Moss wouldnt have any reason to think there would be someone looking for him specifically, because he didnt know about the tracker in the money. So then Chigur wouldve driven around with his transponder thingy, including to nearby trailer parks, and Moss wouldve been caught with his pants down rather than on high alert. It didnt matter in the end; he ended up dying anyway, but it did buy him a slightly extended life. A stress inducing and painful extension, but still.
There's 2 things I don't get though: 1. How was he out hunting in the midday Texas sun with no water of his own? That's monumentally stupid. 2. He would've known as a veteran that giving someone with an open stomach wound water to drink would kill them rapidly. Yet these things don't change the story progression at all, despite the fact that they should.
@Theomite Audiences act like audiences. Brolin's Moss appears to be a "good guy" and viewers fall readily and immediately into rooting for him. It doesn't occur to them to be critical of his choices, as stupid or unethical or immoral as they are.
It's funny because Moss is punished for trying to do the right thing. Anton would later get the tracker, but if Moss never drove his truck back to help the man then his truck never would have been identified and Anton wouldn't have been able to track him properly
Brilliant reaction to a great movie. You do the smartest reviews I’ve seen on UA-cam - don’t underestimate just what a credit they are to you. The awards are always fun and your poem was epic - but it’s your insightful, intelligent responses and discussions that make watching your channel a joy.
People always talk about wanting Morgan Freeman to narrate their life...I could literally listen to Tommy Lee Jones talk about what ever the hell he wanted to for hours. The ending to this movie, him talking about his dream, makes this whole movie worth watching (and it's a good movie, don't get me wrong...although it did piss me off a bit that Llewelyn died), and I'm not even sure why, the tone, the cadence, the weird southern drawl...all if it, im not sure. But I would listen.
As I recall, he's from that part of Texas, where the story is set... so it's the natural accent for the part of the world that his character inhabits. Just about perfect casting all around for the movie. Everything felt so natural, in what seems like an American-style fairy tale. (Like a good fairy tale, here's a lesson in it, and it's painted in classically American violence.)
I think I've said this before but I'll say it again - you really put the work in and it shows. I look forward to your reactions because they are genuinely engaging and entertaining in their own right. "It's like he learned how to be a person and is failing...miserably". A truly insightful observation. Keep up the good work - I even liked your poem.🤔😊
LOL... I knew the poem was headed for the hair! The actor, when he saw the style that he will be wearing, said... "I'm not going to get laid for 6 months!"
This movie is about 3 generations of people: old (cop), man of today (Moss), man of future (Anton). The first man playing a role of laggard, he always behind, he is literally cannot do anything with his "grandson" (scene in motel with miracle disappearance of Anton when he slipped out from under cops's nose ). The second doing his best, but cannot look ahead. The third one is "ubermensch". He doing his job like a robot without any mistakes (almost), very insightful and coldblooded. No country for old men.
YESSS!!! Excellent pick! Can’t wait to see how you like it ❤️ EDIT (post-watch): Such a great reaction. I so dig your genuine content and your generous & kind disposition. Also, of course, your second-to-none analysis and commentary. This is one of my favorite movies. Thank you for sharing!
Fun fact, at 31:04, Josh Brolin had to ask for permission with the Coens for that "yeah" sigh. It wasn't in the script and they write a tight script that never needs improvising. What usually is on the script is set in stone. There was no yeah sigh from Brolin originally. He thought his character needed it and they gave him the permission to say it.
I got the deep feeling during the end speech, I always missed it, when Tommy Lee Jones says he's older than his father ever was, that I need to respect my father but realize we both are playing with the same deck of cards. Gotta call him and my mom more
Yeah, nice point. What motivates Sugar? What does he live for? You know it's not $, he can't process love, it's not recognition because he's all about being invisible. You're right, he's an alian. Or as we say, a pure psychopath. You are one of a kind with your pist movie homework, editing and observations. One of a kind! I hope all you're work is rewarded with a cash flow from UA-cam and love from your viewers. Now excuse me, I'm going to go check out your channel and binge on your reactions. ❤️🙏😎❤️
Whimsory, they would've absolutely found Llewellyn if he didn't try to bring water to the survivor, there was a transponder in the satchel of money. Llewellyn only found the transponder only after the motel shooting. He was in bed thinking about how they tracked him to the motel, he started looking for the transponder only after they had to have had some way of tracking the money. What caused Llewellyn to start running, in the first place, was his encounter with almost getting caught trying to get water for the guy. But thanks for the reaction, and all the effort you put into making these videos.
Crazy good reaction Whimsory! Really nice job pulling out what might be the inner workings of each actor's thoughts and actions as well as meting out the mastery of the writers and directors. I hope the Coen Brothers get wind of your treatment of their movie, appreciate it as much as I do, and do a nice thing for you.
Wow! I’m really impressed with your review style and it’s evident that you put in the research and re-watches to fully understand the movie. Honestly refreshing to hear some of your takes because a lot of reviewers on UA-cam will totally miss the mark in their movies. Excellent work!
Good girl Whimsy for reacting to this film which is one of the greatest ever. I like how these great adult films are making you less innocent. Your review and editing is good too.
'Wish there were more of these...with the same mood.' Give 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' (with Woody Harrelson) and 'Hell or High Water' (with Jeff Bridges) a viewing.
Tommy Lee Jones' delivery of the line at 23:19 cracks me up every time, so I was glad ta see you enjoyed it as well. It's the little moments of non sequitur levity that make everything else hang as heavy as it does. Such an amazing film.
The award for best terminator goes to Anton Sugur for being the best since the original terminator- hands down. And he did it with a silly monkees haircut. The tool he used is called a cattle slayer. It’s a great door opener, and person slayer.
@@XLVIIXLVII Instant death is usually considered humane... Ever watch a nature documentary? If you are a zebra, taken by lions, you are usually still alive when they start to eat you...
I haven't bought an album in DECADES. But once I got lucky with that strategy of yours. I had never heard of the band Starcastle, but I was perusing the record racks at the local Target one day back in '76, when I came across their debut album. It had a cool looking castle in the clouds on the cover, so I took a chance. And I LOVED it! What a pleasant surprise! They were called the american YES. And I LOVED YES after borrowing my older sister's copy of "Fragile". That one kick-started my love of prog rock. YES had some cool looking covers too. And they backed it up with MASSIVE TALENT. Starcastle had a great 2nd album too, with another cool cover. Check 'em out sometime. But the music processors in your brain will be CHALLENGED. When it comes to great prog rock, there is A LOT going on. Elaborate note structures, with many shifts in tempo and tone. I think that's why country music has always been more popular. It's a lot less strain on the brain. 😂
This is why you're my favorite reactor, Whimsory. Just wonderful. The Coen brothers have LOTS of great movies, including some that you won't find on that list you use. "Raising Arizona" to name one worth watching. But some probably are on that list: O Brother Where Art Thou, The Big Lebowski
I find Javier Bardem's character genuinely terrifying. Also, yay, Whimsory video! Edit: How did I never know that Kelly MacDonald is in this movie???? She's amazing.
A group of psychologists etc did a survey on who was the most accurate psychopathic character depicted in a movie...Javier Bardem's 'Anton Chigur' won by a mile! 😂🤣Brilliant actor.
Hello 👋 Miss Whimsory !!! This is A Brutal one indeed !!! Yet You might really enjoy the Epic ( Once Upon a Time in the west ) With Henry Fonda & Charles Bronson !!!! As For an assassin leave no witness 😂😂😂 As always the like button 🔳 has been Illuminated 😊
Written by the genius that is Cormac McCarthy: No Country for Old Men, All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing, Cities of the Plain, The Road-many of these are movies but you could do a lot worse than reading each of these novels. But my personal fav is "Blood Meridian or The Evening Redness in the West" still a genius work of literature.
Blood Meridian and Cities of the Plain are tied as my favorites. McCarthy’s writing is like no other, and no one can write like him. I picked up a Spanish translation of Cities of the Plain, and was impressed by how well his writing translated into Spanish. Granted, it is a very good and careful translation, but it really thrilled me to see how his writer’s voice carried over into another language. I hope they never make an adaptation of Blood Meridian. It would ruin it. To even try is to demonstrate an overweening and petty vanity. (coughcough*jamesfranco). To do a movie adaptation of Blood Meridian totally misses the point of it.
@@MarcosElMalo2The latest attempt to turn _Blood Meridian_ into a movie is currently being done by director/producer John Hillcoat and writer John Logan. It is anticipated to be released by New Regency in 2026. I am not excited about this, but I guess I will warily buy a ticket if this latest effort doesn’t fall apart short of release, like all the prior ones have.
@@MarcosElMalo2 The only person who could do it right is probably Robert Eggars. Hillcoat isn't bad, but he's still a bit flat in how he presents things. His edition of THE ROAD wasn't as bleak as the book was in my head.
Great reaction, thanks. You should definitely check out the Coen Brothers comedy The Big Labowski also O Brother where art though. You’ll enjoy them too I think.
Seeing your great reactions to this movie took a 2nd place to hearing your eloquently nerdy yapping about everything great you noticed. I become entranced in this movie, it is so unlike anything else in its pacing, sense of dread amidst nothing particularly sinister (especially for a movie so well lit and geographically beautiful), and its development of characters and story. I also love the parallel you make with Lou returning to the Mexican in the car with Anton returning to Carla at the end and how both of them suffer consequences for equal but opposite motivational reasons to do so. Finally, that poem needs to be printed on the front of the blu-ray for this movie. It's just an objectively good tagline!
You are talking about Woody Hall Harrelson, and you mentioned Matthew McConaughey ... I wonder how you would do with the first season of True Detective. It has them both in it doing some of their best work. Dark, but very good IMO. Whatever you decide to do next, though, I'm in. 😊
At 7:34 you asked "What is that?" That is a device used by the cattle industry to put down cows for processing. They use it as opposed to a bullet to save money and also as a much faster way to dispatch the animals opposed to prior methods cutting the throats. As awful as it sounds It's faster thus more humane and less suffering. I have heard the guy using it in this movie is an analogy for death or fate. The coin toss kinda illustrates it combined with his complete lack of fear or emotion regardless of the situation.
It's called a "captive-bolt gun." My father is a retired professor of Animal and Dairy Science, and I've seen them used. The handheld ones like you see in the film are used by smaller meat-processing outfits. Bigger industrial-sized meatpacking plants use automated slaughtering lines.
Chigurh is a highly compartmentalized sociopathic personality. He is motivated solely by execution of whatever mission he has undertaken. Precision execution of high level skill is in itself very satisfying and that's what fills the vacuum of his soul. Simply being an apex predator.
Thanks, Whimsory! 😨 The quality that writers/directors Joel Coen and Ethan Coen are able to deliver, consistently, is a true wonder for cinephiles to enjoy.
Funny story: About 8 years ago we went on vacation to San Antonio Texas and we saw Tommy Lee Jones at The Alamo with no security, just another guy sightseeing with his family. I came up to him and I froze and said... “I loved you as Two-Face in Batman Forever” 🤦🏽♂️ He looked at me crazy and said…
“I think you the only one I ever heard say that to me.” Awesome dude! 😅
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@@Gankzta I would have said The Fugitive but Tommy is right. Two face? lol But I understand I turn into an idiot when I see celebrity and blurt out something stupid, so don't feel bad. It's got to be rough being famous with strangers constantly coming up to you.
😂😂😂 that’s awesome!
@@petercofrancesco9812 I know, he played so many good characters and the only one I could think of by title at the spur of the moment was Batman Forever 🤦🏽♂️ even my girlfriend at the time was like Batman Forever!?!? I made him laugh though and got to shake his hand 😂
@@Geo-StormWell, that’s nice. I’m glad he was cool about it. 😂 So happy for you! :)
Whimsory should get a UA-cam award for best reviewer!
I admire her outro’s. I don’t know what others do on their patreons, but Whimsory sharing her thoughts after careful rewatches of the movies is a delight.
The poem … no need to say more
Actually didn’t watch her reactions but going back to watch some outros
Agreed!
“It's a mess, ain't it, Sheriff?”
“If it ain't, it'll do till the mess gets here.”
That line always cracks me up.
McCarthy must have written that. I'll have to try to find it. Sounds like him.
@@t0dd000 I’m sure it’s his. He had such a great voice as a writer.
“Where’d you get the pistol?”
“At the gettin’ place.”
He used Gettin’ Place in the Border Trilogy - I think it was All the Pretty Horses.
@@ChrisB-yv1sj Oh. That's 100% him.
Best line in the movie.
Love the poem. You continue to impress, entertain, and charm the pants off us (not literally, of course ... that would be weird) with your unique style and creativity. Always a pleasure, Whimsory.
OMG!! Thank you so much!! ☺️
This popped up in my feed and I saw the face Whimsory is making in the thumbnail and my first thought was "Yes, that is the correct reaction to this movie."
Kelly Macdonald as Carla Jean I think does an amazing job portraying this kind of Texas waif being that she's from Scotland and has a rich Scottish accent, but nails that Texican accent perfectly.
Great reaction and poem! 😊
As an American I was shocked to hear that, being that Texan is such a particular accent.
Incredible accent. If only Sean Connery had that vocal dexterity. 😅
As a Texan, I was pleasantly surprise when I found out her nationality.
Carla iirc was supposed to be underage when she met llewlyn. also the motel scene was axed from the movie by 80%. also sheriff bell was like 75% of the book, he was the protag
@@aSSGoblin1488 yes, I've read the novel.
This movie is such a great example of show, don’t tell. The absence of soundtrack also makes it feel so real. One of the most true adaptations of a novel ever. Ever ever.
the Sheriff's speech at the end is incredible, first time I watched it I remember just sitting in my living room processing it
It's an interesting way to frame Ed Tom Bell, as a civilized man holding back the darkness, versus Anton Chigurh. Yes, the dream is about his father, going ahead into the darkness to light the fire... but it's also about him, and men like him, riding into the cold and keeping the fire lit for us. (A representation of the fragile yet hopeful state of civilization against all that darkness.)
You have a similar theme in Cormac McCarthy's "The Road", with a lot of talk between the father & son, and carrying the fire.
LMAO! Whim, this is the VERY FIRST time I have seen a reactor hate a character so much that she needed a poem to express it! Javier Bardem deserved (my opinion) an Oscar for his performance. His way of generating dread and tension in an innocuous conversation is dramatic gold. And think about this: All he had to do was check the soles of his shoes and you just KNEW that Carla Jean was dead. And I just loved it when on the phone, Llewellen asks Chigur if Carson is there and he answers "Not in the sense that you mean". Loved it! Great reaction!
Whimsory, thanks for the treat that is one of your reactions. If there were more of you on the internet, I wouldn’t feel so guilty about the time I spend there (here).
I’ve said it before, but you do the best outros. Ever. Thoughtful and funny. Thanks for being great!
I knew that office woman was gonna make your award list. She was so funny, how she just stared him down. I like to think that he didn't mess with her because she was probably one of the few people who didn't get all flustered by his presence, and just stood her ground. Like, he had some kind of respect for her.
She didn't seem like prey to him.
Also he heard a toilet flush in the next room and so knew they weren't alone
@@refoliation of course.
@@refoliationI think that's the main reason tbh, Anton does have a 'code' but I feel like people misinterpret it. Anton definitely spared the woman because of the toilet flushing, leads to more witnesses
I dunno bout the toilet theory he had no problem killing multiple people. He just knew he wasn't getting the info from her
My favorite funny line is when Llewellyn phones and asks if Carson is there and Shigurh responds, "Not in the way you mean."
“If the rule you followed brought you to this, of what use was the rule?” Such a good line.
The Golden Rule really is the core of this movie. Southern hospitality vs a cold ruthless killer.
Cormac McCarthy. He was a genius. “Regret is a prison. Some part of you which you deeply value lies forever impaled at a crossroads you can no longer find, and never forget.”
From his most recent novel published shortly before his death …..Christ. Almost exactly a year ago.
@@synthetic240 I think the core is all the rules we impose on ourselves, and what happens when we follow them blindly. Anton's line is referring to that. The movie is a collection of people who got messed up by following their personal set of rules.
The constant uncomfortableness of Whimsory with Anton Chigurh was HILARIOUS.
Top notch post film commentary by Whimsory that I come to expect.
Chigurh’s hair is as memorable as his character and I realized after all these years that I had the same hair cut when I was a kid around the same time (early 80s) 😂
If you ever do TV, True Detective with Woody and Matthew M. is a must watch.
Another tale with deep moral and philosophical underpinnings. We generally think that in movies where the heroes’ lives are in the balance and theory survival is in doubt are as high stakes as you can get, but there are higher stakes games: the struggle to understand one’s true self, the challenge of maintaining one’s true self as one struggles to survive in this cruel world, and what happens when one’s idea of oneself turns out to be incorrect.
Morality isn’t about 2-dimensional good vs evil. It’s about how we define ourselves by our choices, decisions, and actions as we make our way in this fallen world. In True Detective (season 1) we do have a great evil shrouded in mystery that the main characters are trying to defeat. But the real soul of the story is about the morality of the two main characters, and how they struggle within themselves to define themselves.
If what I just wrote meant anything to you, you should definitely see Fallout. It’s a deeply moral tale hidden in a scifi action story. The best storytelling isn’t about life and death, the best storytelling is about the human soul.
A better Woody Harrelson pick for her to watch imo is Natural Born Killers.
This is hands down the best review if this movie I've ever seen! And I've seen quite a few. The cherry on the top was the poem at the end.
I/we appreciate how much work you put into these videos
This could very well be the first movie reaction complete with a poem at the end. You’re making history Whims!
Whimsory never ceases to deliver! Her post cinema thoughts, and analysis are always worth listening to if even for improvisational speculation. Well done Whimsory!
Well, W, your outros are the best in the biz. Keep it up!
Whimsory, I watch more reaction videos than I really want to think about, nobody does it better. Ty
Your thoughtful insights into this complex masterpiece do the author and directors right, and I'm blown away by your acumen. Well done. More please.
Favorite Whimsory line: it’s a crime to open someone else’s mail. 😂
Whimsory is to random lines like Shigurh is to random violence. They come out of nowhere and leave a mark on us.
I now have this audio image in my brain of Whimsory watching movies and saying "Crime!" in her nasally voice whenever she sees people doing something illegal in movies. I may have laughed out loud for 5 minutes before I could compose myself to write this.
Really loved your outro!!! Incredibly well thought out ideas. I've seen this movie a million times, since it came out on theaters and you said things I've never thought about. I loved what you said about him being hurt. "people can be at their most human when they are hurt, but he can't even get injured correctly" It's been that way for him for a long time... wow, just never thought of him as human.
Anton Chigurh is considered one of the best portrayals of a psychopath
"Of over 120 movie psychopaths observed, psychiatrists have deduced that the most by far realistic portrayal of a psychopath is Javier Bardem's portrayal as the cold and calculating Anton Chigurh in No Country For Old Men"
A true sociopath is someone who doesn't feel emotions but is trying to pretend that he does by mimicking how other people behave in order to get what he wants from them, but because it's not genuine, it's slightly off. Javier Bardem nails it.
@charlize1253 Not to be one of those people but sociopaths aren't emotionless. Sociopaths(factor 2 psychopaths) are more hotheaded and impulsive. Psychopaths (factor 1s) are the ones that run cold but they can still feel emotions(except love, empathy , remorse and anxiety).
I saw this when it came out. I'm still processing it.
When I first saw this film, I found Chigurh to be a very unsettling character to watch, testament to bardems acting, top notch.
Winner of 4 Oscars including Best Picture.
Anton is one of the greatest villains in cinema history. Javier earned that Oscar. No question. I love how there's no music in the film. A Coen Brothers masterpiece in a long list of masterpieces.
Always lifts my heart when I see a new post from you, Whim. You never let me down. Thanks again for a great reaction.
Ice-cold, darkly beautiful Coen Brothers classic.
Seeing it in the theater, I'll never forget the audible, stunned *gasp* that went through the audience--- when *that ending* hit.
Your reaction format is great, but what makes it work so well is what you bring to it. Thoughtful and refreshing.
A very insightful intelligent reaction and review! You definitely nailed the subtle messages and meanings of the visuals and details
Yes, the book agrees with you, part of the reason he doesn't kill the trailer park manager is he appreciates her lack of fear of him.
It's Texas. He knew he could be looking down the barrel of a gun. The person in the bathroom must have heard the confrontation.
It was 100% the toilet flush that made him leave
@@BspencebobPretty sure the author of the book has it right. Plus Chigur ain’t scared of anyone. If he thought there was a person with a gun, he’d shoot them.
@@nickb1762yeah for sure, otherwise they wouldn't have emphasized the flush in the first place that drew his attention, good filmmaking is intentional with what it shows
In my long life I have seen over 2k films. This is #2 on my list. It is near perfect. You have given probably the best reaction of all I have listened to. Glad you did rewatch as I have seen 5x and pick up more every time.
I think it is telling us the world is getting more dangerous and sometimes evil wins and defeats good. Two scenes most show that imo.
Carla Jean who is the purest character in the film refuses to call it. It totally messes with Anton’s strange sense of principle, but he still kills her. He is still held up a few extra seconds and distracted which causes him to get in accident at the light. Still he survives and escapes.
Sheriff Bell and cousin Ennis begin to discuss the world and sheriff bell‘s life. Sheriff Bell is overwhelmed and he feels like a failure in his eyes and he feels like God has abandoned him. Cousin Ennis tries to explain that the world has always been like that, and God has not abandoned him. That is just vanity. Now Sheriff Bell is retired and he can’t figure out how to spend his time. He is left with his boredom, his thoughts and his dreams.
So impressed I am definitely subscribing
I watch a decent amount of movie reactions. This is by far the most in-depth, thoughtful, and insightful review at the end of a reaction I've seen. I never subscribe to someone after a single video... well I just broke that rule. Looking forward to watching the rest of your content. Well done!
Glad u can appreciate the genius of this film. Truly incredible movie. Not even a bit of score music either. Truly brilliant and glad u are a smart one and got it easily. It's more of a message than a plot and so on and so forth you know it's more of a message
In the book we got some more context about Llewellyn's death. He had a standoff with the Cartel guys and they got the girl hostage. They offered letting her go if Llewellyn dropped his gun. He dropped it. Then they shot the girl, and shot Llewellyn. We hear this from a witness. I love this movie, I think my favourite line is a weird one; "You can't stop what's coming"
Chigurh is a real individual. he lives by his own rules and thinks from the point of view of his worldview, he is a person, unique and individual. he sees the people around him as a HERD, following the same rules, goals and even thoughts and desires. That's why he has no regrets for them
Chighur's leg wound is just horrifically well done, and just comes out of nowhere! It's just so visceral!
Fun fact: the breifcase is the exact same briefcase the Coens used to hold the ransom money in Fargo.
That’s interesting trivia, but how is it fun? How is it funny? Where is the joke? Or do you mean fun in the sense that it gives you pleasure? Is this some kind of weird sex thing you have, getting erotically stimulated by trivial facts? It takes all kinds, I guess.
@@MarcosElMalo2 are you from this planet. Are you esl and don't understand a common colloquially? Are you on the spectrum?
@@philmakris8507 He is Chigurh, I'm calling it.
Another excellent, insightful reaction and review! And bonus points for your poem ❤
I love how you analyze movies. You see them like I do and not many people do. Your channel is amazing. Please keep up this work. And thank you.
Bravo. This is the best NCfOM reaction I've seen. 👏🏼
I love how you dissected it all at the end. One of my favorite movies as well. And I, too, love the scenery. Because I, too, am from southwest.
Good psychoanalysis of these characters ! I've probably watched 15 - 20 reactions to this film, and I admire yours the most - great job !!
This is some of the best post-reaction commentary I've ever seen
Another amazing wonderful Whimsory review of one of my favorite movies! Coen brothers movies are very self-referential. There are recalls to Blood Simple, Raising Arizona (hitchhiking scene, Shigur shooting the bird), Fargo (the same satchel), Lebowski, O Brother, etc.
Owen Wilson doing Matthew McConnaughey is a perfect description of Carson Daly in this movie.
Binge-watching Whimsory channel from NM ✌️
This is my first time watching your channel. I've liked and subscribed. You're awesome!
the fact that Moss went back with the water is actually what gave him a headstart on Chigur. Otherwise Moss wouldnt have any reason to think there would be someone looking for him specifically, because he didnt know about the tracker in the money. So then Chigur wouldve driven around with his transponder thingy, including to nearby trailer parks, and Moss wouldve been caught with his pants down rather than on high alert. It didnt matter in the end; he ended up dying anyway, but it did buy him a slightly extended life. A stress inducing and painful extension, but still.
True. And Moss got a lot of other people murdered by trying to get away with stealing the money.
There's 2 things I don't get though:
1. How was he out hunting in the midday Texas sun with no water of his own? That's monumentally stupid.
2. He would've known as a veteran that giving someone with an open stomach wound water to drink would kill them rapidly.
Yet these things don't change the story progression at all, despite the fact that they should.
@Theomite Audiences act like audiences. Brolin's Moss appears to be a "good guy" and viewers fall readily and immediately into rooting for him. It doesn't occur to them to be critical of his choices, as stupid or unethical or immoral as they are.
It's funny because Moss is punished for trying to do the right thing. Anton would later get the tracker, but if Moss never drove his truck back to help the man then his truck never would have been identified and Anton wouldn't have been able to track him properly
"Which it is." is the best line. Which it is.
This film is full of memorable lines. I give my best to Carla Jean..."The coin ain't got no say...It's just you."
I can not wait for you to see the much more lighthearted Cohen brothers masterpiece "Raising Arizona".
Fantastic reaction to a gorgeous film. You’re one of my favorite reactors because of the time and thoughtfulness you put into your outtros. Thank you!
Loved your post movie thoughts on this classic. You had so many great takes on these characters.
I am not easily impressed but damn Whimsory is so sharp and perceptive.
My dear girl once again you have provided a great reaction. BRAVO.
Brilliant reaction to a great movie. You do the smartest reviews I’ve seen on UA-cam - don’t underestimate just what a credit they are to you. The awards are always fun and your poem was epic - but it’s your insightful, intelligent responses and discussions that make watching your channel a joy.
People always talk about wanting Morgan Freeman to narrate their life...I could literally listen to Tommy Lee Jones talk about what ever the hell he wanted to for hours. The ending to this movie, him talking about his dream, makes this whole movie worth watching (and it's a good movie, don't get me wrong...although it did piss me off a bit that Llewelyn died), and I'm not even sure why, the tone, the cadence, the weird southern drawl...all if it, im not sure. But I would listen.
As I recall, he's from that part of Texas, where the story is set... so it's the natural accent for the part of the world that his character inhabits.
Just about perfect casting all around for the movie. Everything felt so natural, in what seems like an American-style fairy tale. (Like a good fairy tale, here's a lesson in it, and it's painted in classically American violence.)
@@natel7151 Yeah weird was the wrong word, it's just not an accent I'm used to hearing
@@natel7151 "Western" is the word you're looking for.
Personally I'd pick David Bateson AKA the voice of Agent 47 that man can read a shampoo bottle and make it amazing
I think I've said this before but I'll say it again - you really put the work in and it shows. I look forward to your reactions because they are genuinely engaging and entertaining in their own right. "It's like he learned how to be a person and is failing...miserably". A truly insightful observation. Keep up the good work - I even liked your poem.🤔😊
LOL... I knew the poem was headed for the hair! The actor, when he saw the style that he will be wearing, said... "I'm not going to get laid for 6 months!"
He's married to Penelope Cruz. He must really have wanted to play the role!
This movie is about 3 generations of people: old (cop), man of today (Moss), man of future (Anton). The first man playing a role of laggard, he always behind, he is literally cannot do anything with his "grandson" (scene in motel with miracle disappearance of Anton when he slipped out from under cops's nose ). The second doing his best, but cannot look ahead. The third one is "ubermensch". He doing his job like a robot without any mistakes (almost), very insightful and coldblooded. No country for old men.
So if you add the Sheriff's father in, are we seeing the same pattern of three repeating?
YESSS!!! Excellent pick! Can’t wait to see how you like it ❤️
EDIT (post-watch): Such a great reaction. I so dig your genuine content and your generous & kind disposition. Also, of course, your second-to-none analysis and commentary. This is one of my favorite movies. Thank you for sharing!
One of my all time favorite movies. Love your breakdown/reaction. Thanks for sharing.
Fun fact, at 31:04, Josh Brolin had to ask for permission with the Coens for that "yeah" sigh. It wasn't in the script and they write a tight script that never needs improvising. What usually is on the script is set in stone. There was no yeah sigh from Brolin originally. He thought his character needed it and they gave him the permission to say it.
Good one, Whimsory! You might also like Hell Or High Water. from 2016. It has a similar feel to it. Good stuff! Thanks for sharing this one.
I got the deep feeling during the end speech, I always missed it, when Tommy Lee Jones says he's older than his father ever was, that I need to respect my father but realize we both are playing with the same deck of cards. Gotta call him and my mom more
The poem at the end was hilarious. 😂
Loved the reaction and analysis as always Whimsory! Keep up the fantastic work!😀
Yeah, nice point. What motivates Sugar? What does he live for? You know it's not $, he can't process love, it's not recognition because he's all about being invisible. You're right, he's an alian. Or as we say, a pure psychopath.
You are one of a kind with your pist movie homework, editing and observations. One of a kind! I hope all you're work is rewarded with a cash flow from UA-cam and love from your viewers. Now excuse me, I'm going to go check out your channel and binge on your reactions. ❤️🙏😎❤️
Always appreciate your insight and thoughtful analysis.
Whimsory, they would've absolutely found Llewellyn if he didn't try to bring water to the survivor, there was a transponder in the satchel of money. Llewellyn only found the transponder only after the motel shooting. He was in bed thinking about how they tracked him to the motel, he started looking for the transponder only after they had to have had some way of tracking the money. What caused Llewellyn to start running, in the first place, was his encounter with almost getting caught trying to get water for the guy. But thanks for the reaction, and all the effort you put into making these videos.
Thanks so much for taking on this classic!
Crazy good reaction Whimsory! Really nice job pulling out what might be the inner workings of each actor's thoughts and actions as well as meting out the mastery of the writers and directors. I hope the Coen Brothers get wind of your treatment of their movie, appreciate it as much as I do, and do a nice thing for you.
best reaction. so much effort went into this video. thank you!
I also just watched this movie again. For the fourth time. It's a masterpiece.
You're so genuine, Whimsory...
Don't ever change !! 😄👍
Good lord. You're so good at this. ❤
Wow! I’m really impressed with your review style and it’s evident that you put in the research and re-watches to fully understand the movie. Honestly refreshing to hear some of your takes because a lot of reviewers on UA-cam will totally miss the mark in their movies. Excellent work!
Good girl Whimsy for reacting to this film which is one of the greatest ever. I like how these great adult films are making you less innocent. Your review and editing is good too.
Great reaction to an amazing movie. Thanks for the hard work you put into these, Whimsory.
Welcome to literary fiction.
Hey. Great reaction. Great in depth consideration afterwards. And … great and fun poem! Nice bonus.
'Wish there were more of these...with the same mood.' Give 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' (with Woody Harrelson) and 'Hell or High Water' (with Jeff Bridges) a viewing.
3 billboards is great, love it. Another with this kind of grim, hopeless feel is Winter's Bone.
Ima be honest I was let down by hell or high water 🤷♂️
Tommy Lee Jones' delivery of the line at 23:19 cracks me up every time, so I was glad ta see you enjoyed it as well. It's the little moments of non sequitur levity that make everything else hang as heavy as it does. Such an amazing film.
This is such a relaxing movie. When my insomnia gets really bad I watch this to unwind.
The award for best terminator goes to Anton Sugur for being the best since the original terminator- hands down. And he did it with a silly monkees haircut. The tool he used is called a cattle slayer. It’s a great door opener, and person slayer.
The device Segur is using is a 'captive bolt'. It's used to humanly kill animals, such as cattle and horses.
Humanly
*Chigurh
*humanely
@@szeddezs 😂🤣Indeed, 'humanely' 👌
@@XLVIIXLVII Instant death is usually considered humane...
Ever watch a nature documentary? If you are a zebra, taken by lions, you are usually still alive when they start to eat you...
I haven't bought an album in DECADES. But once I got lucky with that strategy of yours. I had never heard of the band Starcastle, but I was perusing the record racks at the local Target one day back in '76, when I came across their debut album. It had a cool looking castle in the clouds on the cover, so I took a chance. And I LOVED it! What a pleasant surprise! They were called the american YES. And I LOVED YES after borrowing my older sister's copy of "Fragile". That one kick-started my love of prog rock. YES had some cool looking covers too. And they backed it up with MASSIVE TALENT. Starcastle had a great 2nd album too, with another cool cover. Check 'em out sometime. But the music processors in your brain will be CHALLENGED. When it comes to great prog rock, there is A LOT going on. Elaborate note structures, with many shifts in tempo and tone. I think that's why country music has always been more popular. It's a lot less strain on the brain. 😂
It's so cool to see other people revisit some of these classics, No Country For Old Men is by far one of my favorites!
This is why you're my favorite reactor, Whimsory. Just wonderful. The Coen brothers have LOTS of great movies, including some that you won't find on that list you use. "Raising Arizona" to name one worth watching. But some probably are on that list: O Brother Where Art Thou, The Big Lebowski
" Cool Hand Luke " is a must watch !!
This is one of my favorite movies. I just love it.
I find Javier Bardem's character genuinely terrifying. Also, yay, Whimsory video!
Edit: How did I never know that Kelly MacDonald is in this movie???? She's amazing.
A group of psychologists etc did a survey on who was the most accurate psychopathic character depicted in a movie...Javier Bardem's 'Anton Chigur' won by a mile! 😂🤣Brilliant actor.
@@purpleprinc3 Maybe. Or maybe he just needed an outlet for the justified rage he had for whoever gave him that haircut.
Hello 👋 Miss Whimsory !!! This is A Brutal one indeed !!! Yet You might really enjoy the Epic ( Once Upon a Time in the west ) With Henry Fonda & Charles Bronson !!!! As For an assassin leave no witness 😂😂😂
As always the like button 🔳 has been Illuminated 😊
Written by the genius that is Cormac McCarthy: No Country for Old Men, All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing, Cities of the Plain, The Road-many of these are movies but you could do a lot worse than reading each of these novels. But my personal fav is "Blood Meridian or The Evening Redness in the West" still a genius work of literature.
Blood Meridian and Cities of the Plain are tied as my favorites. McCarthy’s writing is like no other, and no one can write like him.
I picked up a Spanish translation of Cities of the Plain, and was impressed by how well his writing translated into Spanish. Granted, it is a very good and careful translation, but it really thrilled me to see how his writer’s voice carried over into another language.
I hope they never make an adaptation of Blood Meridian. It would ruin it. To even try is to demonstrate an overweening and petty vanity. (coughcough*jamesfranco). To do a movie adaptation of Blood Meridian totally misses the point of it.
@@MarcosElMalo2The latest attempt to turn _Blood Meridian_ into a movie is currently being done by director/producer John Hillcoat and writer John Logan. It is anticipated to be released by New Regency in 2026. I am not excited about this, but I guess I will warily buy a ticket if this latest effort doesn’t fall apart short of release, like all the prior ones have.
@@MarcosElMalo2 The only person who could do it right is probably Robert Eggars. Hillcoat isn't bad, but he's still a bit flat in how he presents things. His edition of THE ROAD wasn't as bleak as the book was in my head.
This is one of those movies that was incredibly well done and that I never need to watch again. And that I wish I could unsee.
Great reaction, thanks. You should definitely check out the Coen Brothers comedy The Big Labowski also O Brother where art though. You’ll enjoy them too I think.
Seeing your great reactions to this movie took a 2nd place to hearing your eloquently nerdy yapping about everything great you noticed. I become entranced in this movie, it is so unlike anything else in its pacing, sense of dread amidst nothing particularly sinister (especially for a movie so well lit and geographically beautiful), and its development of characters and story.
I also love the parallel you make with Lou returning to the Mexican in the car with Anton returning to Carla at the end and how both of them suffer consequences for equal but opposite motivational reasons to do so.
Finally, that poem needs to be printed on the front of the blu-ray for this movie. It's just an objectively good tagline!
You are talking about Woody Hall Harrelson, and you mentioned Matthew McConaughey ... I wonder how you would do with the first season of True Detective. It has them both in it doing some of their best work. Dark, but very good IMO.
Whatever you decide to do next, though, I'm in. 😊
You are right She would love that first season of True Detective
At 7:34 you asked "What is that?" That is a device used by the cattle industry to put down cows for processing. They use it as opposed to a bullet to save money and also as a much faster way to dispatch the animals opposed to prior methods cutting the throats. As awful as it sounds It's faster thus more humane and less suffering. I have heard the guy using it in this movie is an analogy for death or fate. The coin toss kinda illustrates it combined with his complete lack of fear or emotion regardless of the situation.
It's called a "captive-bolt gun." My father is a retired professor of Animal and Dairy Science, and I've seen them used. The handheld ones like you see in the film are used by smaller meat-processing outfits. Bigger industrial-sized meatpacking plants use automated slaughtering lines.
Great reaction from whimsory to a great coen brothers movie uncomfortable to watch for the first time but whimsory handled it awesome big thumbs up
Chigurh is a highly compartmentalized sociopathic personality. He is motivated solely by execution of whatever mission he has undertaken. Precision execution of high level skill is in itself very satisfying and that's what fills the vacuum of his soul. Simply being an apex predator.
Thanks, Whimsory! 😨 The quality that writers/directors Joel Coen and Ethan Coen are able to deliver, consistently, is a true wonder for cinephiles to enjoy.