Miscellaneous Movie Musings

innerSpaceman · 11-19-2007, 01:25 PM

Primarily the ending. Not that I was expecting good to triumph over evil, but to have Tommy Lee Jone's character be so central thoughout to the apparent theme, I just hated him feel out-matched enough to retire without really ever having been close to being on the trail of the creepiest killer in film history.

I liked the quasi-karmic car accident that also sorta ended the film, but the Jones character reached such such a dead-end that I felt conned somehow.

I was also disappointed that the film was a straight-drama disturba, without any of the wry wit and vaguely comic viewport of violent criminality that I'd come to expect from the Cohen Brothers and which I hoped would be at least minimally evident in this film.

Like I said, though ... I haven't been able to stop thinking about it.

Gemini Cricket · 11-19-2007, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

I haven't been able to stop thinking about it.

For me, that's the sign of a really good film. Or a reaaalllly bad one....

Alex · 11-19-2007, 02:14 PM

The whole movie, in my opinion, is about that ending (and I don't want to spoil in this general thread so here we go):

Spoiler:

Anyway, the ending worked perfectly for what I was taking from the movie. It'll be interesting to see if your thinking on it shifts as it has time to settle or you see it again.

11-19-2007, 01:25 PM	#1
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Primarily the ending. Not that I was expecting good to triumph over evil, but to have Tommy Lee Jone's character be so central thoughout to the apparent theme, I just hated him feel out-matched enough to retire without really ever having been close to being on the trail of the creepiest killer in film history. I liked the quasi-karmic car accident that also sorta ended the film, but the Jones character reached such such a dead-end that I felt conned somehow. I was also disappointed that the film was a straight-drama disturba, without any of the wry wit and vaguely comic viewport of violent criminality that I'd come to expect from the Cohen Brothers and which I hoped would be at least minimally evident in this film. Like I said, though ... I haven't been able to stop thinking about it.
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11-19-2007, 02:14 PM	#3
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	The whole movie, in my opinion, is about that ending (and I don't want to spoil in this general thread so here we go): Spoiler: For me, while the cat-and-mouse of Brolin-Bardem is what is happening in the movie, the despair of Tommy Lee Jones is what the movie is about. While Jones is a commentator (a "Greek chorus" as I've seen several people say) he isn't a actor within the events of the story. It is no longer "a country for old men." A new violent age is dawning and with an inevitable grinding action you either stand up to it and get taken down or you step out of the way and admit defeat. That is one reason I want to see it again. I need to hear Jones's opening narration again. And then also see once more the exact presentation of what is happening when Jones enters the hotel room following Brolin's demise. Anyway, the ending worked perfectly for what I was taking from the movie. It'll be interesting to see if your thinking on it shifts as it has time to settle or you see it again.
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