jorge lopez And is he shooting slugs? Because he seems to have long range?
@VBGamer
6 жыл бұрын
Those shots at the hotel and subsequent chase were from a Tec-9 (anachronistically, which wasn't invented yet in 1980) - his other weapon. He shot the bird off the bridge railing with it earlier.
@jorgelopez-vy4ux
6 жыл бұрын
Yup, I forgot about that scene. I was thinking of the weapon used in when he killed the Mexicans in the motel room and when he killed Carson in his hotel room.
@Timboslice475
6 жыл бұрын
Ronnie Bishop No, he definitely used buckshot. In the motel scene, you can clearly see the buckshot hitting the wall when he tries to guess where the bathroom cartel member was hiding and then when the cartel memeber shows himself, you can see the buckshot hit him in the gut. And like the other commenter already said, he uses a Tec-9 in the hotel shootout. Still unbelievably good shooting with a gun as shitty as a Tec-9 is for accuracy.
@Nasmr1
6 жыл бұрын
The point still stands
@Rob_132
5 жыл бұрын
Nothing is scarier than random violence. We can’t prevent it, or see it coming, we can’t stop it or reason with it. It is the brutality and randomness and coldness with which Chigur acts that’s makes him such an effective villain.
@dfiz1313
3 жыл бұрын
He doesn't kill randomly. He can't. He kills only those morally culpable in the trafficking of the blood money.
@Ghghghghgh-
Жыл бұрын
@@dfiz1313 I would be inclined to agree, if it wasn’t for the fact that he killed that Old men for his car earlier in the film, and betting on the Cashier’s life prior afterwards. Both of whom who had nothing to do with the suitcase or it’s belongings.
@ananartik
4 жыл бұрын
What if the money bag represents the Pandora’s box and its curse is Anton himself?
@bladeblade1188
4 жыл бұрын
If so, why would he chase the box?
@ananartik
4 жыл бұрын
blade blade To shut it off once again. In fact, he did not care about the money at all. Remember the scene where Woody had offered him some cash before he was killed by him. If the money was the ultimate purpose, he would let Woody guide him to the atm and/or money bag, take everything and kill him in the end. But he chose to kill him right on the spot, because the money was not the real point but the settling score was.
@ayderla789
3 жыл бұрын
@@ananartik not how the story of pandora's box goes but if it represents pandora's box to you then i guess it represents pandora's box....to you
@_nick_d
3 жыл бұрын
They got the idea from pulp fiction
@CosminPerisan
3 жыл бұрын
Bro, what's in the fucking box?!
@bigyungus9015
5 жыл бұрын
You know this is a GREAT movie when the comment section is fighting about the morality of the villian!
@Rob_132
5 жыл бұрын
Totally incredible movie! My gf laughs because I watch it so often-even to make me feel better on days I’m feeling down. Lol!
@MadScientist021
4 жыл бұрын
@@Rob_132 Same thing here, I watch this film far too often.
@mr.anderson6040
3 жыл бұрын
no I think about the fact that the stupid b**** is talking 8 minutes long trying to describe a video when he could do that and not waste time
@tgwnn
2 жыл бұрын
I am firmly on the side of "not very moral."
@art2736
3 жыл бұрын
The coin flip w/ the old man at the gas station is one of the best scenes ever! "Don't put it in your pocket! Or else it would be, just another quarter."
@vjekop932
3 жыл бұрын
"Which it is."
@alxb2474
2 жыл бұрын
Took the the very ending words outta my mouth “ wchich it is just another quarter “.
@thesloth5662
6 жыл бұрын
One could argue that if Moss had made an immoral choice and gone back to the woman's room with her that he would not have been in his room when his killers came for him. The film shows conventional morality as an outdated decision-making process. Chigurh addresses this directly through his line, "If the rule you followed led you to this (death), of what use was the rule?" He's a manifestation of fate, but also chance...and chance is indifferent to morality. It's simply of making the right choice of heads or tails on a coin that has already fallen.
@cliftt
6 жыл бұрын
The Sloth, I thought she was in cahoots with the cartel. She could've dispatched him or simply kept an eye on him until backup arrived.
@captmav6214
4 жыл бұрын
If moss didn't go back to give the dying man some water he wouldn't have had his truck registration searched.
@kadiss3512
4 жыл бұрын
cliftt that’s pretty irrelevant, because there’s be reason to suspect this
@Reverend_Mojo
4 жыл бұрын
In the book, I think he was actually shot IN her room.
@johnhuddleston8647
3 жыл бұрын
@@captmav6214 Ethan Coen made that exact same interpretation. Because he went back to the drug scene with the gallon on water he set this whole thing in motion. I think saying that Moss going into that woman's room, to have a beer, would have averted his death is overly simplictic!! The rule that the "good guy always wins" does not apply to this movie... period!! Moss is killed and Ed Tom retires!!
@kaylamarie8309
4 жыл бұрын
If a large predatory tiger could be transformed into human form, that would be Anton Chigur. Stealthy, unstoppable and unrelenting. His deep dark voice is very unnerving as well. The scene where he follows the bounty hunter played by Woody Harrelson upstairs to his room in order to kill him just seems like a tiger stalking it's prey to me, almost playing with it before the kill. Harrelson knew he was doomed the second Anton fell in behind him on the stairs. You just cannot reason or makes deals with tigers. They simply kill.
@saynotop2w
7 жыл бұрын
deeth
@suicidaltommy4853
6 жыл бұрын
0 32 lol chill
@Ozai420
6 жыл бұрын
0 32 you seem like the type of person who wants to kill a grocery clerk who accidentally short hands you a penny. Do yourself a favor and take your own advice lol
@thesloth5662
6 жыл бұрын
0 32 Triggered by a single word to go on a caps-filled rant. This has been the most efficient trolling I have ever witnessed. Respect.
@zagorakis88
6 жыл бұрын
The type of response I would imagine from someone with a degree in gender studies.
@UCSAdityaKumarChoudhury
6 жыл бұрын
No country for old meeeen
@goatlps
4 жыл бұрын
More importantly, who is Anton Chigur's hairdresser? 😳
@chrishenderson9663
4 жыл бұрын
Maybe thats why hes always pissed off and the way he is. Just constantly having bad haircuts
@revcsno4428
3 жыл бұрын
I like ya cut G
@jonb3167
3 жыл бұрын
@@chrishenderson9663 nah... his shit fire
@Toybinging
3 жыл бұрын
Dora the Explorer
@hpa2005
3 жыл бұрын
About the hair cut: The Coen brothers got the idea from a book Tommy Lee Jones had which featured a 1979 photo of a man sitting at the bar of a brothel.
@advanceromance2656
3 жыл бұрын
According to a January 2018 article in Business Insider, a group of psychiatrists studied 400 movies and identified 126 psychopathic characters. They chose Javier Bardem's portrayal of Anton Chigurh as the most clinically accurate portrayal of a psychopath.
@tcehaus2600
7 жыл бұрын
The grim reaper drinks a bowl of milk in "The Seventh Seal" Anton drinks milk also.
@LeftFootMediaNZ
7 жыл бұрын
Absolutely - there's definitely some nods to that film in there.
@cliftt
6 жыл бұрын
Left, So maybe not as mobile. "Stops" to drink milk.
@gengarvenom1180
5 жыл бұрын
Illuminati confirmed
@leviuzumaki3903
5 жыл бұрын
Tce Haus another thing is moss was running from anton trying to escape death but he died anyway maybe not from Anton but its kinda saying that death is inevitable and you can't escape it
@rickm6076
3 жыл бұрын
He wears black simply because blood does not show up on black clothing - whether his or that of victims.
@DragonFlopp
5 жыл бұрын
Just watched this movie for the first time on a whim a few days ago and I loved every second of it. I truly goes without saying that this is one of the best films ever made. I can honestly say that and believe it. I'm by no means a film expert, but this film is so expertly crafted, that it is a perfect representation of what film making is all about.
@erenanidem3479
6 жыл бұрын
naght country far uld meen
@LeftFootMediaNZ
6 жыл бұрын
Haha!
@erenanidem3479
6 жыл бұрын
cheers buddy
@robbynines2445
6 жыл бұрын
deeeth
@duraosunda
5 жыл бұрын
Deeth
@bigyungus9015
5 жыл бұрын
I MADE A SOUND THAT WASN'T HUMAN!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@legoland6608
4 жыл бұрын
The ultimate badass, that's who he is.
@lambda653
4 жыл бұрын
I'd say he doesn't have a sense of humor
@smile_jpg6673
4 жыл бұрын
Underrated comment
@steelhere5519
Жыл бұрын
The ultimate “bad as%” is Cobra. Sylvester Stallone’s character in the movie “Cobra.”
@parawill7074
3 жыл бұрын
Anton represented a man with no moral compass or emotional weakness. He got sent there to do a job and was relentless in his pursuit. During his travels, he assumed the role of the grim reaper when he came into contact with “targets of opportunity” or if he got into a jam (when he got arrested). He used fate to guide his murderous actions against innocents and it was extremely powerful to see him use the coin to determine one’s death or life.
@soioioioioioio34
2 жыл бұрын
Emotions aren't a weakness it's what makes people moral and not psychotic. If you glorify murder you probably need to see a phycologist pronto
@shmeagol
2 жыл бұрын
He did have a moral compass, it was just his own skewed biased version of one.
@iliadnetfear2586
Жыл бұрын
The gas station clerk wasn't so much random, it just wasn't premeditated. I saw a video analysis of Anton's body language throughout the engagement during the store scene, and it shows a progressive level of escalation leading up to the coin toss. At first, Anton isn't even looking at the clerk, just the floor, not considering him a threat. It escalates when the man making conversation starts to pry into Anton's privacy. The decision to let fate decide if he should kill him or not was made with the man saying he was running his father-in-laws store, he "married into" his station in life, which goes against whatever code Anton does believe in. Lastly, the deep sigh/exhale Anton does before flipping the coin is him expressing annoyance at even having to go through the process of killing the man or not. It's not randomness, the man's words grated against whatever code or worldview Anton holds.
@dennisking3975
6 жыл бұрын
This movie is definitely one of my favorites. I liked Sicario as well for the same reasons, it is so well written. The acting and the wording, the way things are said, just perfect. This may be the most impressive movie I have ever seen,
@LeftFootMediaNZ
6 жыл бұрын
Well said.
@steveclare116
6 жыл бұрын
both favorites of mine..... if you like existential masculinity in films.... id also recommend Taxi Driver (Scorcese) as well as an early Nolan film Memento.
@sriramr4957
4 жыл бұрын
@@steveclare116 The Prestige and Memento are probably Nolan's best movies
@1qwasz12
4 жыл бұрын
Sicario can't be compared to No Country. Heresy. It's like equalizing Kubrick with Michael Bay. I don't mean to be dick but are you 30ish? Because Hollywood stopped making great films 18 years ago. You must seek out the great directors like Kubrick, Scorsese, David Lynch, Alan Parker, Coppola, Clint Eastwood and Hitchcock. These directors made few bad movies and most made great movies all the time.
@mr.anderson6040
3 жыл бұрын
Cool I came here from the movie sicario I guess we have taste there are alike
@MultiMillyon
5 жыл бұрын
I always thought he was supposed to represent death and fate. Even the way he moves is slow and haunting like the grim reaper. He's inevitable. He could also represent consequences
@jeremyboykin7348
4 жыл бұрын
Anton is a force... "That depends, do you see me?"
@sonniestrong5598
3 жыл бұрын
I still do know if he killed him. Did Anton kill dude?
@CosminPerisan
3 жыл бұрын
@@sonniestrong5598 we don't know for sure. I think that he is sarcastic by asking that question, because is rethorical. Based on that, I think that he killed him.
@CommanderDiggusBickus
3 жыл бұрын
He represents entropy, the movie itself is always referring to the chaos theory. It starts by a random event causing a ripple effect of consequences.
@art2736
3 жыл бұрын
This is how you knw when a movie is actually Art. So many "movies" out there for purely entertainment purposes. This movie is a Championship Chess Match. Most others are just Checkers.
@tdevil101
4 жыл бұрын
Anton should be up there with Hannibal Lector as one of the greatest villains
@gmarikbraun6460
3 жыл бұрын
He has a Remington 11-87 shotgun with a large suppressor and a Tec-9 silenced
@mr.anderson6040
3 жыл бұрын
Okay Texan LOL
@BostonsF1nest
4 жыл бұрын
Top 10 favorite movies of all time: 1.) No Country for Old Men 2.) Apocalypse Now 3.) There Will Be Blood 4.) The Departed 5.) Heat 6.) Pulp Fiction 7.) Goodfellas 8.) Sicario 9.) Fight Club 10.) Hell or High Water
@spenceredmond965
4 жыл бұрын
The Kids Nice no Blade Runner?
@paulhoward9298
4 жыл бұрын
Yeah I have at least half of those films in my top ten, nice one friendo 😉
@mediamaniac898
4 жыл бұрын
Just read the novel, just finished the movie. Both excellent, and I’ve been processing them both ever since. I would say he is the embodiment of evil, due to the randomness of his killings and how unstoppable he is. The most interesting thing about him is that he hardly seems concerned with his injuries, but he continues on. And yes, there is that clear distinction between evil and death that makes me not consider him death. Wonderful video, man, about a timely film.
@pittstrue1585
7 жыл бұрын
Those gang members are actually cartel members
@LeftFootMediaNZ
7 жыл бұрын
The ones at the beginning, or the ones in the corporate office? Either way, does that change anything?
@pittstrue1585
7 жыл бұрын
Left Foot Media the ones in the beginning
@LeftFootMediaNZ
7 жыл бұрын
:-)
@harizotoh7
6 жыл бұрын
Pretty sure the ones in the corporate office are Americans who are in league with the Mexican cartels.
@rolandomota3324
6 жыл бұрын
Sure buddy
@tatankakevin4416
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you for your analysis of a movie/character that I, too, regard as among the most compelling ever created. I agree with your assessment that Chigurh is the manifestation of Evil itself. Evil will always be with us in this world, which is why he goes on after the car accident. The movie is very true to the book. The only clue given in the book and left out in the movie, I believe to make Chigurh completely mysterious, is a single reference to Carson Wells knowing him from their time in Special Forces, so he was a military man. But even Wells asks him in the hotel room, "Do you have any idea how crazy you are?" If you want a head-bender: How could Anton not kill the bird on the bridge when he shot at it point blank and never missed completely anything/one else in the movie he shot at? As far as Ed Tom Bell, his second dream is profound; he believed his father would go on ahead and make a safe place for him to meet him at later, and then says: "Then I woke up." Black screen. It will be very hard for the Coen brothers to match this masterpiece if they produce 100 more films.
@LeftFootMediaNZ
7 жыл бұрын
Well said.
@Lance2773
6 жыл бұрын
Nicely done.
@Yae_Yae_
6 жыл бұрын
Tatanka Kevin why u think he missed the bird.....I think he didn't want to shoot but just scare it ....he enjoys the power of bringing life or death
@blacjackdaniels200
6 жыл бұрын
Yae Yae Agreed. As long as He proves to Himself He has the power to do either
@wendybrooks6154
6 жыл бұрын
Actually when my father was dying last year, that dream that he had... gave me a solace that I don’t think I could have gotten anywhere else. Knowing that MY father is out there already having lit the fire so it’s light and warm, just waiting for me.. is a wonderful sentiment
@art2736
3 жыл бұрын
"Where'd you get that gun" "At the gettin' place."
@joshuaclark1930
6 жыл бұрын
The gas station attendant socially "questions" him, involving himself to an extent enough for the judge (sigur) to render judgement.
@LevansLawnLandscape
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed - one of the best movies I’ve ever seen. Gotta give the academy some credit here - they have never voted such a BRUTAL movie “Best Picture” till this. I’m glad they recognized it
@SilojensenDK
5 жыл бұрын
I'll have a go. I think there is some reference to greek mythology in this movie, a recurring theme of the Coen Brothers. Narcissus, Llewellyn Moss, a hunter both in movie and myth, who endangers his loved ones for the sake of his own vanity. By changing his path (following the blood trail of a black dog, a death omen, i the desert) and stealing the money, he commits hubris, an act which calls for divine retaliation from Nemesis in the shape of Anton Chigur. Nemesis, a goddess of justice and revenge in greek mythology, is often depicted with bridles, dagger, sword, whip and scales. In the movie, Chigur, who carries an awful ladies haircut, kills the marshall using handcuffs (bridles) in the first scene. Next he goes on using bolt gun (dagger), pistols (sword) and the shotgun (scourge whip) leaving Moss' back scarred after fleeing in the river. Sometimes, when people unknowingly crosses paths with destiny, Chigur will grant them a coin toss (the scales). Carson Wells, another narcissist (judging by his manners and outfit), commits hubris by thinking he can take on Nemesis or fate itself on the notion that he previously crossed paths with Chigur and survived. Did he maybe "call it" earlier in his life - if not, how does he know Chigur "has principles"? Carla Jean Moss is doomed by the careless actions of Llewellyn, but she effectively commits suicide in the bungalow. She is so devoted to her no-good husband, that she denounces the coin toss to possibly salvage her. The same goes for the myth of Narcissus. Ed Tom Bell is the narrator of the story, in a manner not unlike the narrator of the Illiad by Homer. He is close to the plot, though not an eye witness. He is a medium through which the muses (his forefathers) speak, by tales brought down through generations, dreams and visions. He has a lovely way with words, uncommon to most of his colleagues (They even shot the dog!) On a side note, I think it is obvious that the Coens pay tribute to some legendary western characters in this as well as other films. Tommy Lee from Lonesome Dove, as well as Barry Corbin, who also starred in 1991 tv-western "Conagher" where Sam Elliot played lead. Elliots character was then copied in Lebowski, but thats another story, as the feller says.
@blindingshadow3463
4 жыл бұрын
Damn now i get it to watch it again!
@MF-le7fp
6 жыл бұрын
After Blade Runner....this is my second favorite movie of all time. Your analysis of Anton was very well thought out, thought provoking, and impressive, actually. The harvesting, two handed weapon symbolism is spot on for the representation of the Grim Reaper, and the evil that always seems to come when large sums of money are involved. I think your ideas are accurate and he is the embodiment of all of those that you've suggested. They are all accurate assessments, rolled into the one entity of Anton. I think he is also a representation of the title of the movie itself in a way. The single element portrayed repeatedly during almost every scene in this entire movie is how stiflingly hot it is. The old mother actually complains about it out loud during her cab ride near the end of the movie. Having spent the early portion of my life in Texas, the heat can be described as hotter than "hell." So one might initially think the title is in reference to the heat and ruggedness of West Texas, in relation to "old men" being able to exist and survive there. But after your analysis, I now think it's simply the "hellish" backdrop used in context to the actual theme of the film, which really pertains more to the United States in general as a whole country moving towards "hell." And the evil and moral decay that has become pervasive because of the influence of money (and the greed that drives people to attain it), as time has gone on (discussed in the diner by Tommy Lee Jones. Anton is basically the incarnation of the "fate" that inevitably arrives to destroy or consume anyone that focuses on just money in life. And arrives in due time when people are doing only that. And just as in real life, a few "morally good" people "get lucky" (while remaining completely ignorant to the dangers) of money. Few escape the "total destruction" that befall a great number of "wealthy" people. Even if they aren't "bad", or "greedy." The scene in the gas station with the coin toss (he actually uses money itself!), is a perfect example. That particular individual escapes the ultimate destruction of "losing everything", even though it's implied by Anton that it's the man's life long ignorance and lack of action in the first place, that IS the reason he is now "fatefully" there right at that moment confronting him. The symbolic irony and tension in that one scene, in relation to the entire premise of the title of the movie is what makes this movie a true masterpiece. So I think what the title is really ultimately referring to is the systemic "money driven" moral decay of the country. As it slowly erodes the (historically honest, hard working, good) "common man's" ability to safely survive, and comfortably "grow old" in the country as time goes on There's my 3 cents. Thanks for the great video this morning!
@Leibo07
7 жыл бұрын
he's just Fate.
@cocovinzmcmurphy7947
6 жыл бұрын
Leibo07 Precisely. Friendo !
@lawrencechase754
5 жыл бұрын
@doge fm He is death, which can occur at random and is never precisely predictable. Sometimes death is frustrated, often by the intervention of some unforeseen force (we talk of cheating death) such as luck or a miracle (drug). Wounded, death wanders off to recover and return another day.
@coiledsteel8344
5 жыл бұрын
@@lawrencechase754 He uses luck (the coin toss) many times when deciding to kill unsuspecting, innocent persons.
@nickprater2785
4 жыл бұрын
How I interpreted it. People like him ARE chance. The gas station clerk inherited his wife's dad's shop, and almost got killed by anton for no reason other than he engaged him in conversation.
@nickprater2785
4 жыл бұрын
Basically how I break it down is that he represents fate, and the coin he carries represents chance. Fate brought him to all of these people, yet he offers them a reprieve in the form of chance. The movie is representation of how fate and random chance play no favorites, (Anton asking woody about his rule) and that random chance is the only thing that is absolute. Living your life a certain way wont guarantee you anything, and your fate can be sealed by the will (or mistakes rather) of those around you.
@newcheese8554
6 жыл бұрын
Anton is my spirit animal
@cliftt
6 жыл бұрын
New, Ha!
@slackhackman9115
3 жыл бұрын
😂
@chocodiledundee1
5 жыл бұрын
I was a teenager I worked in video shops all my life , in the early middle 90’s came this foreign movie called ( Golden eggs - huevós del oro ) with Javier Barden I watched it and even Benicio Del Toro was in it .... in the video shop my boss and everyone was flabbergasted by Javier Barden we all said one day this foreign actor will do something in USA and he will win an Oscar for it .... it was obvious, I highly advise to watch “Golden Eggs” even got the actress “Fanienne” from Pulp Fiction the Butch Collidgee “Bruce Willis “ girlfriend and if you watch it you will understand why “Chirgurn “ chocked on the peanuts 🥜 when the gas station guy said “ I married this business “ or something similar, Javier is great man , I saw an interview with the actors and directors he did a lot input from himself to create the character as nobody knew how he looked like neither the writer neither the Brothers
@cliftt
6 жыл бұрын
He had a reason to kill the gas station attendant: Attendant was too curious. As u mentioned, Anton tends to blend in. Attendant notices the license plate and asks questions.
@ernestolombardo5811
3 жыл бұрын
Blend in? With that haircut?
@cliftt
3 жыл бұрын
@@ernestolombardo5811 😂
@alxb2474
2 жыл бұрын
Javier Bardem just became my number 1 favorite actor from No country for old men
@SailfishSoundSystem
7 жыл бұрын
It's a captive bolt pistol not a cattle prod.
@LeftFootMediaNZ
7 жыл бұрын
Yep, thats the technical name for it, but it's still used as a cattle killing tool in a lot of met processing plants.
@bojabang2188
5 жыл бұрын
Left Foot Media You prod cattle with a cattle prod.
@realyopikechannel
4 жыл бұрын
Left Foot Media a cattle prod is a long taser not the thing that blows there brains out
@PatrickRyan147
3 жыл бұрын
@@LeftFootMediaNZ It's not used as a cattle prod. If you used that as a cattle prod then you'd leave holes in the cow's arse and then its hide couldn't be used for leather. Admit when you're wrong mate.
@stephendevore9362
6 жыл бұрын
He represents life as a whole. Random series of events.
@CosminPerisan
3 жыл бұрын
Not random 100%. There is a little percentage of control in people's choices, but his character brings that percentage of chaos and unknown that changes everything.
@kseniyazarubina5484
2 жыл бұрын
He represents atheistic or otherwise godless view on life. I wondr whether the book author is opently against God.
@jamesworsen1421
4 жыл бұрын
I see this story No Country for Old Men ranking right up there with some of the greatest modern "Westerns" [written then brought to the widescreen] from those that appreciate this.
@rmvw
6 жыл бұрын
Liked your essay very much, it made me think a lot. Thanks
@ilewtf2234
3 жыл бұрын
As someone who has treated several injuries at home, i can say that going into a hospital isnt a choice thats on the table if you end up in a cell right after being treated.
@15gamershaven89
3 жыл бұрын
Pretty self incriminating thing to say...
@ilewtf2234
3 жыл бұрын
@@15gamershaven89Well, not really. I didnt mention gunshot wounds or getting stabbed, and i didnt meantion why id end up in a cell. Perhaps its because im a flasher, you know those guys with stupid coats that they pull open? Instead of a violent criminal, which i am everytime its needed, but even that is useless info to my local authorities without knowing the exact places, dates and preferrably names of the victims. You think that the police doesnt already know that someone like me is a criminal, since ive been doing this for a long time?
@77dead
4 жыл бұрын
In an interview, Javier said destiny is what he represents.
@Oceansideca1987
6 жыл бұрын
Call it friendo
@totallynotabot8580
3 жыл бұрын
Alright. Heads in.
@ryanwhitaker4444
6 жыл бұрын
He represents the absurdity of the universe. Anton is methodical and unreasonable. We don't understand him because he's not human. When we look at Anton, we're seeing a personification of REALITY. His reasoning is unclear but his nature is obvious. The way the film handles Shigure is a demonstration of realities' unsympathetic unreasonable nature and it's overall indifference to human life. The universe, like Shigure, is as unsympathetic and inflexible as a coin toss.
@Rob_132
5 жыл бұрын
I don’t think “reality” is as one-sidedly horrific as what Chigur’s character represents.
@Tyrese.Bishop
4 жыл бұрын
I would have to disagree with you bc he is very much human. We see this when Moss shoots him and he has to steal from a pharmacy and also we see this when he is t boned by a car
@xax888servo7
3 жыл бұрын
I love how nicely the main trio mirrors the leads in the good the bad and the ugly. Llewelyn Moss is Tuco, Ed Tom Bell is Blondie and Anton Chigurh is Angel Eyes.
@chocodiledundee1
5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for saying it 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 it’s indeed one of the best movie ever made for sure , I totally agree 👌🏼☝🏼🙏🏼🇦🇺
@nuraniali8726
5 жыл бұрын
My favorite movie of all time.
@jessebalentine1009
5 жыл бұрын
“He represents deeth” lmao
@gabrielkwiecinskiantunes8950
4 жыл бұрын
1:07 "I think to be fear"
@wsollnti
3 жыл бұрын
@@gabrielkwiecinskiantunes8950 yous got a problem with the accent bro?
@gabrielkwiecinskiantunes8950
3 жыл бұрын
@@wsollnti yous are embarassing yerselve 'ere lads kzitem.info/news/bejne/2o53n4itjn-Ig6w but for real what accent is this?
@wsollnti
3 жыл бұрын
@@gabrielkwiecinskiantunes8950 new zealand
@gabrielkwiecinskiantunes8950
3 жыл бұрын
@@wsollnti Cool. I met a maori woman who came here to give a speech at my university once. New Zealand is dope. A lot of brazilians like me only got to know more than Lord of the Rings trivia about NZ when brazilian influencer Jovem Nerd visited some years ago. kzitem.info/news/bejne/r6J7l2dtgWWmmW0 Anyway Jacinda is my favorite head of state maybe second favorite now that Trump's out.
@aleksandrk9452
5 жыл бұрын
Excellent job reviewing this!
@ronsimpsonll9739
Жыл бұрын
One of the greatest performances of all time... One of the greatest movies of all time...
@hunpo1
4 жыл бұрын
Chigurh greatly resembles the story about the slaughterhouse worker told earlier in the movie. He kills cattle and makes a fine living, until one day he's maimed for life and has to retire.
@mirrorblue100
4 жыл бұрын
Great breakdown of the character - thanks!
@gman52712
5 жыл бұрын
This was a very interesting interpretation/take on the movie. I've read the book more times than I can remember and seen the movies quite a few times too, and McCarthy's writing style is more raw and surreal than mystic. I believe Anton Chigurh is a real person (because thats how McCarthy writes) but that he just has an obscure background, such as service in the French Foreign Legion (this would make sense considering he is described as exotic looking in the book. You can be of any nationality and join the FFL). He would have been highly trained in unconventional warfare, and would have been given a new identity for at least 5 years, which he could opt to keep after finishing his service. Maybe they gave him his weird name, and he kept it, keeping his identity hidden. The rest I would attribute to being a complete psychopath and highly intelligent with antisocial personality disorder. People are capable of amazing feats in all aspects. Science, sports, medicine, murder....you name it, and people can excel tremendously.
@ikhanic48
5 жыл бұрын
I love this movie as well. I dig all the Coen Brothers stuff. Great flick, and your take is very thought provoking. I just want to interject one thing though. I heard one of the Coen brothers reply, when asked what would they call the kind of movies they make, say, " We make action movies without all the Explosions". He had this cynical grin on his face, and it was funny as hell. On a simpler note. "No country for Old Men" is a Hipper version of "The Terminator".
@Klaital1
3 жыл бұрын
Really, what Anton represents is right there in the name of the movie. He represents the ruthlessness of the present age, where whether you are successful or not can be just a coin toss, with no moralities, rules, respect, or honor. It is not the same country the old men (the sheriff in this case) remember.
@snakey973
4 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest movies ever, agreed.
@Rob_132
5 жыл бұрын
I think the car crash that severely injured Chigur might be caused by Chigur choosing to kill a girl who represents Innocence. Thoughts?
@braddlescs9052
5 жыл бұрын
That's actually some interesting insight.
@turbo8628
5 жыл бұрын
That thought crossed my mind as well. As she refused to call it (and anton checks his shoes, which basically means he killed her) then he has broke his own rules and the car crash is a sort of karma. My other thoughts are that it is simply showing that, good or bad, we are all at the mercy of fate OR that it simply has no meaning and that our nature is to try to find meaning in everything and so the purpose of the car crash is a sort of fourth wall break that makes us question something that we can never really have the answer for. In this case, we choose our own belief and interprotation, and are included in a similar way to that of sheriff bell.
@Rob_132
5 жыл бұрын
Turbo 86, very interesting. I’m pre-disposed to seeing the cause/effect or “karma” interpretation as you named it. The idea that there is no meaning is one I always have trouble understanding. So, would that mean Chigur killing or not killing her and the car crash are just all examples of a kind of random fate. And that would tie in with the sheriffs thoughts
@turbo8628
5 жыл бұрын
@@Rob_132 yeah, possibly it was just random for the sake of being random and then having us as the viewer question the very nature of the movie amd of the thought of fate etc in real life. I think that's a massive factor in what makes this movie so great is the conversations it leads to afterwards.
@rayder409
5 жыл бұрын
no... the accident just reinforces the concept of fate... randomness... chaos of the universe...
@t-boog2173
4 жыл бұрын
The sign of a great movie?... People start overanalyzing it.(Let me guess, The shark in Jaws represents Quint's fear of intimacy?). Sure, No Country, like most great movies has a few metaphors & double meanings but it's nowhere as deep as some fans are trying to make it. IMO, Chigurh is nothing more or less than a relentless, psychopathic bad guy on a mission and like most psychopaths, he's smart, unrelenting & has a god complex that enables him to feel no remorse. Although he sees HIMSELF as a type of reaper who's only fulfilling the work of fate, in reality, he's just a very determined nut job that can't be reasoned with and the Sheriff feels illequipped to handle this type of criminal. This is all completely supported by the Sheriff's narrative, not to mention, it's the whole freakin theme & title of the movie! The writer's message is brilliant and original but it's also simple... He's telling us that times have gotten way worse and society in general is losing it's values, morals & Godliness. This makes criminals & their motives much harder to predict and it makes police work much more dangerous. The Sheriff, who's now retirement age anyway, is already clearly tired and now he's realizing that there's a whole new league of criminal that he doesn't understand. He doesn't even really want to understand it. He just sees it as the writing on the wall that his time is done. So, he's preparing to gracefully bow out and set his mind on simpler, more peaceful things. Again, this is a beautiful, original & deep message on it's own. To add really far fetched double meanings to everything is just overreaching and IMO, unnecessary. This movie doesn't need that. It's more of a modern day western & character study than it is The Sixth Sense. Peace!
@t-boog2173
3 жыл бұрын
@DillyDyson007 What gave it away that it was my opinion? Was it when I said, "IMO"? I guess no one's told you yet... "IMO" is an abbreviation for "In My Opinion". Just let me know if you have trouble with anymore words or abbreviations. For example, this, "😀" is called an emoji. Don't worry, you'll get it eventually.
@t-boog2173
3 жыл бұрын
@DillyDyson007Chill Dill, I had wrote you another message right after saying, "I was just busting your balls bro" but for some reason it didn't go thru. I was just having fun with you man. So lighten up, this aggression will not stand man. 😎
@t-boog2173
3 жыл бұрын
@DillyDyson007 PS, I did get your Lebowski reference. I've seen it more times than I can count. My old bandmate couldn't get stone without watching it. That movie was like permanent funiture in his house. ✌️
@cremsen1
3 жыл бұрын
Shark line made me laugh out loud. And you're definately right about the danger of / inevitability of people over-analyzing, but if he's just a human bad guy, what explains that ridiculous hair do? There has to be a reason for that thing.
@t-boog2173
3 жыл бұрын
@@cremsen1 You got me there man. That haircut is def an evil force of it's own.
@turbo8628
5 жыл бұрын
Anton represents fate. He believes the people he kills are all justified by their own actions (the choices they made which led them to chirgurh himself) and those that he is unsure if their killing would be justified he gives them a coin toss to decide. He feels no remorse for those he kills because they are justified in his eyes. He has no pleasure in killing - he seems genuinely happy when the store owner calls it correctly as though he has shared a great moment with him. Moss' wife was an innocent, but he had made a promise to moss - she is given a coin toss because of the nature of their meeting (it wasn't really her fault but she was moss' wife and so she did play an indirect part). The people he encountered who he didn't kill or give a coin toss were those who were logical and never brought emotion into the situation - these people show traits that chigurh sees as being worthy of how a person should live their life and interact with others.
@justinbellotti7838
6 жыл бұрын
He should not have killed her at the end. I feel like the accident was Death being put in his place by an act of chaos.
@Kiranj33
3 жыл бұрын
I think if he’d had more time to sit on what she said he would have kept her alive, but the fact that she is one of the few people alive that could even identify him and he promised her death to a dead man which overruled his own moral compass
@jbs901
4 ай бұрын
There are a lot of parallels between Anton and the Joker from Dark Knight. Both are agents of chaos who believe that fate will have its way (with a little help from them.) And they both command the screen in each scene they are in. Bardem and Ledger. Two superb actors.
@jimboman4484
7 жыл бұрын
There is no such thing as good and evil. The coin reflects that. You call it wrong in the coin toss, that's the end of you. It does not matter which side you were with. Anton is not time. Time is irrelevant for Anton. For the rest of the characters, Time is very painful They are always trying to beat it, but fail every time. Time cannot bring about an end to Anton. He will kill again. Just having use of one hand will not stop him. The key for who Anton is , lies in the line... "If the rule you followed brought you to this, of what use was the rule?'
@LeftFootMediaNZ
7 жыл бұрын
Not sure how that line refutes any of the theories, and the coin toss certainly doesn't disprove evil at all - it's merely about the chance nature of the impact of evil on the world.
@jimboman4484
7 жыл бұрын
Anton does not define anything by a set of rules. Good, Evil, Villans, Heroes all need a set of rules for its definition.To him the gas station owner is the evil one for living a wasted life, not creating anything on his own. He is just like cattle and his life was lucky by getting someone else's wealth, then his death should be determined the same way. Moss is the evil one by stealing money which does not belong to him. Carson Wells is the evil one by defining his life by money. Anton does not define his life by money or time or death. It is irrelevant. It will come to him. He will take what he wants when he wants it. The Sheriff lived by a set of rules and in the end he realizes it does not matter. The rules did not get him anywhere in the end except fantasies.
@LeftFootMediaNZ
7 жыл бұрын
Firstly, you're contradicting yourself there - because you start by claiming that Anton does not define anything by a set of rules, but then you proceed to list examples from the movie where he does exactly that - he applies a standard, and uses that standard to determine something about a person. He also isn't a random force in the film, he is contracted by others to do his work, and he is on a specific mission for them as a result. He also seeks out people who have wronged him. So clearly it is contradictory to say that he is not governed by any rules (heck - the use of the coin is a rule for him.) Also, the Sherif isn't reflecting on the idea that morality is pointless in this movie, instead his reflections are about the changing nature of the moral landscape and his personal legacy in the world.
@jimboman4484
7 жыл бұрын
Maybe I should have said a set of the conventional rules governed by society. And you are right has his own set of rules and moral code. He blows up a car and walks out with the meds without killing anybody..nor does he harms the kids in the end for the shirt, instead he pays them. So the killing is not random. He kills only when it is needed. Also he did not have to kill Moss's wife in the end..but he kills her because the husband did not want to bargain her life. So as per his rule, her life has ended . But he is trying to be good by giving her a chance to spare her life if she gets lucky in the coin toss just like he gave that chance to the gas station owner who according to him did not deserve to live. The Sherif in the end does not do his job and is just going through its motions and his life. But note, Anton does not kill him, even though he has a chance earlier in the motel room. Probably he feels it is unnecessary.
@davidlecorchick8864
6 жыл бұрын
Ah.....yeah, Jim.....and after having been shot in one leg and having one arm badly broken, how does Anton answer his own question? His own foolish decisions have made him an old man.......and there is No Country for Old Men.
@felixyusupov7299
4 ай бұрын
I though Anton Chigur's back story should have been that he was that he was Portuguese from Angola. He was exposed to extreme violence starting in the early 1960 and his homeland ceased to exist with the Carnation Revolution. Anton Chigur spent time with the South African military where he learned English but now he "works" in the USA.
@kevin6624
5 жыл бұрын
Though he was never in a 'classic' style movie, Henry Silva, made a great villain in many movies. Especially, Sharkey's Machine. The Anton Chigur character was awesome.
@danzigmcnaniel5226
6 жыл бұрын
And let’s not forget about the soundtrack! Ahhhhhaaaaaa🤨 “No country ferwold min” Oh you crazy kiwis
@LeftFootMediaNZ
6 жыл бұрын
Haha! Sweet as bro!
@openscholar9908
3 жыл бұрын
I believe your right about Anton being a symbol for an economic system. So many of his rules he plays by revolve around money and he almost killed the man that had married into money because it wasn't a fair deal.
@TonyBi
3 жыл бұрын
Also, it can be argued that Llewelyn Moss is not really an innocent in this story. True, he "happens" upon the briefcase full of money but once he takes it that's stealing. Because he's taking something that doesn't belong to him. And even though he's not motivated by what most people would call greed once he knew his life(and the life of his wife and her mother) was in danger for taking the money he nonetheless aims to hold on to it and keep it. Even if he's going to use it for "good things" like taking care of his wife and perhaps his mother-in-law his actions/motivations are not exactly altruistic because he's doing it for self and the small group of people he cares about (and that's selfish) and he doesn't have any "moral" claim on the money. It never belonged to him, it was an ill-gotten gain and it doesn't matter if he would've used it to make a better a better life/future for his wife and himself. Once he became covetous of the money and would risk his & his wife's lives in order to keep it his "goodness/purity" is no more regardless of whatever his "good" intentions may have been. Plainly put Llewelyn Moss is a thief. There is nothing righteous about him.
@freepalestine98
7 жыл бұрын
my top three best movie of all time...
@LeftFootMediaNZ
7 жыл бұрын
Same. What are your other two?
@freepalestine98
7 жыл бұрын
1..saving private Ryan 2.. there will be blood
@freepalestine98
7 жыл бұрын
1..saving private Ryan 2.. there will be blood
@ddave7026
5 жыл бұрын
The book hardley describes him No physical description The coehn brothers really were tasked with making/casting this film.
@SrMway
6 жыл бұрын
Anton Chigur represents time and death. He doesn't really care about the money, Woody's character offered him a very easy way to get his money back. He was not even slightly interested.
@cruddddddddddddddd
4 жыл бұрын
Chigurh is meant to represent a warped and nihilistic philosophy that the aging Ed Tom Bell cannot understand. In the opening monologue in the book, Bell refers to him as a prophet of death (destruction is the exact word used). The deaths surrounding Chigurh do seem random, but--by his own philosophy--he sees their deaths as fate, and he the instrument of that fate. This can be confirmed when he tells the store clerk that the coin has traveled 22 years to reach that point. In Chigurh's mind, due to his warped philosophy, anyone who dies at his hand was meant to die. This can be confirmed when he asks Carson Wells, "If the rule you followed led you here, of what use was the rule?" Anton does not believe in the randomness of his actions; rather, he believes he is an instrument of death or fate (i.e., a prophet of death/destruction). The coin-toss is merely his way of giving certain people a chance to "redeem" themselves. If they win the toss, then they were meant to live (in Chigurh's mind). He even seems pleased when the clerk calls the coin toss correctly, as if the clerk displayed some kind of skill, when it was really complete chance and good luck. This subversion of his actions takes away the guilt a normal person would feel by killing someone else in cold blood. Contrasting Chigurh's character with Ed Tom Bell is imperative to understanding Chigurh. Bell is filled with guilt and regret throughout the book, lamenting his surviving of WWII when his fellow soldiers were killed. His philosophy that good will eventually just happen (He thought God would come into his life some day) is eclipsed by the nihilistic philosophy of Chigurh, who kills without pity or remorse. Bell does get a little hope at the end in the form of the dream about his father, who is carrying a 'horn of light'. Carrying a light is a common theme in McCarthy's books. It's reference in No Country for Old Men, The Road, as well as Blood Meridian in an epilogue chapter. This 'carrying the light/fire' represents the older generations lighting the way for the younger. Anyway, it's impossible to understand Chigurh without looking at Bell's character in depth.
@valx5
5 жыл бұрын
20:05 actually, the reason why Anton puts the gas station owner in that predicament is because of the gas station owner's need to fill up space by having small talk. throughout the movie, Anton looks down on // is antagonized by people that do things just because. for example, the reason he doesn't kill the guy from accounting towards the end of the movie is because his verbiage is straightforward and humble. "im no one. are you going to shoot me?" Anton replies, "that depends. do you see me?" and the cut away from the scene is meant to be interpreted as Anton sparing his life because of the conversation they had. the gas station owner talked about how he inherited the gas station & didn't have to work for it, his verbiage and language was very trite and contentious. that's jus my opinion tho! great video!
@TheSpicyPotatoe
5 жыл бұрын
Actually he played coin game when the gas station owner mentioned his dallas license plate which was from a car he stole
@TAMAIMCJE
5 жыл бұрын
I agree with you, but not totally, Anton gets antagonistic with the clerk after he points out he came from Dallas, he doesn't want to be seen, and if someone "sees him" it is better if he turns dead. The accountant might have lived or might have died, it all depends of his answer to Anton, and how convincing he was to Anton as he answer to the question "did you see me?"
@JD-HD
5 жыл бұрын
@@TAMAIMCJE damn you just blew my mind. Great insight!
@GIJake-oo9ir
Жыл бұрын
Let's be real if he really lived his life that way NO WAY he would've lived that long or even be free that long.
@trousersnake1841
4 жыл бұрын
Tried to tell the guys at work how good this Movie was. They sort of ignored me until they watched it.
@ja001son
3 жыл бұрын
The money aspect is completely wrong, Anton could not care less about money, as evident in the scene with Carson (Woody Harrelson) where Carson tries to bribe Anton with the ATM account and then flat out offers to give him the money. Anton seems not only disinterested in the money but actually amused that Carson would even bother trying to bribe him.
@murfdog19
4 жыл бұрын
Anton Shigurh served in Vietnam as part of the US Navy's elite new SEAL program. His team were deployed on a high risk mission, where several team members were killed. Shigurh became obsessed with finding and killing the Viet Cong fighters who ambushed and murdered his teammates. The team's commanding officer, Lt Carson Wells, became increasingly disturbed by Shigurh's behavior. When Shighurh returned to the team's camp one evening carrying the severed heads of two Viet Cong soldiers, Lt Wells reported Shigurh to his superiors. The Navy agreed to an honorable discharge and Shigurh was sent home.
@Rlc1975-t7w
6 жыл бұрын
In time death happens to us all which is why we must take the chance. Confront death and take the chance.
@LoverOfManyArts
3 жыл бұрын
I'd say Anton is meant to represent alot more than just one of these symbols and archetypes, he's multi-dimensional, an anomaly.
@louvenegas4408
3 жыл бұрын
Great comments. Perhaps he is representing a culmination of these traits. BTW-it was mentioned he had no reason to whack the gas station proprietor. He did. The man mentioned he "could tell he was from Dallas". That's enough. Right there. In certain situations...it's enough. Also, the summation of Moss's innocence in taking the money could perhaps be viewed in this way. He didn't steal it per se. But he did take it. In the world of cartels and their chaos-if you touch that devil, it touches back. So..he wasn't a bad guy..but he brought the touch of Anton into his life. Great movie indeed.
@christopherwilson2606
2 жыл бұрын
Key on: those two examples; you do not know if they can be defeated... or if they even have a weakness.
@harizotoh7
6 жыл бұрын
Chigur is representative of the brutality and ruthlessness of the Mexican cartels, and the new kind of criminals. The society represented by Bell and others are gone, and being replaced by the new and scary. There's a theme of new scary generation running through the film, a real apprehension towards the future. The title fits into this two. More broadly, Chigur represents a Nietchean superman, focused on achieving his own greatness and not hampered by any kind of morality or dignity. Take the scene of him and the store owner. The owner has never tried to achieve greatness, his entire life has been given to him. Chigur is completely disgusted by this. And, in his own mind, he's giving the man a gift. He will risk his life, so that if he wins the coin toss, he can be given the chance to actually live a life. Chigur sees himself as someone, though his own force of will, to achieve whatever he wants to. He alone will defy the cartels, and their American backers, and do something insane like steal the money for himself. Take the scene of him killing the sheriff and freeing himself. In the book, it's described that he willingly got himself taken prisoner, to see if he could escape.
@ronniebishop2496
4 жыл бұрын
This is a great picture and very different and does stay in touch with the time. I’ve never had a character affect me as much as this one, he truly does play death and nobody knows when or where or sometime why. Death comes but it doesn’t come from a place like Anton. And again solidifying the death of animals who never know their going to die, the cattle just get hit. And though he gets in an accident he still just gets up and goes off. But if Anton was just interested in the money he would have gotten it sooner but to him he’s playing his death game. And he keeps asking , do you see me? Like he might believe he’s not seen.
@vizerandevir6422
5 жыл бұрын
I see him as the dichotomy between chaos and order. He is methodical and calculating, but he feeds on the mayhem that he causes doing his job as a cartel hitman. Anton is hired to get the money back, but for him it's not really about the money. When he says "It's not personal, it's just business" the audience is supposed to reflect on the money and the cartel, but then you are meant to come to the conclusion that he is in the business of taking life. The coin flip hearkens to this theme more than anything else. A simple game of chance has results that are permanent and set in stone. You had almost come to this conclusion starting at 20:21
@lastsonofthewest2444
2 жыл бұрын
I see Anton as the element of chance, or randomness. The people he kills, are not dying of old age. They have built a life, including the older man in the gas station store, and then this chance encounter, or, the flip of a coin, enters.
@MeganChic
4 жыл бұрын
Death... can avoid him for a while but he always gets you.
@yiannis777-l9c
4 жыл бұрын
This pretty much describes the film's philosophy about old people, when you are old you can have the money and buy yourself meds to make yourself feel better and maybe outrun death for some time, but you can't escape time and the death that comes with it, eventually old people die, this is what Anton represents, death within time.
@JPL-tg9nd
3 жыл бұрын
What’s the most you’ve lost in a coin toss?
@tobiasfunke6351
3 жыл бұрын
I went to my Barber shop and asked them to give me the Anton Chigur cut. I no longer have to pay for gas, but now I need a new barber.
@SageofSorrow
5 жыл бұрын
I was discussing with a friend of mine how would a sequel story(book or movie) following the character of Anton Chigurh turn out.
@TravisTrilla
4 жыл бұрын
Id have out of body experience if they made a second movie very hard to top original which is an all time classic imo
@jhors7777
3 жыл бұрын
great video and analysis. Thank you
@mach1gtx150
5 жыл бұрын
I think your analyses are spot on!
@mrsmith4662
4 жыл бұрын
One weakness of the film, is the 'unbelievable' nature of Anton Chigur! He relentlessly carries on like some supernatural terminator - there is no stopping him! but also no real point to his terminating, coin flipping murdering!
@toolwatchbldm7461
6 жыл бұрын
Anton Chigur represents death. Death also includes the Time characteristic of an unstoppable force. It also includes an element of fate. Everyone is destined to die in one moment and that would represent the end of your time. So all those elements embody the characteristic of death.
@mrcalista722
6 жыл бұрын
Anton Chigur is a personfication of Mammon, one of the seven "princes" of evil. At the end of the film, he passes the torch ( and infectious greed) to the teenager who freely gave him the shirt off his back yet accepted his blood money.
@XxJohnnyGATxX
3 жыл бұрын
This opinion is trash
@mrcalista722
3 жыл бұрын
@@XxJohnnyGATxX - And your reply isn't substantive.
@KatieCatWalker
3 жыл бұрын
The fact is there is no deeper meaning to him. He is quiet literally a cold, methodical calculator who sees people as cattle but knows how to move about our world because he understands it. He's not death, time or some pandoras box elemental. He's just a killer and gets off on it like he did with the deputy. Money, cars, a roof over the head are just a luxury becsuse if he really wanted to, he could live forever out in the woods. He's mentally on another level so to us he's crazy, but to himself he sees us differently and thinks we are doing things or saying things when we are not. Take the station clerk for instance. He literally believed the clerk was being nosey and or up to something.
@filteredvitaminsubstance5302
3 жыл бұрын
Have you ever heard the saying that anyone that death touches, that person dies? I think the cattle gun is also the touch of death. It's his finger. When Anton puts the cattle gun to the person in the beginnings head, he's (symbolically) touching his physical body which means that person dies. Cause (OBVIOUSLY) Anton never touched the guy when he came out of the car in the beginning. But the one time he comes in his personal space and "touches" his physical body, that guy dies. It's kind of cool. So that points to more evidence that he is possibly Death itself.
@albinomma
3 жыл бұрын
Anton is an overhyped imagination gone wild. Bell is picturing a new threat in his imagination. Anton is real, but his seemingly inhuman ability is a creation of bell, imagining what happened as he follows along, just behind the action.
@prokofievchambers8603
3 жыл бұрын
The injured arm doesn’t preclude treatment in a hospital. A gunshot wound is an immediate referral to the police. A shattered radius is not.
@Azzlad
6 жыл бұрын
He's just random chance or fate. The reason he started in on the Garage owner is because he had clocked his Dallas plates and he obviously didn't want anyone to know where he was. The garage guy was a nosey bastard and he nearly paid for it with his life.
@cliftt
6 жыл бұрын
Malsipots, Agreed. He also had to kill the chicken farmer because farmer coukd report stolen vehicle.
@JesseWright68
5 жыл бұрын
He was just making small talk. People do it all the time.
@pnutbutrncrackers
4 жыл бұрын
Ok, obviously you have covered far more than can be addressed in these comments, but suffice it to say that I enjoyed your discussion and had significant agreement (and some disagreement). I think your favored take on the Chigurh character is on the right track, but doesn't go quite far enough. Namely, I think Anton Chigurh is a manifestation of the very BRAND of evil that Sheriff Bell has described in the opening montage and which is a latent theme throughout the film, resurfacing brilliantly in Bell's dialogue with Uncle Ellis (one of the best scenes ever). Chigurh is 'quantum evil' against a backdrop of 'traditional evil' (though Ellis feels it's actually always been around). Anyway, I agree that NCFOM is one of the very greatest films I've seen, and I appreciate your enthusiasm for it as well.
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