NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (2007) Breakdown | Ending Explained, Analysis, Making Of & Hidden Details

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    NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (2007) Breakdown | Ending Explained, Analysis & Hidden Details.We return to the Coen Brother's No Country For Old Men to break down all the Easter Eggs, Hidden Details and Things you Missed throughout the Movie. Released in the year 2007 this movie is an all-time classic and really opened up the genre and did things we had never seen before in a film. We talk about the making of, the cast, trivia and things you missed.
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    Welcome to the Heavy Spoiler show, i'm your host Paul and this video we're breaking down No Country For Old Men.
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    This Coen Brother classic completely shook me to the core and I can't wait to go back through it and talk about the movie. Set during 1980 it's a game of life and death with a man who finds himself in too deep. Just something about it sticks with you forever and there's a lot of things going on deep below the surface. Throughout this video I want to dive into the film and discuss why I think it's a stone cold classic. I think once we're through you'll agree with me too as there's so many things going on in the movie.
    Now upon starting it up I was instantly reminded about one of the cool things that the film does. That is that there's next to no music in the film.
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    Well...well except that bit...other than that though the soundtracks stripped away which gives the movie an atmosphere and intensity to it. It of course also helps ground it in reality as none of us walk through life with the man of steel soundtrack blasting in our ears. Well unless you're Patrick Bateman.
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  • @heavyspoilers
    @heavyspoilers  4 місяці тому +44

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    NOTE FROM PAUL - Apologies for the delay on this. Unfortunately the first version we released for members was blocked and taken down by Paramount. Due to the amount of footage used in the video they felt that it was too much and we had to re-edit the video from the ground up. This was mainly converting clips to images hence why the video is more slide-showy than our other videos. Hopefully you guys still enjoy it and though it delayed the release I do appreciate that Paramount were at least willing to work with us so we didn't lose any of the main commentary on the film. Going forward we're trying to work out whether to have me appear on camera on these longer videos so it's more us than their footage. The other option is to do what we did here with images. Let us know what one you'd prefer. Thanks, Paul

    • @JEMurl
      @JEMurl 4 місяці тому +1

      What hath the Ryan Aery’s Mum wrought?

    • @ReynaldoStFort
      @ReynaldoStFort 4 місяці тому +1

      Will you be reviewing Mr & Ms Smith?

    • @jeremybowers3181
      @jeremybowers3181 4 місяці тому +2

      It was still an amazing breakdown.

    • @mckid2683
      @mckid2683 4 місяці тому

      The video was still great with what you guys did with the stills you used I think. Just my 2 cents but it's what you asked for. Keep up the great work pls n thx! Much appreciated

    • @infacide64
      @infacide64 4 місяці тому

      Isint k2 spice

  • @JordanCesaroni93
    @JordanCesaroni93 4 місяці тому +714

    Javier Bardem deserved the Oscar for best supporting actor for one of the most creepiest villains in cinema history

    • @bobleeswagger474
      @bobleeswagger474 4 місяці тому +17

      1000%

    • @ziggyhogan7560
      @ziggyhogan7560 4 місяці тому +13

      I thought he did get it. Thats a crime he didn't. Who did it better have been Daniel day Lewis or something.

    • @JordanCesaroni93
      @JordanCesaroni93 4 місяці тому

      @@ziggyhogan7560he did get it

    • @JordanCesaroni93
      @JordanCesaroni93 4 місяці тому

      @@ziggyhogan7560he did get it

    • @drinkmorecocacola
      @drinkmorecocacola 4 місяці тому +12

      BY FAR one of the better modern classics

  • @BlackCell29.99
    @BlackCell29.99 4 місяці тому +353

    Josh Brolin’s Llewelyn is hilarious……..when Carla Jean asks “Where’d you get the pistol?”, he goes “At the ‘gettin place’”………..just priceless.

    • @jamessmyth3952
      @jamessmyth3952 4 місяці тому +10

      Big talk.

    • @beaver68rock93
      @beaver68rock93 4 місяці тому +19

      So much of that dialogue is directly pulled from the book

    • @TheHAMMER91
      @TheHAMMER91 4 місяці тому +11

      @@beaver68rock93as it should be

    • @sub-jec-tiv
      @sub-jec-tiv 4 місяці тому +26

      Both Llewelyn and the sherriff. That dry Texas humor. "It’s a mess aint it sherriff?" "If it aint it’ll do till the mess gets here."

    • @BlackCell29.99
      @BlackCell29.99 4 місяці тому +3

      @@sub-jec-tiv yeah yeah yeah!! I forgot about that line between Tommy Lee and his deputy!! I actually rewound that part once or twice………..to me that was yet another example of that good old southern/Texas wit.

  • @kcmsterpce
    @kcmsterpce 4 місяці тому +229

    I love how Chigurh let's the "fate" of a coin toss determine his actions. Yet, the one time he breaks that fateful toss, it costs him dearly. Beautiful.

    • @haerverk
      @haerverk 4 місяці тому +42

      Also; every good deed Moss does leads him further into trouble. Only when he acts ruthless does he gain any ground.

    • @postsniper-7532
      @postsniper-7532 4 місяці тому +10

      @@haerverkbecause he’s not supposed to be good someone good wouldn’t be in a position to be chased by Anton that’s the simplicity he operates on judgment has been passed he is simply a tool

    • @vd3364
      @vd3364 4 місяці тому +15

      You mean when he doesn't decide to kill Carla Jean? Because he does.

    • @themoviedealers
      @themoviedealers 4 місяці тому +22

      ​@@vd3364No, he kills her even though she refuses to call the coin toss.

    • @johnchristopher3032
      @johnchristopher3032 4 місяці тому +21

      ​@themoviedealers And there is a lesson in that scene. Carla Jean makes a decision: She refuses to play at all. This is her sin. She refuses to move, so the world moves her.
      Remember the conversation between the sheriff and the old man, near the end of the film. The old man tells the sheriff ' the world's not waiting on you. That's vanity'. That's Carla Jean.

  • @ericbucio2599
    @ericbucio2599 4 місяці тому +208

    I never hear people mention this but when Bell is about to enter the motel room near the end, he pulls out his revolver. He had mentioned earlier in the movie that he’s never pulled out his gun in his entire time as sheriff. I believe this had more to do with his decision to retire as well.

    • @vd3364
      @vd3364 4 місяці тому +16

      Pushing his chips forward...

    • @ddhb223sfyn
      @ddhb223sfyn 4 місяці тому +14

      He didn’t say he never pulled his gun, he said that the old time sheriffs never did

    • @ChillCat665
      @ChillCat665 4 місяці тому +5

      It was a 45 I think because he pulled a slide on it before going through the door. I could be wrong though

    • @Birdy606
      @Birdy606 3 місяці тому +5

      He definitely never said he never pulled his gun

    • @dominiquegibson5990
      @dominiquegibson5990 3 місяці тому

      Agreed. Saw the symbolism

  • @kebuhrogers
    @kebuhrogers 4 місяці тому +36

    Love that Moss closes the door on the crashed truck so that Chigurh will think he is still inside and approach.

  • @WhitexFeatherx
    @WhitexFeatherx 4 місяці тому +99

    When she says "you don't have to do this"
    And he replies "they always say the same thing"
    She says "what's that?"
    And he replies "you don't have to do this"
    I chose to interpret his answer as he doesn't understand why people try and beg for their lives or reason with him, like the concept is so foreign to him he can't comprehend it.
    Whereas some might just see it as him mocking her

    • @npc5z
      @npc5z 4 місяці тому +13

      I interpreted this as Chigurh mocking his victims' lack of understanding that in fact, he DOES have to do this. He's a dealer of fate.

    • @ChillCat665
      @ChillCat665 4 місяці тому +7

      I wonder if he killed her at that point. He did check his boots afterward while he walked off the porch

    • @daydreamers8254
      @daydreamers8254 3 місяці тому +1

      she actually says "what do people always say?"
      carla jean is not the brightest bulb
      he's not a dealer of fate
      he's a hitman, he's BEEN paid or will be paid.
      hitmen have codes; as we see with ole boy C.
      that's why he's not interested in the case
      he also knows there's no millions of USD in it.
      after the first stack or two it becomes $1s.

    • @protonjones54
      @protonjones54 3 місяці тому +1

      Good point

    • @anthonybeckie8081
      @anthonybeckie8081 3 місяці тому

      i thought he said that to make sure they (including the woman who was checking him in at the hotel as they had a similar conversation) would understand him. that way nothing is misinterpreted and it provides a more sinister and inevitable tone

  • @TrippinBusa
    @TrippinBusa 4 місяці тому +48

    I love that theres no music and just moments of silence

  • @glennbotes8937
    @glennbotes8937 4 місяці тому +78

    Kelly Macdonald has also been such a great actress for almost thirty years now. She's come a long way since Trainspotting in 96. The entire cast here, like all Coen brothers movies is perfect from supporting to leads.

    • @juniorsanchez7441
      @juniorsanchez7441 4 місяці тому +5

      She was amazing in Boardwalk Empire

    • @devakikaren
      @devakikaren 3 місяці тому +2

      A lot of those characters are local, I'm betting. Just like "Winter's Bone" used local from the Ozark where it was filmed in Southern MO fairly near to the AR state line.

  • @BartT75
    @BartT75 4 місяці тому +117

    21:53 Red painted quarters were common up to and including the 80's. They were used by merchants to 'get the ball rolling' on jukeboxes or as a low coin warning in change machines, vendors used them when testing out products so they could easily identify and get their money back, (video games, laundry, billiard tables, etc) among other uses. It wasn't blood.

    • @inkera2036
      @inkera2036 4 місяці тому +5

      Thank you! I was headed for this comment section for just that. It's amazing the little trivia things you collect over the years, right?

    • @RichardGutierrezRG
      @RichardGutierrezRG 4 місяці тому +1

      You are exactly right! I wonder if the Brothers or Javier used the painted coin because it's as rare as some of the other coins he was carrying? The character may have even had a story about that coin like shop keeper scene, but it definitely wasn't blood.

    • @Ryotsu2112
      @Ryotsu2112 4 місяці тому +7

      Things like this are why I sometimes hate these far out theories people come up with. I used to watch a channel called Collative Learning (I think) where the guy sees deeper meaning in every film, and comes up with these far out reasons to justify his theories based on incorrect assumptions (like the red quarter you mentioned). I can’t remember exactly which instance caused me to stop watching, but he basically made a flawed leap of logic based on a factually wrong conclusion he jumped to.

    • @vd3364
      @vd3364 4 місяці тому

      @@RichardGutierrezRG This novel/movie was set in 1980. It wasn't "illegal" or rare to have a red quarter, but some merchants might question where you got it.

    • @GruntWays6900
      @GruntWays6900 4 місяці тому +1

      Beat me to it, was going to comment the same thing.

  • @danw331
    @danw331 3 місяці тому +9

    Between Chigurh and Hans Lander from Inglorious Basterds, that's the pinnacle of villains right there.

  • @alindberg8001
    @alindberg8001 4 місяці тому +89

    I love that a man with that haircut belittles another mans choices in life. 😂

    • @MoeFokah
      @MoeFokah 4 місяці тому +4

      He's the one holding a scary gun though, so I'd overrule that.

    • @michaelharrington75
      @michaelharrington75 3 місяці тому +2

      He's completely self dependent. He cuts his own hair.

    • @mikepastor.k6233
      @mikepastor.k6233 3 місяці тому

      Brought the bowl cut back for a spell

    • @Hennannice
      @Hennannice 3 місяці тому

      hahahahaha

    • @DBCooper3
      @DBCooper3 3 місяці тому

      That haircut was seen as cool in the 80s. Psychopaths blend in

  • @neofromthewarnerbrothersic145
    @neofromthewarnerbrothersic145 4 місяці тому +17

    Carla Jean basically fucked Chigur up worse than anything in his whole life up to that point. You can see it on his face before the car wreck even happens. He tells himself he's a tool of fate to justify what he does, but Carla Jean makes him realize he really is "crazy" like everyone says. He just enjoys killing and always wants the coin to fall that way. But he's probably had doubts before, and Carla Jean refusing to call the coin is his breaking point. He still kills her because he "promised" Lleweyn, and because she saw him, but she wounds him worse than anyone else. I think it just reinforces the theme of "no country for old men," because even someone like Chigur can't keep that up forever. Someone will get them, or they'll get themselves sooner rather than later.
    Also I never really thought about the bird, yeah it's just another coin flip. If he "wanted" it dead he would have stopped the car, but to him the drive-by shot made it fate. He probably does some kind of mental coin flip every time he encounters another living thing, because he thinks he's the hand of death.
    Seriously the best villain of all time... both Cormac McCarthy's, and Javier Bardem's.

    • @vicvega3614
      @vicvega3614 4 місяці тому +2

      The judge from blood Meridian has entered

    • @neofromthewarnerbrothersic145
      @neofromthewarnerbrothersic145 4 місяці тому

      @vicvega3614 Ooooh shit you're right. Really tough call between them but I'd have to give it to The Judge. Fucking love that character and book.

  • @organicprozac2490
    @organicprozac2490 4 місяці тому +22

    In the gas station scene I love the loops of wire behind the clerk, set up to look like hang-man nooses.. really sets up the idea that his life/death may finally have caught up with him.

    • @vd3364
      @vd3364 4 місяці тому +13

      Not wire but fan belts. Pretty common in roadside stations in the middle of high desert nowhere in the 80's. Lends even more authenticity to the film though.

    • @MoeFokah
      @MoeFokah 4 місяці тому +1

      Yep. At least death's close. Really close.

  • @Nuggett1337
    @Nuggett1337 4 місяці тому +59

    "Listen closely " 😂❤

  • @LovosSpidey
    @LovosSpidey 4 місяці тому +35

    My wife and I literally rewatched this LAST NIGHT, and I was so drawn to the film when I first saw it in 2007. And today I was thinking to myself "damn, it would be amazing if Heavy Spoilers broke this movie down," and here we are 😍

    • @heavyspoilers
      @heavyspoilers  4 місяці тому +8

      It’s your world we’re just living in it

    • @sub-jec-tiv
      @sub-jec-tiv 4 місяці тому +3

      Yes- i just randomly watched it this morning. One of my favorites of all time. 4th time i’ve seen it.. it seems to give more each time.

  • @jeffcarlin5866
    @jeffcarlin5866 4 місяці тому +34

    Law enforcement personnel do not PREVENT crime; they merely REACT to it. This is shown in the film at every turn. Bell simply follows the bodies and bears witness to the destruction; he knows that he can't prevent it or stop it. He is powerless.

    • @mrbrex95
      @mrbrex95 4 місяці тому +4

      Law enforcement under capitalism exist to protect private property and the status quo.

    • @jeffcarlin5866
      @jeffcarlin5866 4 місяці тому

      @@mrbrex95 I would argue that those in law enforcement exist in order to protect Our Inalienable Rights -- the Right to Live, the Right to be at Liberty, and the Right to Own Property.
      Private property SHOULD be protected by law enforcement. Likewise, anyone with a vested interest in the property should protect it -- such as the consumers and the investors. Property needs to be protected for the same reason that life and liberty need to be protected: There are a lot of people out there that want to steal, kill, destroy, or enslave.

    • @jeffcarlin5866
      @jeffcarlin5866 4 місяці тому +5

      @@mrbrex95 Capitalism SHOULD be protected. Law enforcement SHOULD exist in order to protect private property.

    • @mrbrex95
      @mrbrex95 4 місяці тому

      @@jeffcarlin5866 You say capitalism should be protected while Elon Musk is one of the richest man in the world and your government spends trillions of dollars in pointless wars in the middle east killing mostly kids, while thousands of people are homeless in the USA (mostly are Veterans with no aid). You're brainwashed.

    • @get8bit
      @get8bit 4 місяці тому

      @@mrbrex95 It's cute you think what we have today is "capitalism". I'm pretty certain if we weren't all tax slaves, the government wouldn't bother to "protect" us at all. Think of a farmer using dogs to guard his sheep. The police are the dogs, we're the sheep, taxes are the wool.

  • @boba6890
    @boba6890 4 місяці тому +62

    A masterpiece with amazing performances by Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Woody Harrelson, and Kelly Macdonald. Carla Jean returns from her mother's funeral to find Chigurh waiting in her bedroom; refusing his offer of a coin toss for her life, stating that Chigurh cannot pass blame to luck: the choice is his. She's right, and not just about that, about everything. She's the only one who fearlessly stares down Chigurh and won't legitimize him. Chigurh: "Call it." Carla: "I knowed you was crazy when I saw you sitting there. I knowed exactly what was in store for me." Chigurh: "Call it." Carla: "No. I ain’t gonna call it." Chigurh: "Call it." Carla: " The coin don’t have no say. It’s just you." Devastating. Brilliant. Carla is a small unarmed woman who seems simple yet she's more clear eyed, and braver, than all of the men.

    • @jonnycollison
      @jonnycollison 4 місяці тому +5

      Re Carla, yeah I saw that. She was the only one to see him and challenge him, but essentially it resulted in Chigurgh ending the story as unstoppable and showing his true psychopathy. If he had have let her go, the story would feel a bit "hollywood" but instead it left a truly bitter taste at the end, Chigurgh was death walking and that shouldn't change. It's such a superb film in that the protaganist gets no send off, the "narrator" - or the audience perspective, he gives up and the antagonist walks away scott free.

    • @JackTorrance333
      @JackTorrance333 4 місяці тому +3

      It’s a movie bro. Real life is very different.

    • @BluesBoyJonny
      @BluesBoyJonny 4 місяці тому +1

      What’s also impressive is that Carla Jean is not a Southern woman, but I think British (the actress). Blew my mind when I heard her talk in an interview.

    • @sterlling1
      @sterlling1 4 місяці тому

      ​@@BluesBoyJonnyI think she is a Scottish actress I think she might have even done the girl's voice in Brave but I have definitely seen her in several Scottish movies

    • @denverrandy7143
      @denverrandy7143 4 місяці тому +1

      ​@@BluesBoyJonny yea,Kelli MacDonald is Scottish.👍Great actress.

  • @tylermoulton7294
    @tylermoulton7294 4 місяці тому +15

    Your catch on the coffin lowering sound and Karla’s death scene it’s blew my mind. I thought so

  • @josecasarez6318
    @josecasarez6318 4 місяці тому +11

    That scene with the music also had meaning as the mariachi were saying specifically what he was doing in the film

    • @1981messiking
      @1981messiking 4 місяці тому +1

      They weren't mariachi, it was a grupo norteño.

  • @sithcarebear1
    @sithcarebear1 4 місяці тому +4

    This film’s quiet depth is a master stroke on the part of the Cohen brothers. I thoroughly enjoyed the storytelling and craftsmanship of it. The story is depressing but provocative and that weight is carried almost entirely by Bardem’s performance. Thank you for another phenomenal breakdown, Paul!

  • @VaderPopsVicodin10
    @VaderPopsVicodin10 4 місяці тому +4

    Bardem was so good in this, that his performance is a big big reason why I will never pass this up whenever I see it playing somewhere. His Anton Chigurh has always reminded me of Arnold's original Terminator performance in 1984.

  • @BlusMusic2
    @BlusMusic2 4 місяці тому +4

    I felt for Carla Jean. It would have been crazy if we saw Chigurh walking towards Sherif Bell’s home

  • @TheMightykaz
    @TheMightykaz 15 днів тому +2

    Might be off on this one but at the ending you notice Chigurh is staring at the kids which represents “youth” and right after that he is hit from the side. I kept thinking of the title of the movie “No country for old men”. This represented Chigurh downfall and his fate and his symbolism for him now being an old man. The way he walks away reminds me of an old man. The world finally caught up to him. Like the uncle said “you can’t stop what’s coming, it ain’t all waiting on you”.

  • @krsone1585
    @krsone1585 3 місяці тому +2

    A unbelievable masterpiece!!!

  • @ifabforfun
    @ifabforfun 4 місяці тому +19

    I didn't watch this movie until last year and it is my favorite movie in a long time, I actually watched it 3 times since and that's rare for me these days, great breakdown on what is certainly a future classic!

  • @mckid2683
    @mckid2683 4 місяці тому +16

    Hell yeah! Been waiting for this 1! Great friggin breakdowns on thos channel so much so that it has taken over as THE NO.1 BREAKDOWN channel!!! For me personally I mean. I used to watch "New Rockstars" for the past 2-3 years and enjoyed their breakdowns and it is still a good watch but "Heavy Spoilers" has taken over the no.1 spot for me. Keep em coming!

  • @KevinoftheCosmos
    @KevinoftheCosmos 2 місяці тому +1

    The ending monologue gave me chills and nearly had me well up in tears, hitting me on a subconscious level. I needed to unpack what he'd said again later to fully grasp the oblique implications of the dream. And how it applied to my life as well.

  • @chrisshea5389
    @chrisshea5389 4 місяці тому +2

    Been waiting for u to do a breakdown on this movie!!! Thank u so much for ur content. Have loved it since day 1! Keep it up 👍🏼

  • @encognitusmaximus7598
    @encognitusmaximus7598 4 місяці тому +3

    This movie is phenomenal and appreciate the breakdown. I think every movie you breakdown makes me want to watch them again. Much appreciated!

  • @stvbrsn
    @stvbrsn 4 місяці тому +4

    I always assumed Carla Jean was killed. But yeah, him checking his boots kind of cements that.

  • @FullmetalGanon
    @FullmetalGanon 4 місяці тому +2

    this was amazing thank you for the video

  • @Gedagnors
    @Gedagnors 4 місяці тому +6

    Gorgeous video!! Huge work, thank you so much!!!

  • @christinetran551
    @christinetran551 4 місяці тому +3

    One of your best videos that I've seen. I've watched this film so many times but you've given me lots more to think about somehow.

  • @MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS
    @MikeSmedleyOLDSCHOOLSTRIPERS 4 місяці тому +3

    Lots of different theories on Bell in the hotel room at the end. I see it as him doing what he did in the war. He saved himself. He doesn’t want to know what’s behind the door. No Cop ever fails to look behind a door. Even his buddy was giving him permission to back off and survive.

    • @sethgaston8347
      @sethgaston8347 4 місяці тому

      I agree. The way he stared at it for so long, he *HAD* to know. Plus there’s no way Chigurh is escaping that many officers. The only catch; is Bell would die. And so he did as always does.

  • @user-pl3hw2nw7t
    @user-pl3hw2nw7t Місяць тому +1

    Two actors, Javier Bardem and Christoph Waltz, made such an impact in their breakout role that they redefined what a villain can be. I was sold the first time I saw this film.

  • @hidingtk2860
    @hidingtk2860 4 місяці тому +4

    Oddly enough, this was my favorite of your breakdowns of older movies. I have only seen this particular movie one.

  • @dong6839
    @dong6839 4 місяці тому +4

    Great timing, this movie was just released on UA-cam premium! I haven't thought about it for years, now I get to rewatch it AND see a breakdown video in the same week.. awesome.

  • @gregoryrogalsky6937
    @gregoryrogalsky6937 14 днів тому

    Brilliant video. You make some really interesting insights.

  • @drinkmorecocacola
    @drinkmorecocacola 4 місяці тому +19

    Hey dude! GREAT VIDEO "but....." the red quarter was actually a "house" quarters that old places with jukeboxes would give to employees to use to see how many "patrons" vs "staff" would use the machine.
    GREAT CONTENT as ALWAYS

    • @drinkmorecocacola
      @drinkmorecocacola 4 місяці тому +1

      also at 40:00 does the chicken truck change colors?

    • @heavyspoilers
      @heavyspoilers  4 місяці тому +7

      Ah my bad.
      Had no idea. Thanks for the correction.

    • @DoctorQuackenbush
      @DoctorQuackenbush 4 місяці тому +2

      I thought that as well. I remember those from an arcade that I frequented a million years ago.

  • @johnforhan7087
    @johnforhan7087 4 місяці тому +4

    Love this, and this movie came on for me on Paramount+ as a suggestion for me last night. I’m really glad I watched it and then this! Thanks man

  • @zandermint6831
    @zandermint6831 4 місяці тому +4

    I don’t have new theories, sorry, but calling out Wendigoon & Anti-Logic!! Thank you! You 3 are some of my favorites and I’m grateful to hear you respect each other

  • @keithsummers_
    @keithsummers_ 4 місяці тому

    Great recap! Thanks!

  • @mortyc137a2
    @mortyc137a2 2 місяці тому +1

    Javier Bardem was absolutely brilliant in this film. He gave me chills with his portrayal of Antoine Chigur. He was such an intimidating character without actually trying.

  • @isaacmiller6530
    @isaacmiller6530 4 місяці тому +8

    Clicked like without even seeing the video. It's a breakdown of a movie I didn't think I'd see. Really delighted paul is doing a breakdown of these classic films

    • @heavyspoilers
      @heavyspoilers  4 місяці тому +1

      Thank you

    • @h-dawg969
      @h-dawg969 4 місяці тому

      What’s all this Paul talk?
      This be Man Like Definition!
      Definition, the rest are irrelevant!

    • @isaacmiller6530
      @isaacmiller6530 4 місяці тому +2

      @@heavyspoilers you've already covered most of my favorites. I hope movies like Gone Girl or Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind make it onto the channel someday

  • @finnweihing4023
    @finnweihing4023 4 місяці тому +5

    You should definitely do Fargo!!!

    • @FarelDalrymple
      @FarelDalrymple 4 місяці тому +2

      Yes! And the tv show too, please.

  • @JeffMitchell-lv4zx
    @JeffMitchell-lv4zx 3 місяці тому +2

    I've always thought the Anton Chigur character is very much like The Tall Man character from Phantasm. Both characters kinda embody the unstoppable nature of death, both characters utilize an unusual chrome weapon, both characters have a mysterious background & both have a weird bowl shaped haircut

  • @chadfanton9994
    @chadfanton9994 4 місяці тому +2

    Been waiting for this since you mentioned it in another video! Your channel has me feeling like I’m working out but I’m not getting the Definition that I should!

  • @petemiller1220
    @petemiller1220 4 місяці тому +3

    Logos Made Flesh was a fantastic channel. Excited to see the shout out here! RIP Matt, you still are truly missed…..

  • @WarTheory
    @WarTheory 3 місяці тому +3

    Just finished reading the book it was amazing... there was so much left out in the movie....

    • @nedcassley5169
      @nedcassley5169 2 місяці тому

      I've read the novel several times and very recently read only the Sheriff Bell segments, straight through, which I'm glad I did.

  • @ihateyoutubecomments8100
    @ihateyoutubecomments8100 4 місяці тому +2

    Sorry if I sound like a simp, but I would have given that money up for Carla Jean in a second. Her voice and her demeanor is just heavenly.

  • @lovewalruss
    @lovewalruss 3 місяці тому

    Great review thanks

  • @damianstarks3338
    @damianstarks3338 4 місяці тому +3

    This movie is a classic indeed happy to see you reviewing this Javier Bardem played one of the greatest villains in movie history.

  • @RakaMar
    @RakaMar 4 місяці тому +4

    One of my all time favorite films.. Truth be told I was frightened by Javier Bardem’s haircut in the film haha! Great review as always!

  • @kencrowe1965
    @kencrowe1965 4 місяці тому

    FANTASTIC video....KEEP THEM COMING!!!

  • @Floppy_Bacon
    @Floppy_Bacon 3 місяці тому +1

    Im glad you mentioned the absence of a soundtrack, and how realistic not having one is true to real life.
    I LOVE THIS FILM❤
    Great acting all around 👏

  • @caev2698
    @caev2698 4 місяці тому +3

    To me, the movie takes place in North West Texas, Texas Panhandle, and southwest texas. Comanche County is in Texas and Oklahoma. So, Oklahoma could be included.

  • @donculotta1551
    @donculotta1551 4 місяці тому +4

    This movie is nothing without Javier Bardem. His performance was outstanding

    • @danzemacabre8899
      @danzemacabre8899 2 місяці тому

      I wouldn't go that far, it's a fantastic script and there are several very talented actors that could make it happen. His performance is brilliant but the actors are only as good as what material they have to work with

  • @davidandersen4218
    @davidandersen4218 2 місяці тому

    Fantastic review!

  • @quarterpie2769
    @quarterpie2769 3 місяці тому +1

    The scene where he stitches himself up def gives off terminator vibes.

  • @poppinlochnesshopster3249
    @poppinlochnesshopster3249 4 місяці тому +3

    16:20 Moss also collects his brass after his shot, I imagine he does that because he is poaching, further going against the rules.

    • @chrisnunley114
      @chrisnunley114 3 місяці тому

      I wondered that, or if it was muscle memory from when he was in the service, maybe as a sniper?

    • @richmarkham1
      @richmarkham1 Місяць тому +1

      I figured he collects his brass because he reloads his own shells

    • @prestochange-oh9243
      @prestochange-oh9243 Місяць тому

      Maybe he re loads.

  • @JayMac
    @JayMac 4 місяці тому +3

    Saw this for free on yt last night and had to watch it lol

  • @baronleach1357
    @baronleach1357 4 місяці тому

    Thanks, definitely re watching thus tonight.

  • @napalminthemorning8309
    @napalminthemorning8309 2 місяці тому +1

    This will always be one of my favorite films.

  • @chanhenglizhonghuass3251
    @chanhenglizhonghuass3251 4 місяці тому +4

    wow nice. I love this movie

  • @josephfriedrich9792
    @josephfriedrich9792 4 місяці тому +3

    22:01
    The red quarters are known as shill or house coins
    27:20 there is also a train noise in the background

  • @joshuavarner8554
    @joshuavarner8554 4 місяці тому

    I love your commentary on this film, you have given me new perspective on how to watch seemingly senseless movies. GOD BLESS

  • @ABuffaloDub
    @ABuffaloDub 4 місяці тому

    Dude. I love these breakdowns. Thanks, brotha!

    • @heavyspoilers
      @heavyspoilers  4 місяці тому

      Much appreciated. Glad you’re enjoying them.

  • @DJFelixChester
    @DJFelixChester 4 місяці тому +5

    Chigurh isn’t chaos. He is order. The only characters who act with perfect moral consistency throughout the story are Chigurh and the sheriff, though the sheriff feels turmoil about this. Some characters who live survive based on luck, but every character who dies does something to violate their own professed moral code, at least in the book.

  • @vasileiospgr
    @vasileiospgr 4 місяці тому +4

    You mic audio signal has some interference? high frequency noise in it.

  • @ilikespoons1
    @ilikespoons1 4 місяці тому +1

    Thank you host Paul. Also thank you this movie is amazing and any new take on it receives 1 thumb.

  • @ianbrewster8934
    @ianbrewster8934 4 місяці тому +1

    Brilliant breakdown 👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿👍🏿

  • @CHESSZILLA
    @CHESSZILLA 4 місяці тому +3

    The dead man under the tree is wearing the same shirt lewelyn would eventually wear for some reason

    • @donsteinberger1785
      @donsteinberger1785 3 місяці тому

      Foreshadowing ?

    • @CHESSZILLA
      @CHESSZILLA 3 місяці тому

      @@donsteinberger1785 a comment on the commercialisation of western America and the decline of the south west…

  • @erictaylor5462
    @erictaylor5462 4 місяці тому +8

    Or perhaps the cat survived because cats tend to hide when strangers come around.
    Likely the cat ran to a hiding spot when its owner was shot, and Anton didn't bother looking for it. Cats are well known for not snitching.

  • @matoux317
    @matoux317 3 місяці тому +1

    When Josh and Javier work together, it's gold every time. Dune dynasty baby!

  • @theoneandonlyoni
    @theoneandonlyoni 4 місяці тому +2

    Good on ya for this! I don’t see many in depth breakdowns for No Country, probably due to it already being a 17(geez)year old movie.
    But I saw this and “There will be Blood” in the same year, and they quickly became 2 of my favorite films.
    I’d love to see you do a There Will Be Blood Breakdown video at some point..

  • @NoamKaiser
    @NoamKaiser 4 місяці тому +3

    Could not agree more, excellent call reviewing this one. So many movies try to scare you today with jump scares or ridiculous gore, and here there is just a relentless disturbing feeling of horror because of Bardem's phenomenal performance. Like you said, this one stays with you.
    I also think you're right about Bell coming back to the hotel and choosing the wrong (which is actually the right) door. It works with the narrative of the movie.

  • @jaredstonebraker7466
    @jaredstonebraker7466 4 місяці тому +3

    Love your point on life. The world has always been cruel. It seems to be pre ordained to believe we lived through our innocent days in an equally innocent world. Beauty is truly in the eyes of the beholder.

  • @MDigitalProductions
    @MDigitalProductions 4 місяці тому +2

    Just watched the movie for the first time and came back to watch this video, I really enjoyed this breakdown.

  • @floridianman
    @floridianman 2 місяці тому

    Wow man amazing analysis

  • @6neildls
    @6neildls 4 місяці тому +6

    No country for this unpinnable comment

    • @heavyspoilers
      @heavyspoilers  4 місяці тому +4

      Not even gonna reply to that mate

    • @6neildls
      @6neildls 4 місяці тому

      Ill take it 😂​@@heavyspoilers

  • @ShearGeniussharpening
    @ShearGeniussharpening 4 місяці тому +6

    Do a video of scottpilgrim vs the world. So many many references 😊

    • @heavyspoilers
      @heavyspoilers  4 місяці тому +6

      Yeah got it on the list. It’s a banger.

  • @RsVReclusive
    @RsVReclusive 4 місяці тому

    I look forward to these breakdowns every week

  • @bigalanthewasp
    @bigalanthewasp 4 місяці тому

    Great breakdown 👌

  • @alexpalapa7603
    @alexpalapa7603 4 місяці тому +4

    I never got the feeling that Sugar wanted to kill the bird. I always felt that he was simply toying with it. He's a hired gun, so If he really wanted to kill the bird, he would stop his car and aim to insure his kill. By aiming at the bird while his car is in motion, he's basically giving the bird a chance at life. Just like the coin flip. He likes toying with his victims.

  • @ragna6410
    @ragna6410 4 місяці тому +6

    I only disliked the off screen kill...

  • @Skiller131
    @Skiller131 4 місяці тому +2

    Personal favorite Coen Brothers movie with Fargo a close second. Usually they're known for their dark comedy undertones but this movie had NONE of that. I never realized upon my first watch that it didn't have any background OST. If anything, it solidifies the somberness. Truly an amazing movie. Everyone was fantastic but Javier definitely elevated the performance. This and Skyfall are just awe-inspiring

  • @connerlake9536
    @connerlake9536 4 місяці тому +1

    Great time to post this video! Its free on UA-cam right now. I just rewatched it. Amazing movie

  • @drewishaf
    @drewishaf 4 місяці тому +4

    The strangest thing to me about the film is that it supposedly takes place in 1980 but every single gun featured in the movie was made well after 1980, some of which were 10 years after...

    • @neurohack9038
      @neurohack9038 4 місяці тому +5

      I don’t think you’re good at identifying weapons if you think that…

    • @mndayman
      @mndayman 4 місяці тому +1

      The MP5 was designed between 1964/66 and adopted by the German Federal Police in 1964 it was plenty old enough to be in this movie.

  • @mikegeary2112
    @mikegeary2112 2 місяці тому

    Great crazy dials. Good value

  • @franklinkz2451
    @franklinkz2451 4 місяці тому +1

    This is one of those movies i knew of but never saw it until a year ago and was blown away! One of my top 10 fav movies

  • @kingharlaus43
    @kingharlaus43 4 місяці тому

    This channel is brilliant!

  • @crackshack3743
    @crackshack3743 2 місяці тому

    Thanks!

  • @LikeTheBuffalo
    @LikeTheBuffalo 4 місяці тому

    I just rewatched this earlier this week, how serendipitous

  • @BluesBoyJonny
    @BluesBoyJonny 4 місяці тому +2

    Haven’t been genuinely Rick Rolled in years. Ty mate

  • @LD-qj2te
    @LD-qj2te 4 місяці тому +2

    super fun analysis . this movie is a masterpiece . some of my go to movies to watch is no country - good shepherd ….. I have watched no country probably 10 times

  • @RichardPetrocelli-cd3yu
    @RichardPetrocelli-cd3yu 4 місяці тому

    Great video

  • @rickybobby5950
    @rickybobby5950 3 місяці тому

    I’ve watched this movie multiple times and seem to catch something new every time, even before I watched a few of these breakdown videos. Such a good movie and cerebral adaptation of the book.

  • @AJ61209
    @AJ61209 4 місяці тому +2

    I've got to say. The tracker was in $1 bills because they had to cut into them. Not because it might get thrown out.
    Love your videos. Thanks for this one. By far my favorite movie of the 2000's.

    • @xandror
      @xandror 4 місяці тому

      It wouldn't be Heavy Spoilers if he wasn't dead wrong about something fairly obvious :)

  • @sgringo
    @sgringo 3 місяці тому

    Great analysis! I don't have the knowledge or background to know how to do this, so it's fascinating to see all of the subtleties that are lost on me.