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About the date: during the coin flip scene with the store clerk, Chigur says that the date on the coin is 1958 and "it took 22 years to get here", which means that the movie is set in 1980.
Especially his words about trying to get back what's took from ya, more is going out the back door. Just wasting time dwelling on our past trauma when it can never be fixed or disappeared we have to just accept it and move on.
@@mikeyben7 amazing directors. I'm so glad she watched True Grit. The Coen brother's elevated what the first movie tried tenfold. I truly admire the films they put out.
You have to think if Llewelyn didn't go back to bring water to the dying guy he wouldn't know he was being hunted down and probably been killed at his own place.
Javier Bardem's performance is incredible, I've seen videos of Psychologists watching his key scenes and being amazed at how well he performed his role as a psychopathic killer.
So glad you reacted to this! The choice by the Coen brothers not to use any music throughout the movie amplifies the suspense to the utmost. The final line delivered by Tommy Lee Jones (the sheriff) just might be the best final line of a movie ever…”And then I woke up.” The movie is based off the book by the same name written by Cormac McCarthy if you enjoy reading.
Jade, Carson (Woody Harrelson) is basically a modern-day bounty hunter, and he did indeed have in-depth personal knowledge of the psychopath Anton Chiggur (and vice versa) as a result. Carson was hired to track down the psycho killer and recover the money, which put him on a collision course with the main characters. One of the underlying themes of this movie is to demonstrate how much chance, random events, and pure luck (good or bad) influence our lives and determine our Fates. The psychopath Anton is himself just a force of nature, which some ordinary folks had the misfortune to encounter at the wrong time and place…
Lessons from this movie if you ever find a bag full of cash: 1) Don't ever go back to where you found it - no hero shit 2) Empty the bag and dump it somewhere 3) Go through each and every bill one by one to make sure there isn't a tracker 🤔
Some little trivia details: The Tommy Lee Jones character is based off of a real person, Sheriff Jim Wilson. He patrolled the area Tommy Lee Jones worked in this film. Woody Harrelson's father was a hitman who whacked a Texas judge in the 80s. It's referenced in this film. The scene with Anton Chigurgh attacking Llewelyn Moss at the hotel by the border wasn't in the book. In the book, Llewelyn Moss finds the tracker earlier and uses it to trick Anton and lure him into a trap. Moss gets the drop on Anton and is about to take him out, when the rest of the criminals tracking the money show up also looking for the tracker. Anton gets away in the ensuing gunfight. They rewrote this scene into what it became, showcasing actual tactics Vietnam vets were using (such as Llewelyn's tactical retreat back into the hotel).
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28:50 - A lot of people seem to miss that it was actually the Mexicans who killed Llewelyn. That's who the sheriff saw quickly leaving the motel right before finding him. Chigurh just showed up to the scene of the crime later that night, still on his mission to get his suitcase of money.
If this film isn't my most favorite film of all time, it's definitely top three. I think it's the Coen brothers masterpiece. It's always so exciting when one of my favorite reactors gets around to it.
@@DrewDragoonwasn't a problem until later they showed us the bag was being tracked. We never know if someone else is watching from a distance or that guy alive in the car gives up his description to the others. But i would of taken a few stacks. Lol
I don’t know why, but I’m glad you didn’t edit out any of the comments about, the bone sticking out his arm. There was something humorous about that. You do great reactions.
I think the implication with Carson and Antons history is that they may have worked together or had just been in the same places in a non-professional situation, as hard as that is to think of Anton doing anything other than killing. It seems impossible that Carson would have gone up against him though.
They worked for the same person, Stephen Root(the man in the skyscraper). To look for the money Root hires Anton and a few other men. Anton kills two of them when investigating the robbery. Carson was hired by Root to kill Anton and get the money because Root felt Anton was a nutjob who would mess things up. After Anton kills Carson he then goes and kills Root for sending Wells to kill him.
Such a great reaction, Jade! The is an incredible, gripping movie. It’s speaks to the horror of random violence and outcomes being beyond one’s control. A true cinematic masterpiece - script, cinematography, editing, acting… 🖤
An older version that used a blank pistol cartridge was rather bluntly named "Greener's Humane Horse Killer". Forgotten Weapons did a video on one a while back.
great reaction .. always love it. Just a suggestion, Daniel Day-Lewis, from Lincoln, was also in an award winner, There Will Be Blood.. thanks again for all the outstanding work
Great reaction. Your comments in the recap were very insightful. life is probably darker than many of us imagine. You are stunningly beautiful. Your complexion and soft features leave me enchanted, every time, I see you.
Only illegal in certain jurisdictions. To obtain a fully automatic weapon ... legally ... in those places where they are allowed is a nightmare of paperwork ... background checks and fees.
Javier Bardem's performance as Chigurh was named the most realistic film depiction of a psychopath by an independent group of psychologists in the Journal of Forensic Sciences.
I always say that "No Country For Old Men" is about morality. Moss is moral, but very flawed. Because of that, Moss dies. Chigurh is amoral and believes in random violence. In the end, Chigurh is a victim of random violence with a bone sticking out of his arm. The bone sticking out of his arm indicates that he will die soon because he can't seek proper help in the hospital. I remember the book states that he was never found, which leads us to conclude that the cartel disposed of Chigurh's body. The last man standing is Bell, who doesn't realize that he came out on top because he is the most moral person of the the film. There is no indication of any moral flaws in Bell's character. Bell always tries to do the right thing and worries about defeating evil. Bell worries about God never finding him, but his God is his moral integrity, which he never abandons. Moral people worry about the evil in the world often without realizing when they are doing well. His dream in the end indicates that he is following the path of another moral man, his father, who is saving a spot for him (John 14).
I like your analysis, but I don't remember the end of the book the way you do. I'll have to find a copy of the book and look at it again. I don't remember the car crash in the book, and I remember Mr. Moss taking up with a teenage runaway while he is away from Carla Jean. I'll have to look at the book again.
That's an interesting interpretation, and I can totally see it. My personal perspective after having seen it so much is that it is ultimately about dissecting and destroying the ideologies held by the three men, with Sheriff Bell's being the most important. These ideologies, while not necessarily uniquely American, are very important myths within the American cultural framework. At the beginning of the story, we learn that Bell is a man who believes the world is turning to shit. He sees poverty and crime every day in his line of work, and every terrible case he gets compounds on this feeling he has. We even get that scene where he and the other sheriff talk about kids walking around with green hair and facial piercings. They are old men watching the world change in ways they did not expect, and they blame those changes for the reason they see the world becoming worse. But we are told essentially three times that they are wrong. The first is when Bell's brother outright tells him he's wrong and gives him that story about when they were younger; "What you got ain't nothing new." The second time is when Chigurh gets into the car crash. This scene actually mirrors when Moss crosses into Mexico. The three men first ask Moss if he's been in a car crash, and after being dicks about him paying for the coat, one of the men tries to exploit his request for the beer to try and get more money from him. When Chigurh crashes, the younger boys initially decline the money, because helping Chigurh was more important. Then we get Bell's dream, where he tells the story of his father holding the dark at bay with his torch. His father passed, and it was now his turn to hold the torch. Bell believes the world is worse now, not because it is, but because he has to face the dark directly now that he holds the torch. Chigurh is, in my view, a representation of pure unchecked, unregulated capitalism. He sees himself as outside of the scope of human affairs, something that just is, and is willing to do anything to get his hands on that money. He doesn't really believe that his actions are his own, like when he says that the coin decides what happens. And that specific parallel, that not only is he constantly searching for money the whole film, but that a literal piece of currency dictates his actions, is a perfect representation of that in my opinion. But he is hit by the car because his own rule led him to that spot. "If the rule you followed brought you to this, what use was the rule?" Chigurh followed through on his promise to hurt Carla Jean, and he himself lost because of it, the same way that the internal rules of that unchecked capitalism lead to it's own demise, as you have the workers who want to make money, and the business owners who want to keep it, leading to constant struggle. Then we get to Llewellyn Moss, who holds onto the myth of American meritocracy. He believes that because of his determination and grit, he can beat Chigurh. He just knows in his heart that his hard work will pay off. But it doesn't, because there are always forces outside of our own control. There are always factors that we are incapable of accounting for, and that's exactly what the Mexicans were to him. Just as the woman at the pool tells him, people never see what's coming, because ultimately they can't.
@@xaviersandoval1765 I don't believe you can have capitalism without checks. Capitalism without checks is not capitalism. Capitalism without checks is just fascism.
@@erwinquiachon8054 Capitalism by itself isn’t inherently fascist. All capitalism does is allow the most freedom to those who abide by it. Unfortunately mankind being what is, inherently evil, with good morals needing to be enforced and evil acts coming natural to mankind itself, takes advantage of that freedom and utilizes it for personal gain. Now having said that, having a great deal of money doesn’t automatically make one evil. In fact the darkness within man, ie man’s covetousness(jealousy), that makes people who want what they don’t have assume they are in the right for wanting it. Sure, a lot of people have done bad things to gain money and capitalism makes it that much easier for them. However, not all who have money have done horrible things to get it and capitalism makes it easier for them as well. The point of the matter is people love pointing their fingers at capitalism like it’s the big evil boogeyman when in reality it’s mankind’s own nature of inborn immorality that is the problem. All capitalism does is what it’s supposed to. Which is to allow its followers to simply do what they please within the confines of the established law. You want to talk about a fiscal/governmental system that IS innately vile in its very existence then look no further than Marxism. Marxism is responsible for the deaths of well over 100 million people in just the last 100 years.
You seem far too sweet a young woman to be watching this movie. It's like a Western horror film, with no relief. Sad to think the reality of today is much worse.
Hey Joob. I’ve been waiting for to to react to this one. As a native Texan, I was impressed by the characterization. And the accents!! Especially Carla Jean. The actress is from Scotland!!!
That's interesting that you said Javier Bardem played an excellent psychopath, because a group of psychologists surveyed different portrayals of psychopathic killers in cinema history and they concluded that Javier Bardem's portrayal of Anton Chigurh was the most accurate psychopath that they saw.
10:27 Character Anton Chigurh is considered best portrayal of psychopath in movies. "Javier Bardem's performance as Chigurh was named the most realistic film depiction of a psychopath by an independent group of psychologists in the Journal of Forensic Sciences."
I never read the book, but supposedly, the reason he let's the chubby landlord lady live is because he admires how she doesn't budge to his questions, not the person in the bathroom.
Most of Cormac McCarthy's (author of the novel from which this movie was adapted) stories are like this. Beautifully crafted, but VERY bleak. Another great movie based on one of his books is "The Road" with Viggo Mortensen. Yet another one that is fantastic is "The Sunset Limited." That one might be rather hard to react to, as there are only two actors (Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson) and it takes place in a single room. It was written as a stage play, and is a dialogue on faith vs. Schopenhauer-esque nihilism.
I interpreted it as life and death is random. Like the coin toss, he could have opened the door and been killed by Antwan but by pure chance he wasn't there and lived.
Javier(Anton) doesn’t actually like violence….he was jumped when he was young and beaten brutally to the point of disfigurement…he’s a cool cat. if you like Tommy Lee Jones..(main sheriff) then I think you’d enjoy “The Fugitive.” Also if you liked this Coen Brothers film then you’d enjoy one of my favorite film of all times “O’brother where art thou’ have a great weekend 🤗
This is one of a rare breed of movie that is of superb quality-- and I never want to see it more than once. Other movies on this list are Bad Lieutenant and Kids.
Texas, 1980: At first, Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin), who lives with his wife in a dilapidated trailer, thinks he has hit the jackpot. But then the windfall turns out to be a serious threat to life and limb. A fantastic thriller from the Coen brothers that is in a league of its own. Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh is outstanding as a psychopathic contract killer with a “chic” hairstyle and an ice-cold stare. His Oscar is well deserved. A total of 4 Oscars were awarded for this milestone in the thriller genre. PS: The scenes full of blood are of course fake blood. And the open wounds owe their nasty appearance to excellent make-up artists etc. If you keep that in mind, you should be able to watch such scenes. 😉
You should see the first film by the Coen Brothers. It is called, "Blood Simple". Yeah, it's crazy also. Fargo is another one! They make fantastic films. Loved you reaction. As we say in Texas; y'all be safe.
Carson was a Vietnam vet who likely went into criminal security jobs--likely as a hitman or a gunhand, but also possibly a fixer--because his combat experience and training would have done him more good there than civilian life. He likely met and/or worked with Chigurh on previous jobs and so that's how they knew each other. He was likely hired for this experience because the American buyers were probably unhappy that Chigurh was killing everybody in his path, including their own employees.
Great reaction! Unlike other Coen brothers films this one is very close to its source material, a novel by Cormac McCarthy, and excellent novelist who writes moving stories of the old, and new west. His trilogy, which begins with All the Pretty Horses, was also made into a movie, starring Matt Damon. Another modern western, with great writing, great casting, and a contemporary, realistic topic, is Hell or High Water. You should check that out, when you get the time.
The Coen Brothers' *darkest* hour. They've done 'pure' Western work (their version of "True Grit"), but this one has much more of that end-of-the-road elegy feeling (like Clint Eastwood's "Unforgiven" or Sam Peckinpah's "Wild Bunch"). Anyhow, seeing it in the theater was beautiful (especially that hushed ending), and I was completely unprepared--- for that Javier Bardem guy...
27:10 ... -Accountant: Are you going to shoot me? -Chigurg: That depends. Do you see me? -Accountant: Oh, my lord, I got blind. Oh, dear heavens, I've just got blind in this very moment. What it will become for me, poor old me, now that I've just got blind?.. Did I already mention I've just got blind?
Glad you enjoyed it. It's one of my favorite Coen Bros. movies. Another suggestion, "Sicario" is a suspense crime flick centering around the drug cartels in the he same geographic region (south west). ETA:, Some other Coen Bros. classics are "Fargo", "The Big Lebowski" and the dark comedy "Burn After Reading".
I like your hat. I don't think I've seen that style in Texas. Stetson rim but the height of the hat is taller than I've seen. Do you know which style it's called? Great reaction as usual! Sicario is another good Josh Brolin film as said before. Similar to this film as well.
Good thing Anton happened to show up At the trailer the same time moss phone bill was there. Talk about lucky. Dint know how he would have found him if the phone bill hadn’t arrived
would you maybe consider reacting to either of these comedies; kill me three time (2014)… you might know this one, it’s australian and good fun or the guard (2011) this one is irish and hilarious, starring brendan gleeson
My belief it is trying to show sometimes evil(Anton) wins and good is defeated(Sheriff Bell) Think there are 2 important scenes. 1. Carla Jean who represents purity refuses to call it. It messes with Anton’s code but he kills her anyway. Just the short delay caused him to be in the intersection right when the person runs red light. He still escapes . 2 Sheriff Bell and cousin Ennis discuss what the evil of the time has made Bell feel like a failure, and how God has abandoned him. At the end all he has is bad dreams because the case and the evil messed with his psyche and faith Did you notice no music?? Basically the only score is the wind in many scenes At least IMO. Nice reaction
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Javier Bardem was terrific as hell here. Awesome acting and deserved Oscar.
He utterly killed it (pun intended)
About the date:
during the coin flip scene with the store clerk, Chigur says that the date on the coin is 1958 and "it took 22 years to get here", which means that the movie is set in 1980.
No shit sherlock
Idk why i never put it together to add 22 to 1958 to figure out the date haha
“You can’t stop what’s coming. It ain’t all waiting on you. That’s vanity.”
Those are such powerful words ❤
Especially his words about trying to get back what's took from ya, more is going out the back door. Just wasting time dwelling on our past trauma when it can never be fixed or disappeared we have to just accept it and move on.
@@BigPat6521 amazing dialogue. Amazing cast. Like, Jesus. Could it have been better?
The answer is no.
@@mikeyben7 amazing directors. I'm so glad she watched True Grit. The Coen brother's elevated what the first movie tried tenfold. I truly admire the films they put out.
You have to think if Llewelyn didn't go back to bring water to the dying guy he wouldn't know he was being hunted down and probably been killed at his own place.
Kelly MacDonald's portrayal of Carla Jean is so good that you would never know she is Scottish.
Javier Bardem's performance is incredible, I've seen videos of Psychologists watching his key scenes and being amazed at how well he performed his role as a psychopathic killer.
So glad you reacted to this! The choice by the Coen brothers not to use any music throughout the movie amplifies the suspense to the utmost. The final line delivered by Tommy Lee Jones (the sheriff) just might be the best final line of a movie ever…”And then I woke up.”
The movie is based off the book by the same name written by Cormac McCarthy if you enjoy reading.
Jade, Carson (Woody Harrelson) is basically a modern-day bounty hunter, and he did indeed have in-depth personal knowledge of the psychopath Anton Chiggur (and vice versa) as a result. Carson was hired to track down the psycho killer and recover the money, which put him on a collision course with the main characters.
One of the underlying themes of this movie is to demonstrate how much chance, random events, and pure luck (good or bad) influence our lives and determine our Fates. The psychopath Anton is himself just a force of nature, which some ordinary folks had the misfortune to encounter at the wrong time and place…
Lessons from this movie if you ever find a bag full of cash:
1) Don't ever go back to where you found it - no hero shit
2) Empty the bag and dump it somewhere
3) Go through each and every bill one by one to make sure there isn't a tracker
🤔
A lot of wisdom expressed in simple words. Delicious writing.
Some little trivia details:
The Tommy Lee Jones character is based off of a real person, Sheriff Jim Wilson. He patrolled the area Tommy Lee Jones worked in this film.
Woody Harrelson's father was a hitman who whacked a Texas judge in the 80s. It's referenced in this film.
The scene with Anton Chigurgh attacking Llewelyn Moss at the hotel by the border wasn't in the book. In the book, Llewelyn Moss finds the tracker earlier and uses it to trick Anton and lure him into a trap. Moss gets the drop on Anton and is about to take him out, when the rest of the criminals tracking the money show up also looking for the tracker. Anton gets away in the ensuing gunfight. They rewrote this scene into what it became, showcasing actual tactics Vietnam vets were using (such as Llewelyn's tactical retreat back into the hotel).
11:40 The milk he drank was still sweating so it was cold it wasn't going to be bad so not crazy.
More modern Westerns to watch: Sicario, Hell or High Water, Wind River and Sicario: Day of the Soldado.
The contraption with the air tank is a captive bolt gun, used to slaughter livestock.
$2 million in 1980 = $7.6+ million today
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28:50 - A lot of people seem to miss that it was actually the Mexicans who killed Llewelyn. That's who the sheriff saw quickly leaving the motel right before finding him.
Chigurh just showed up to the scene of the crime later that night, still on his mission to get his suitcase of money.
You can take comfort in knowing you won't run into many more characters as frightening as Anton Chigurh. They're out there; but they're not numerous.
If this film isn't my most favorite film of all time, it's definitely top three. I think it's the Coen brothers masterpiece. It's always so exciting when one of my favorite reactors gets around to it.
Me too. I have seen over 2k films in my life. This is #2 for me. Absolutely perfect film
One of the great modern westerns
If I ever find a bag of money, I'm bolting out of there without touching a dime.
All he had to do was check it for a tracker, dispose of it before leaving and Anton would have never been able to find him
@@DrewDragoonwasn't a problem until later they showed us the bag was being tracked. We never know if someone else is watching from a distance or that guy alive in the car gives up his description to the others.
But i would of taken a few stacks. Lol
Love your outfit Jade...thank you for sharing your time.
The absence of music has the most intense impact on this movie. Really great reaction!
I didn’t even fully process it until I finished that yes there wasn’t a score!! Even creepier!
I don’t know why, but I’m glad you didn’t edit out any of the comments about, the bone sticking out his arm. There was something humorous about that. You do great reactions.
Very thoughtful of Anton to pull the shower curtain before shooting the guy in the stall. Makes things easier for housekeeping.
Sicario 2015 is another film with Josh Brolin that you would like.
I think the implication with Carson and Antons history is that they may have worked together or had just been in the same places in a non-professional situation, as hard as that is to think of Anton doing anything other than killing. It seems impossible that Carson would have gone up against him though.
In a fight, sure, but if he knows how dangerous Chigurh is, he likely would've shot him in the back.
They worked for the same person, Stephen Root(the man in the skyscraper). To look for the money Root hires Anton and a few other men. Anton kills two of them when investigating the robbery. Carson was hired by Root to kill Anton and get the money because Root felt Anton was a nutjob who would mess things up. After Anton kills Carson he then goes and kills Root for sending Wells to kill him.
Miss Joob ,If you want to go back to traditional Westerns you might like "Once Upon a Time in the West" Its rating is 8.5 out of 10
All around one of the best movies I've ever seen. I've seen it many times now and I still find it intense and enthralling on each rewatch.
My #2 of over 2k films seen in my life. I have seen it 5-6 times and pick up more every time
You did a great job paying attention. Most reactors struggle with this movie
Such a great reaction, Jade! The is an incredible, gripping movie. It’s speaks to the horror of random violence and outcomes being beyond one’s control. A true cinematic masterpiece - script, cinematography, editing, acting… 🖤
That gas thing is called a captive bolt gun it is for killing cattle
An older version that used a blank pistol cartridge was rather bluntly named "Greener's Humane Horse Killer". Forgotten Weapons did a video on one a while back.
@@sofa_king_kool didnt know he made a vid about it.
I watched you play legend of Zelda ocarina of time on UA-cam and really found it comfy and fun. You are awesome, love this movie reaction
Me would suggest "My name is nobody" from 1973...even if you don´t watch it for youtube...its just such a great movie
great reaction .. always love it. Just a suggestion, Daniel Day-Lewis, from Lincoln, was also in an award winner, There Will Be Blood.. thanks again for all the outstanding work
A great acting performance but just too depressing IMO...
What the hell kind of 4x4 hearses do they have in Australia?
Dodge Ram chargers (and Plymouth Trail Dusters) were always outnumbered by Broncos and Blazers. She's likely never seen one....
😂😂😂😂😂
@@MovieJoob i bet this girl drives a ute ...prolly a sticker trhat says ' Her's , not His '
Love the hat!
Great reaction. Your comments in the recap were very insightful. life is probably darker than many of us imagine.
You are stunningly beautiful. Your complexion and soft features leave me enchanted, every time, I see you.
This movie taught me to check for a transponder before taking it if I ever find a bag full of cash.
Llewelyn hid the other gun not from his wife but from the police because it was a fully automatic which is illegal in the States.
Only illegal in certain jurisdictions. To obtain a fully automatic weapon ... legally ... in those places where they are allowed is a nightmare of paperwork ... background checks and fees.
Not really "illegal".. more "heavily regulated" pre '86. But yes, not something you'd want "un papered" around the law. 😂
Javier Bardem's performance as Chigurh was named the most realistic film depiction of a psychopath by an independent group of psychologists in the Journal of Forensic Sciences.
your reaction was understandable and WONDERFUL! 👍☺
I always say that "No Country For Old Men" is about morality. Moss is moral, but very flawed. Because of that, Moss dies. Chigurh is amoral and believes in random violence. In the end, Chigurh is a victim of random violence with a bone sticking out of his arm. The bone sticking out of his arm indicates that he will die soon because he can't seek proper help in the hospital. I remember the book states that he was never found, which leads us to conclude that the cartel disposed of Chigurh's body. The last man standing is Bell, who doesn't realize that he came out on top because he is the most moral person of the the film. There is no indication of any moral flaws in Bell's character. Bell always tries to do the right thing and worries about defeating evil. Bell worries about God never finding him, but his God is his moral integrity, which he never abandons. Moral people worry about the evil in the world often without realizing when they are doing well. His dream in the end indicates that he is following the path of another moral man, his father, who is saving a spot for him (John 14).
I like your analysis, but I don't remember the end of the book the way you do. I'll have to find a copy of the book and look at it again. I don't remember the car crash in the book, and I remember Mr. Moss taking up with a teenage runaway while he is away from Carla Jean. I'll have to look at the book again.
@@jeffsherk7056 I remember that Anton uses the coin toss on Carl Jean in the book and she chooses wrong.
That's an interesting interpretation, and I can totally see it. My personal perspective after having seen it so much is that it is ultimately about dissecting and destroying the ideologies held by the three men, with Sheriff Bell's being the most important. These ideologies, while not necessarily uniquely American, are very important myths within the American cultural framework. At the beginning of the story, we learn that Bell is a man who believes the world is turning to shit. He sees poverty and crime every day in his line of work, and every terrible case he gets compounds on this feeling he has. We even get that scene where he and the other sheriff talk about kids walking around with green hair and facial piercings. They are old men watching the world change in ways they did not expect, and they blame those changes for the reason they see the world becoming worse. But we are told essentially three times that they are wrong. The first is when Bell's brother outright tells him he's wrong and gives him that story about when they were younger; "What you got ain't nothing new." The second time is when Chigurh gets into the car crash. This scene actually mirrors when Moss crosses into Mexico. The three men first ask Moss if he's been in a car crash, and after being dicks about him paying for the coat, one of the men tries to exploit his request for the beer to try and get more money from him. When Chigurh crashes, the younger boys initially decline the money, because helping Chigurh was more important. Then we get Bell's dream, where he tells the story of his father holding the dark at bay with his torch. His father passed, and it was now his turn to hold the torch. Bell believes the world is worse now, not because it is, but because he has to face the dark directly now that he holds the torch.
Chigurh is, in my view, a representation of pure unchecked, unregulated capitalism. He sees himself as outside of the scope of human affairs, something that just is, and is willing to do anything to get his hands on that money. He doesn't really believe that his actions are his own, like when he says that the coin decides what happens. And that specific parallel, that not only is he constantly searching for money the whole film, but that a literal piece of currency dictates his actions, is a perfect representation of that in my opinion. But he is hit by the car because his own rule led him to that spot. "If the rule you followed brought you to this, what use was the rule?" Chigurh followed through on his promise to hurt Carla Jean, and he himself lost because of it, the same way that the internal rules of that unchecked capitalism lead to it's own demise, as you have the workers who want to make money, and the business owners who want to keep it, leading to constant struggle.
Then we get to Llewellyn Moss, who holds onto the myth of American meritocracy. He believes that because of his determination and grit, he can beat Chigurh. He just knows in his heart that his hard work will pay off. But it doesn't, because there are always forces outside of our own control. There are always factors that we are incapable of accounting for, and that's exactly what the Mexicans were to him. Just as the woman at the pool tells him, people never see what's coming, because ultimately they can't.
@@xaviersandoval1765 I don't believe you can have capitalism without checks. Capitalism without checks is not capitalism. Capitalism without checks is just fascism.
@@erwinquiachon8054 Capitalism by itself isn’t inherently fascist. All capitalism does is allow the most freedom to those who abide by it. Unfortunately mankind being what is, inherently evil, with good morals needing to be enforced and evil acts coming natural to mankind itself, takes advantage of that freedom and utilizes it for personal gain. Now having said that, having a great deal of money doesn’t automatically make one evil. In fact the darkness within man, ie man’s covetousness(jealousy), that makes people who want what they don’t have assume they are in the right for wanting it. Sure, a lot of people have done bad things to gain money and capitalism makes it that much easier for them. However, not all who have money have done horrible things to get it and capitalism makes it easier for them as well.
The point of the matter is people love pointing their fingers at capitalism like it’s the big evil boogeyman when in reality it’s mankind’s own nature of inborn immorality that is the problem. All capitalism does is what it’s supposed to. Which is to allow its followers to simply do what they please within the confines of the established law. You want to talk about a fiscal/governmental system that IS innately vile in its very existence then look no further than Marxism. Marxism is responsible for the deaths of well over 100 million people in just the last 100 years.
Hi Jade hope you are having an great and awesome day ❤
Fantastic, Eerie, Enthralling and Upsetting…spot on!
You seem far too sweet a young woman to be watching this movie. It's like a Western horror film, with no relief. Sad to think the reality of today is much worse.
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Hey Joob. I’ve been waiting for to to react to this one. As a native Texan, I was impressed by the characterization. And the accents!! Especially Carla Jean. The actress is from Scotland!!!
That moment when you’re laughing at Chigur’s hair and then realize that YOU had that same haircut back in the early 80s.
That's interesting that you said Javier Bardem played an excellent psychopath, because a group of psychologists surveyed different portrayals of psychopathic killers in cinema history and they concluded that Javier Bardem's portrayal of Anton Chigurh was the most accurate psychopath that they saw.
My Favorite Modern film of all time right up there with "There will be blood"
10:27 Character Anton Chigurh is considered best portrayal of psychopath in movies.
"Javier Bardem's performance as Chigurh was named the most realistic film depiction of a psychopath by an independent group of psychologists in the Journal of Forensic Sciences."
That scene with the gas station clerk. I don't think he was shocked he married into it. It sounded like he was choking on a peanut.
I never read the book, but supposedly, the reason he let's the chubby landlord lady live is because he admires how she doesn't budge to his questions, not the person in the bathroom.
I think the toilet flushing saved her
Most of Cormac McCarthy's (author of the novel from which this movie was adapted) stories are like this. Beautifully crafted, but VERY bleak. Another great movie based on one of his books is "The Road" with Viggo Mortensen. Yet another one that is fantastic is "The Sunset Limited." That one might be rather hard to react to, as there are only two actors (Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson) and it takes place in a single room. It was written as a stage play, and is a dialogue on faith vs. Schopenhauer-esque nihilism.
The greatest Western movie set in modern times ever made.
FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
When the sheriff went into the room what we see is from his minds point of view, he is showing his fear of what is in the room not what actually is.
I interpreted it as life and death is random. Like the coin toss, he could have opened the door and been killed by Antwan but by pure chance he wasn't there and lived.
Javier(Anton) doesn’t actually like violence….he was jumped when he was young and beaten brutally to the point of disfigurement…he’s a cool cat. if you like Tommy Lee Jones..(main sheriff) then I think you’d enjoy “The Fugitive.” Also if you liked this Coen Brothers film then you’d enjoy one of my favorite film of all times “O’brother where art thou’
have a great weekend 🤗
This is one of a rare breed of movie that is of superb quality-- and I never want to see it more than once. Other movies on this list are Bad Lieutenant and Kids.
I never noticed before, All of the packets on the top have a $100 bill showing. The packet with the tracker is all ones. 🤔
Hahahaha MovieJoob reacting to No Coutnry for Old Men was not on my Bingocard, but here we are! :D
Texas, 1980: At first, Llewelyn Moss (Josh Brolin), who lives with his wife in a dilapidated trailer, thinks he has hit the jackpot.
But then the windfall turns out to be a serious threat to life and limb.
A fantastic thriller from the Coen brothers that is in a league of its own.
Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh is outstanding as a psychopathic contract killer with a “chic” hairstyle and an ice-cold stare.
His Oscar is well deserved.
A total of 4 Oscars were awarded for this milestone in the thriller genre.
PS: The scenes full of blood are of course fake blood. And the open wounds owe their nasty appearance to excellent make-up artists etc.
If you keep that in mind, you should be able to watch such scenes. 😉
You did a good editing job on this, that's important when you can only give people a limited amount of the movie👍
You should see the first film by the Coen Brothers. It is called, "Blood Simple". Yeah, it's crazy also. Fargo is another one! They make fantastic films.
Loved you reaction.
As we say in Texas; y'all be safe.
Excelente film, saludos desde Houston Texas,i leave these suggestions, Dallas buyers club,Fences,and im positive you will love Little Miss Sunshine
Thanks Jade, love it
The dog swimming after Llewelyn is both comical and terrifying.
Nice reaction . . . a movie full of really great performances.
Another movie in this vein worth watching is “Hell or High Water” from 2016
Great cast
Great story
Great location and social commentary
Great ending
Carson was a Vietnam vet who likely went into criminal security jobs--likely as a hitman or a gunhand, but also possibly a fixer--because his combat experience and training would have done him more good there than civilian life. He likely met and/or worked with Chigurh on previous jobs and so that's how they knew each other. He was likely hired for this experience because the American buyers were probably unhappy that Chigurh was killing everybody in his path, including their own employees.
Cape Fear, the original, is one that popped into my head.
This movie was made by the Coen Bros. They make great movies. Others are ,Fargo, The Big Lewbowski, and many more
Great reaction!
Unlike other Coen brothers films this one is very close to its source material, a novel by Cormac McCarthy, and excellent novelist who writes moving stories of the old, and new west. His trilogy, which begins with All the Pretty Horses, was also made into a movie, starring Matt Damon.
Another modern western, with great writing, great casting, and a contemporary, realistic topic, is Hell or High Water. You should check that out, when you get the time.
The Coen Brothers' *darkest* hour.
They've done 'pure' Western work (their version of "True Grit"), but this one has much more of that end-of-the-road elegy feeling (like Clint Eastwood's "Unforgiven" or Sam Peckinpah's "Wild Bunch").
Anyhow, seeing it in the theater was beautiful (especially that hushed ending), and I was completely unprepared--- for that Javier Bardem guy...
27:10 ...
-Accountant: Are you going to shoot me?
-Chigurg: That depends. Do you see me?
-Accountant: Oh, my lord, I got blind. Oh, dear heavens, I've just got blind in this very moment. What it will become for me, poor old me, now that I've just got blind?.. Did I already mention I've just got blind?
When I was younger I couldn’t finish this movie after my main guy died 😂 it was a strange one but I can appreciate it now
Not a bad movie for Halloween season and Western. Javier is terrifying.
Glad you enjoyed it. It's one of my favorite Coen Bros. movies.
Another suggestion, "Sicario" is a suspense crime flick centering around the drug cartels in the he same geographic region (south west).
ETA:, Some other Coen Bros. classics are "Fargo", "The Big Lebowski" and the dark comedy "Burn After Reading".
For a completely different and IMO more enjoyable Coen bros film try O Brother Where Art Thou...
I like your hat. I don't think I've seen that style in Texas. Stetson rim but the height of the hat is taller than I've seen. Do you know which style it's called?
Great reaction as usual! Sicario is another good Josh Brolin film as said before. Similar to this film as well.
THATS THE VOICE OF JACK MARSTON THE KID THAT GAVE HIM THE SHIRT!
With all these western film, Im absolutely convince you would love The TV serie "Hell on Wheels".
This is the only movie I have seen that has no music and needs no music
Holy hell indeed ☺️ Fantastic movie and reaction 🎉
Carson was a private detective.
Excellent analysis !
Good thing Anton happened to show up
At the trailer the same time moss phone bill was there. Talk about lucky. Dint know how he would have found him if the phone bill hadn’t arrived
Excellent reaction to a top tier film.
October recommendations:
Bone Tomahawk
I Saw the Devil
The Orphanage
would you maybe consider reacting to either of these comedies;
kill me three time (2014)… you might know this one, it’s australian and good fun
or
the guard (2011) this one is irish and hilarious, starring brendan gleeson
It's a story about the implications of the choices we make.
At 18:26 . . all one dollar bills !? Those are supposed to be all $100 bills.
Each bundle in that case is supposed to be $10,000 . 🤔🤨💰💰💰💸💸💸
Another good Tommy Lee Jones movie:
THE MISSING
w/Cate Blanchett and diected by Ron Howard.
It’s western-ish (1885 New Mexico).
23:27
😂🤣🤣🤣
27:18
Oscar never let me down.
No music
My belief it is trying to show sometimes evil(Anton) wins and good is defeated(Sheriff Bell)
Think there are 2 important scenes.
1. Carla Jean who represents purity refuses to call it. It messes with Anton’s code but he kills her anyway. Just the short delay caused him to be in the intersection right when the person runs red light. He still escapes .
2 Sheriff Bell and cousin Ennis discuss what the evil of the time has made Bell feel like a failure, and how God has abandoned him. At the end all he has is bad dreams because the case and the evil messed with his psyche and faith
Did you notice no music??
Basically the only score is the wind in many scenes
At least IMO.
Nice reaction
we are not shown Llewelyn's death to show us that he is not the main character.
the main character is Tommy Lee Jones, the cop.
Scariest movie villian of the last 50 years: Hannibal Lecter or Anton Chigurh?
I'd say it's a coin flip.
Yes, pun intended.
Coen Bros.
Takes place in 1980