No Country For Old Men (2007) First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!!

[@TBRSchmitt]

Definitely picked up on more going through the edit but the movie builds so much tension and leaves a lot left to unpack! Chigurh will haunt us for a long time coming! Thank you all for the support!

[@christoffesedao3579]

So glad you guys watched this 😁. . . Have you guys done SUPERBAD yet❓. If you need a great comedy after being haunted by Chigurh then PLEASE React to SUPERBAD 😁🙏

[@fsociety7494]

You guys should go down the coen brothers rabbit hole of movie (since you have reacted to fargo and now no country for old men). Blood simple, millers crossing, raising arizona. 3 great movies.

[@fashizzle78]

I don't know who's scarier Anton Chigurh or the evil T800

[@iggypopped]

@@fsociety7494 Barton fink can’t be missed. Also, the Hudsucker Proxy.

[@leoda_lion4107]

The guys that Anton Cigurgh kills at the scene of the drug deal at night, were part of the investigation agency that later sent Woody Harrelson. I love Javier Bardem's performance in this movie, because like the girl said at the end, you have your rules, its not about the coin. Its about you, wanting to do this. And because she challenged him on this, she had to go. She didn't bargain with him, like the others did, and this upset his established Order.

[@innocentbystander1853]

The absence of music in this film just adds to the tension and is one of the many things that makes this film such a masterpiece.

[@marinatedbeef1683]

Innocent Bystander.., whoa u are so right. And Javier has such a dead appearance, idk not like a zombie just scary look.

[@ladolcevita6645]

@@marinatedbeef1683 Bardem’s performance is a complete contrast to Heath Ledger’s Joker who is constantly shifty and twitchy. While Bardem here is just completely still, no sudden movements, no twitching. Both splendid performances.

[@ryanhighberg4662]

It wasn't void of music completely. My man gets woken up by a mariachi band 😅

[@cbalan777]

There is music, it's just subtle.

[@SleepParty30]

omfg i just realized that and I watched that movie like three times. i feel so goddamn stupid no cap

[@braedensteele3184]

Crazy thing about this movie that almost no one notices: there is no musical score

[@TBRSchmitt]

Absolutely did not notice until after haha!

[@ADifferentVibe]

If a compelling story is done well with balancing pace and tension, a musical score isn't necessary. This movie is perfect example of this.

[@SuperWhofan1]

Marvel take notice. Who needs a music score to tell us how to feel

[@MDK2_Radio]

Another great movie without music, driven only by the tension created, is China Syndrome. Largely forgotten now that nuclear power is mostly gone, but highly relevant back in the Three Mile Island era in which it was made.

[@derworfnet]

@@MDK2_Radio Fun fact, Jerry Fielding actually did compose a 30-Minute Score for "China Syndrome" but it wasn't used (it was later released on CD, though) Another example for a Movie without score is Darren Aronofskys' "Mother!". In that case, Johann Johannsson appearantly wrote and recorded a full score but then himself decided that the movie would work better without it.

[@realsies9387]

This is probably the best depiction of a psychopath ever put to screen. It’s honestly so unnerving yet so calm.

[@TBRSchmitt]

His calm makes it unnerving!

[@christoffesedao3579]

Chigurh is definitely one of the best, however I think John Doe In SE7EN is still the greatest cinematic psychopath. Methodical, patient, and preaching so elaborately without breaking a sweat. No Country For Old Men gave me hope that quality movies can still be made. It reached that level with SE7EN.

[@Cinerary]

He’s definitely on the spectrum lol. Prob has Aspergers

[@akisvoul1760]

You should see 'I saw the devil' then.

[@realsies9387]

@@akisvoul1760 I saw that movie. It was Japanese or something right?

[@Ithro-Ithrozovich]

I love the little exchange between Chigurh and the kids at the end. "What would you take for the shirt?" "I can give you my shirt." And you get a fraction of a hope that there are still decent people left in the/this world, but then as soon as the money enters the equation, the kids start arguing about it.

[@LembeckIsStaying]

Good catch.

[@ThePartisan13]

I mean just because they're arguing about the money doesn't not make them decent. That kid was still willing to give Anton his shirt for free unlike the kids earlier that Llewelyn was dealing with who wanted money up front. If anything the message being conveyed would be that money can corrupt anyone. Not that I believe that message to be true irl, but it makes sense in regards to the movie. Llewelyn could have saved his wife had he given up the money to Anton, but he still didn't. Hell had he given his wife the money in the first place the majority of this movie wouldn't have happened.

[@Wired4Life2]

@@LembeckIsStaying There's also how the car crash and the fact that Anton has to get help from kids shows that the title not only applies to the heroes, but to the villains as well. Anton wants to believe he's in league with fate, yet fate equally doesn't give an F about him.

[@Grnademaster]

@@ThePartisan13 If he HAD given the case of money to his wife, she would be 100% killed because the case still had the tracker in it at that time.

[@ThePartisan13]

@@Grnademaster You realize the probability of that being tracked tho? It's not a global tracker, it has to be within a certain proximity of the receiver to even go off. She was in Odessa.

[@babadook4404]

I know Javier Bardem gets a ton of love for his performance and rightly so. But I love Tommy Lee Jones in this; he seems so beat down and weary throughout having to witness all this carnage. His final monologue is the perfect cap on the entire film. "And then I woke up." And I know yall just watched Fargo, another Coens movie. But whenever I watch this film, I think of Marge's words following her discovering the guy shredding his partner in the wood chipper. "And for what? For a little bit of money? There's more to life than a little money, you know. Don'tcha know that? And here ya are, and it's a beautiful day. Well. I just don't understand it." Look at Llewellyn and his wife; was that money really worth it in exchange for their lives?

[@cleekmaker00]

@@buddystewart2020 Best role next to Lonesome Dove.

[@JRoss80]

Honestly the acting genius in this movie that doesn’t get recognized enough is Kelly MacDonald (Carla Jean). She’s actually Scottish, and to pull off that Texas accent like that had to have been tough to do.

[@autohmae]

tip: when you see a scene with a lot of dead people: leave and report it to the cops. And life happily ever after.

[@BigMike246]

Next time you watch the movie, look at Tommy Lee Jones shadow he casts. He almost always has two shadows or a reflection of himself in something and a large shadow next to his reflection. I read somewhere that they wanted to make it feel like he lives under the shadow of his father. I don't know if that's true, but seeing him cast two shadows seems to be true throughout the movie.

[@vivectelvanni]

Yes. The book is even better and gives some extra scenes. The story is really about the sheriff and the "silence of god". The monologue at the end is such a call-back to earlier Cormac McCarthy when he was really more imbedded in his Southern Gothic lyricism vs. the more bare writing he used for No Country.

[@randommindz6782]

A second viewing with this film really opens eyes of what you missed: The Jeep that is in the background when Llewellyn was talking to that woman in the hotel, The coin Ed finds on the ground in the crime scene (it is heads...as if Ed won the coin toss)

[@joerafferty3248]

Fun fact: the scene where Llewellyn crosses over into Mexico and is woken up on the street by the Mariachi band, the song that they're singing translates as the following: "You wanted to fly without wings, you wanted to touch the sky, you wanted too much wealth, you wanted to play with fire".

[@guitarman8462]

The killer in this movie is actually from Spain. And he had to have that special hair style for 3-4 months during the making of the film . Also during breaks when they weren't filming he would go into stores to buy food & drinks and the people would be scared of him. At the end of shooting the whole film he says " They brought me a cake and on each candle were the faces of all the people I killed " 😂.

[@strawdawgs78]

Fun fact: No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood were both shot concurrently, sharing some of the same shooting locations in New Mexico. At one point the Coen Brothers had to stop shooting due to massive smoke clouds caused by the oil fire scene in There Will Be Blood.

[@NoName-cn3cp]

Thanks for stating something that basically everybody on Earth already knew

[@devodavis6747]

@@NoName-cn3cp even if you were correct, what a buzz-kill thing to say. I bet you're a blast at parties.

[@NoName-cn3cp]

@@devodavis6747 lol I'm not. The truth hurts lol.

[@crazyfvck]

@@NoName-cn3cp I saw both movies in theaters, and I had NO idea that they were filmed near each other, or that there was an issue during filming. I just knew that they came out the same year.

[@NoName-cn3cp]

@@crazyfvck it's understandable if you're just a casual. Us real movie buffs won't hold it against you.

[@angelomaurizio1668]

Being from Texas myself, Kelly McDonald had one of the best Texas accents I'd ever heard knowing she is Scottish.

[@CT.1982]

Exactly she sounded Exactly like all My aunts

[@simplelife88393]

Shes Diane in trainspotting

[@nedcassley5169]

Macdonald *

[@DavidvanWert]

Also from Texas & she was perfect.

[@SuperWhofan1]

Javier is such a charming Spaniard but somehow he transforms himself into this monster. His Oscar is well deserved

[@hadlee73]

I love how this film blows away all the hollywood cliches and conventions. Its so good.

[@ericsierra-franco7802]

Thanks to the Coen Brothers who are making the best films in Hollywood.

[@TheMrFu]

@@ericsierra-franco7802 thanks to cormac mccarthy

[@Droski_Rodriguez19]

The coin toss scene with the gentleman in the gas station is probably my favorite scene in all of cinema. The tension and weight to the whole conversation left me shook.

[@Scott_Forsell]

I don't remember the exact line but Chigurh says something like "This coin is 22 years old. Imagine its journey, and today it ended up in front of you." Obvious paraphrasing, sorry!

[@JMarston1984]

So fucking terrifying! I have no idea what I'd do if that happened to me. Probably piss myself.

[@genghisgalahad8465]

Favorite it is not. Compelling and gripping yes. But it’s no favorite.

[@robertharper5087]

@@Scott_Forsell I’ve always seen that as a key point. Everything/(Everyone) is on its own path, and sometimes, for good or for bad they cross. I think that’s why Chigurn chuckles when the cashier said he married into it, it’s funny to him that his wife put him there.

[@Scott_Forsell]

@@robertharper5087 Kelly Macdonald is sublime in this, but I really like her last scene. She calls out Chigurh on his bullshit. The flip, the heads or tails, is essentially meaningless. Dude had already made up his mind. She wouldn't call it. She refused. Good on her. Go down fighting. As Scottish as shortbread, oatmeal, and haggis, but she nailed that west Texas accent hard. I was very impressed.

[@Mcgerkusc]

I really liked the ending monologue the more I thought about it. You really feel the Sheriff's tiredness and dismay at what the world has become. The Sheriff feels like an alien in an unfamiliar world which saddens him. Nostalgia is really a strong motivator and emotion for a lot of people even if the good ole days they remember weren't actually the rosy bliss they imagine it to have been.

[@LembeckIsStaying]

It may not be bliss, but at least you understood it. That's hitting me hard just turning 40. 🤣🤣🤣

[@jacpinky]

Also, the title says it all, maybe the dream makes no sense at all, Sheriff's were always a step behind criminals all the time...

[@crobarus]

But the dream he's describing is about how his father will be waiting for him when he dies . Chgurgh must have gotten him thinking about death and how "you can't stop what's coming " , another important life lesson from the Cohen brothers.

[@construct3]

@@crobarus "And then I woke up." That realization you're talking about is what gives him a new clarity.

[@LordTywinLannistertheBased]

This is probably, if not definitely, Javier Bardem's best work. He's chilling throughout the entire thing. Glad you guys got around to reacting to this one.

[@dutchguylikesmovies2416]

Disagree. Go watch “Biutiful” (yes its spelled like that)

[@Sweetback127Here]

People who say this don't know about his other films like The Sea Inside, Biutiful, Perdita Durango or Before Night Falls

[@nicholashunt9522]

He's crazy in Skyfall

[@zatoichi1]

He's an amazing choice to play Stilgar in Dune. Only introduced in Part One but will have a much greater role in Part Two. Can't wait...

[@alainvosselman9960]

Hell no ! His role in Perdita Durango is in my opinion his best role EVER. He's also in a Spanish movie called Cojones D'oro (Balls of Gold). He's an amazing actor but in NCFOM he shows just a touch of that...;

[@Icedsobaka]

In my personal interpretation the protagonist isn't Llewellyn, It's Ed the Sheriff, The movie opens with a monologue by him and ends with a monologue by him, He's the narrator and works as the neutral expectator in the unravel of the story, and he is the only one who has a clear arc in the story, He starts the movie by talking about how simple the times were in the old days, He believes the world around him is getting more violent, Until he hears the story about his deceased uncle in that conversation inside the shack where he realizes the world he knows has always been this violent and will aways be this violent because violence is a force of nature, it's nonsensical it has no meaning, which is best examplified by the whole character of Anton Chigurh that kills people without reason and decides on a man's death with a flip of a coin, That's the raw reality the Sheriff has to accept

[@el34glo59]

Bingo

[@harrymarshall]

,, Ultimo Hombre

[@SnailHatan]

Huh? There is no “Moss the Sheriff”

[@Icedsobaka]

@@SnailHatan Lol you're right his name is Ed, Im sorry bro here in Brazil the videos drop a little late at night so my head was probably a little fuzzy

[@DogmeatDied989]

Nice point. I just watched the tv show “1883”. Though we open with one character, it becomes apparent that the daughter of said character is the protagonist. Also, seen in the Shawshank Redemption.

[@dukedude7460]

Great reaction guys! I like to think the car crash with Chigurh was to show that he himself is not immune to fate, which he thought he was an agent of. He could have died in that crash but by luck and having to rely on the kindness of strangers (funnily enough), he got lucky.

[@crackajacka87]

I believe the car crash scene at the end was to symbolise that Chigurh had the money as he paid for that shirt with a $100 dollar bill.

[@Wired4Life2]

@@crackajacka87 "No Country for Old Men" not applies to the heroes, but to the villains as well.

[@crackajacka87]

@@Wired4Life2 I believe the title was meant for the Sheriff which was why he retired at the end and I doubt Chigurh will ever stop doing what he does even with all of that money.

[@Wired4Life2]

@@crackajacka87 Yes, primarily the sheriff.

[@DefenestrateYourself]

@@crackajacka87 Sure but he’s still subject to the whims of fate, which is what the car crash scene is conveying

[@lazyatthedisco]

There are many clues that Chigurh was hired by the business man. He was talking with the other two guys before they got whacked by him. Plus the business guy himself said to Woody Harrelson's character "We have a loose cannon here" implying Anton was initially working for him to track the money. What I love about this movie is how Chigurh feels almost like a force of nature, he doesn't interact with almost anyone unless is to kill them and acts savagely, but with his own set of rules. For example in the hotel scene, he shoots but you barely even see anything but a shadow of him, straight out of a horror movie like you said.

[@jpotter2086]

In the book-not that the movie has to follow the book, just offering-Chigurh is freelancing, auditioning to impress a wealthy kingpin, and doing so by showing all the kingpin's underlings, at all levels, to be incompetent. As he says in that office scene, it's foolish and inefficient to send out multiple hunters. PS-the book is even more random and violent!

[@snooks5607]

I thought the conversation at 28:00 was pretty straightforward, Anton was pissed that they sent more people after a target that they'd given to him.

[@NondescriptMammal]

weird to think the businessman is the same actor who did Milton in Office Space, and the voice of Bill on King of the Hill

[@hankhill4101]

Good job on noticing at 15:16 that he was practicing his bust in and memorizing the layout of the room, because he knew they'd be similar. No other reactors I've seen have noticed that.

[@scotthewitt258]

The first few times I watched the movie, I just thought he was unsure which room was the right one. Then, eventually, I was like "He's practicing clearing empty rooms before he goes after Lewellyn."

[@david4883]

This film is a masterpiece. And oddly enough, the first time I saw it, I was underwhelmed. I didn’t really get what it was trying to “say”. But this is definitely one of those situations where the more you watch it, you pick up more and more each time and now it’s easily in my top 3. So happy to see this reaction.

[@pigpiggypigbigpig681]

Glad to hear that!

[@felphero]

Wow, the same thing happened to me! First time I saw it I was like "Huh, it was okay I guess?" Didn't think much of it however certain scenes really just stuck with me afterwards. After caughting it some more times on tv it just clicked, and now it really is one of my favorites

[@Nick_CF]

Same. I think it was my third watch when it clicked and this movie captured me. I think my favorite scene is the Sheriff talking to his mentor. "This country is hard on its people"...phenomenal film and a lot to unpack

[@Projeckt]

I think Cormac McCarthy hit you that way. His books seem so simple yet are so deep

[@MrUndersolo]

Don't worry. I did not like "Fargo" the first time I watched it. You need to take your time with certain films...especially with the Cohens.

[@jonathancruz5932]

They’ve won four academy awards for best supporting actor, best adapted screenplay, best director, and best picture

[@toddjacobs6068]

The movie makes more sense when you realize Tommy Lee Jones is the main character.

[@williamestrada1773]

Yup that’s why the movie is called what its called

[@FlipArt57]

You nailed it! His philosophy is in the beginning and til the end. Set in the 80's, a "Big Time "drug deal went bad is taking place. Subliminally it seems he understands all that. He plays this character extremely well.

[@professorgnomes7565]

Nah

[@imjonathan6745]

you mean the protagonist? because the three of them clearly are "Main characters" thats for sure

[@carryingfire286]

@@professorgnomes7565 no, he definitley is. Hes constantly chasing a ghost thats never there. It signifies a changing of the times and a yearning for the way things once were. No Country for OLD MEN certainly doesnt pertain to Moss, does it?

[@jimtatro6550]

Anton Chigurth is one of the greatest villains ever. I never thought a coin flip could be so scary.👍

[@bobbwc7011]

Call it.

[@MadLadMax]

Call it Jim

[@alvarhanso6310]

And yet Chigurh wouldn't stand a chance against Sy Ableman. Now, he's A Serious Man.

[@John_Locke_108]

To call this film a masterpiece is an understatement. It gets so much better with every rewatch.

[@kengruz669]

No, it's a statement.

[@besideyouc.3279]

Yup, you get something new with every watch...

[@BigMike246]

I was in a cinematography class at UCLA Extension when this came out. My teach stopped the class to express his amazement at the lighting that Roger Deakins was able to get.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

I remember being blown away at the movie theater when I saw that. I’m a big Cormac McCarthy fan, so I was worried about how the movie would turn out. When I saw that lightning & the scene with the shadow of the clouds running across the plains, I knew everything was in very capable hands.

[@alittlebitgone]

I cannot think of another movie with lighting this amazing.

[@slmott399]

@@alittlebitgone Barry Lyndon always deserves a shout-out when lighting is being discussed, the cinematography in that film is breathtaking.

[@levirognejensen1745]

​@@slmott399 Barry Lyndon is just unfair to name, Kubrick was flexing. I also like Jurassic Park the lighting looks very natural and always comes from light projectors and other diegetic elements

[@AdmiralFerret]

Aside from my love for this movie; the store clerk's scene is my favorite bit of dialogue of any movie. Javier was amazing throughout the movie, but Rutherford Cravens deserves credit there for making that a perfect scene

[@adgato75]

Yeah , it is so good that , as TBR Schmidt mentioned , they show it in film schools as an example.

[@YankeesForever25]

One of the most compelling, no-bullshit movies ever. Chigurh is such an interesting and entertaining villain. A few more Coen Brothers recs for you guys: Barton Fink (where, like Lebowski, John Goodman steals the show), Miller's Crossing (stylish mob flick) and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (great western anthology).

[@kennethwilliams7731]

I loved Buster Scruggs too! Such a big are and entertaining film! The things Buster can do with a pistol is mind blowing 🤯

[@Corn_Pone_Flicks]

I second Miller's Crossing, and would third and fourth it as well, if possible. That film doesn't get the attention it deserves.

[@daryl772003]

@@Corn_Pone_Flicks "look in your heart" "what heart?"

[@danh.5998]

I really enjoy Burn After Reading as well.

[@manuelacosta9463]

Bardem delivered an absolutely chilling performance that really stole the show. Me and some buddies saw this in the theater back then and we'd tightly grip the arms of our chairs whenever he showed up onscreen. Such was the raw tension. Especially the gas station scene.

[@mikecrider8478]

A bunch of psychologists watched a bunch of movies to see who most accurately played a psychopath. Every one of them stated that Bardem's portrayal was the best and spot on.

[@BiggySn1p3r]

Didn't Samantha mention at one point that she likes the show King of the Hill? If so, FUN FACT: 17:32 That's Stephen Root, the voice of Bill Dauterive.

[@sean-ew2qv]

And he's Milton in Office Space.

[@brad7932]

And the two goofiest characters (Tom Smykowski & Milton) from Office Space are the two internal affairs agents giving Michael Douglas a hard time in Black Rain.

[@kaiyamya9882]

Don't forget Fuchs from Barry, who's probably one of the most despicable characters in a series ever. The man's got an amazing range and I don't think he's appreciated enough as a character actor.

[@sean-ew2qv]

He's hilarious as Jimmy James in the underrated sitcom NewsRadio.

[@Thunderchicken69]

They don’t mention in it in the movie, only mentioning that Lewellyn was a Vietnam veteran, but in the book it’s stated that he was a sniper, hence his tracking and survival skills

[@owendispensa8953]

I’m glad Coens chose not to embellish on this aspect of his character. We feel Moss’s soldier-like resolve throughout the film on a subconscious level. If they were to dial in on his military history it would counteract the overwhelming subtlety of the film’s narrative style.

[@kylelee7140]

@@owendispensa8953 High-level comment, well said and absolutely agreed.

[@txalex]

As a night owl, can I say that, I love the fact that yall upload so late at night. always a treat coming across a new vid late at night. Great job and keep up the awesome content!

[@LokRevenant]

Fun Fact: the actress who plays Carla Jean Moss is from Scotland and is the voice of Merida in the Disney film Brave using her natural Scottish accent. She’s also in Gosford Park.

[@iftyz263]

Gosford Park is an excellent film! Kelly Macdonald is a wonderful actress. She's also great in the Netflix mini-series Giri/Haji

[@Madbandit77]

@@iftyz263 She was also on the HBO series Boardwalk Empire.

[@robhoskins8871]

She's also in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" as the ghost Helena Ravenclaw.

[@Fan_Made_Videos]

Trainspotting too

[@Jumpman67]

Near the end when Chigurh is in the hotel room and they show the open vent grate, I believe they are eluding to him getting the money that Moss hid in there. The tracker is gone but since Moss previously hid the money in the vents, Chigurh knew where to look.

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

That’s how I’ve always taken it.

[@LokRevenant]

Moss’ wife ended up with the money. That’s how she bought that house. By the time Chigurh gets to her, she says she’s spent it all on bills and such. EDIT: Nope. I’m wrong. Chigurh retrieves the money after Moss’s death.

[@fewwiggle]

@@LokRevenant That doesn't sound right. But, maybe I missed that dialogue. Regardless, it wouldn't seem like a mystery to her why he would be after her if she has or had part of the money.

[@LokRevenant]

@@fewwiggle Yeah. I looked it up. Chigurh ends up with the money. I misremembered.

[@marcella6969]

FUN FACT: This genre of movie is known as an "eastern," wherein the bad guy prevails. This is in contrast with the prototypical "western," wherein it's the white hat who wins. What sets this version of an eastern apart from the pack is the Cohen Brothers' genius in never having the protagonist Sheriff Bell and the antagonist Anton Chigurh meet.

[@william1611youtube]

The Coen brothers are SO versatile, but their off-kilter style comes through in all their movies: this one is very different from "Fargo," and they're both very different from their 2010 Remake of "True Grit," which was truly unique: it's not easy to remake a classic (a John Wayne classic at that) and, arguably, improve on the original - but the Coen brothers did it. I hope y'all see their "True Grit" sometime, even if you don't react to it. You'd love it.

[@mitchhamilton64]

true grit might my favorite movie of theirs.

[@billyhill7630]

they sure know how to milk a scene for all its worth. Patience is their key.

[@oxyiscool]

Read the book....you will be amazed... He allowed himself to be arrested, he explains it in the book during his conversation with Woody's character....

[@billiam8554]

I love how this movie ignores typical conventional movie rules. The cat and mouse between Bardem and Brolin lead to...them not having a final confrontation! And Brolin getting killed off screen, and Bardem just walking away and not getting caught. One of my favorite scenes is Tommy Lee Jones with his uncle talking about his family's past. The older I get, the more I appreciate the abrupt ending (and especially Tommy's monologue about his dreams).

[@bauertime]

That's way I hate this movie.

[@abramsullivan7764]

​@@bauertimewell you don't get a happy ending in No Country For Old Man.

[@bauertime]

@@abramsullivan7764 I don't care about a happy ending. I just hate having the guy you've been following gets killed off screen. It's like if Indiana Jones gets killed 3/4 through the movie and not showing it, after all you've been through with the character.

[@Kingram417]

This movie is a genius commentary on modern society. It shows how that in the past, evil and violence had a motive, a cause, a reason. When someone committed evil, they had a clear, logical reason for doing so (money, revenge, love, etc). But in today's society, there is no reason. Evil is just evil with no purpose. Just psychotic sociopathic violence. Insane, but terrifying violence. It's truly "no country for Old men." Tommy Lee being the perspective of the "old man," who understood good vs Evil, but recognized that today's society has no sanity to it. Great movie.

[@andrewdawson8684]

An absolute masterpiece in every way. Hard to pick out a favourite element. It's just an accumulation of sensational talent that grips you from start to end. With the greatest antagonist in cinema history in my opinion. I have to admit, first time through I was left reeling and confused. Have watched it again and again since. Never fails to hold my full attention. Great reaction Schmitts :D

[@GrnChli]

Anton’s dress and haircut were to make him look like death. His hair being the hood. Deep movie.

[@MsAppeljack]

When he won his oscar for this role here, he really deserved the win.

[@MBloke]

"Why do crazy people always like drinking milk?" **nervously eyes the multiple cartons of milk in my fridge**

[@59eurobug]

"Woody Harrelson does not stand a chance..." You should look into Woody's background and family life. Also, Bardem's portrayal as Anton Chigurh was named the 'Most Realistic Depiction of a Psychopath' by an independent group of psychologists in the Journal of Forensic Sciences.

[@nirvanalama8493]

One of the few react channels, where you guys reacted perfectly!! Didn't talk over the scenes a lot, yet gave their two thoughts without interrupting the pace of the movie. All in all an honest reaction and not faked like all these other react channels out there!! Keep it up guys!! 👍

[@GrosvnerMcaffrey]

"Didn't mean nothing" still the most chills out of a non horror character

[@stevemadrid6522]

When Chigur sighs and says, "You don't know what you're talking about , do you?"

[@Smeatbass]

I felt simialrly the first time watching. The beginning and ending made me wonder what the story was really about. It's only clear after re-watching it and/or reading the book, that it's Sheriff Bell's story. The prologue and epilogue are the bookends to the films themes, and the rest is a masterful cat-and-mouse game facilitated by a pure evil that Bell can never understand. Once I realized that, this became a top 5 movies of all-time. No music, minimal dialog, and the mood of existentialism are the most amazinglly exexuted elements I have ever seen. A true masterpiece of storytelling.

[@hartspot009]

Anton immediately became ready to kill as soon as the gas station attendant asked "ive seen you were from Dallas". And we must give kudos to the actor playing the attendant...without him being spot-on, the scene wouldnt have worked.

[@ozymandias1758]

17:36 Woody Harrelson playing as the psychopathic killer in Natural Born Killers wouldve been a possible match for Anton Chigurh. He's packed on muscle in past roles when needed.

[@tonygriffin_]

Kelly McDonald , who is Scottish and has the accent to prove it, delivers such a great performance in this, especially that Southern USA accent she uses.

[@mikelmcknight72]

She was a great part of Gosford Park.

[@jjmalaprop9968]

A movie that gets better and better with subsequent viewings.

[@TBRSchmitt]

I can see that!

[@greggately5782]

I loved how you both mention it feels like a horror film during the hotel scene/sequence. The suspense is so compelling and scary, along with the setup that it definitely makes it feel like a horror film during that part. I never really thought about that before (and I’m a huge horror fan), but rewatching and dissecting that scene it really is shot like a straight up horror film.

[@yahirjsantiago8984]

Fun Fact:Scientists studied a lot of character villains like about 400 characters and they choose Anton Chigurgh as the most realistic psychopath of all time .

[@robertswitzer990]

Is this published? Link?

[@frankgesuele6298]

So was he acting?🤔😈

[@SanctusPaulus1962]

Scientists? What would a scientist know about psychology?

[@jaredhawkley]

So glad you finally caught this one. I think the brilliance of this movie is that it leads us to expect a showdown, and when it doesn't happen, we are left to question "what now? What's the story really about?" The three main characters almost don't even appear on screen together. I love how the movie undermines convention and forces us to participate in the telling of the story.

[@user-xi2pd2qg8p]

I sum this movie up as: "I don't know what I just watched, but it was REALLY GOOD"

[@shainewhite2781]

Winner of 4 Oscars including Best Picture. What's interesting is that the hero (Tommy Lee Jones) and the villain (Javier Bardem) never meet in any scene of the movie

[@TBRSchmitt]

Amazing! Feel like it just does the unexpected compared to so many other films!

[@echoesofmalachor3700]

only other movie that comes to mind with that same dynamic is The Fifth Element

[@billiambillionaire2813]

best soundtrack?

[@johnguevara6160]

Fifth Element style

[@scottjo63]

​@@TBRSchmitt And Javier Bardem did win the Academy Award for best supporting actor.

[@JustLiesNOR]

17:55 If the building is large enough, some floors will be dedicated to maintenance/utility. Elevator shaft motors, HVAC, that sort of thing.

[@kiaayo33]

They also could use those floors for FBI personnel. I have some family who work for my City so in return I know where the FBI are located and where they plan on relocating, both places are Floors that you can See from the outside(all blacked out windows) but as a normal employee you may not even know that floor exists.

[@roywilson4514]

Love Kelly MacDonald in this. Makes me proud to be Scottish ❤️

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

She’s brilliant in this.

[@robincraft4682]

She was fantastic.

[@Lemon_Force]

I know this is late but there's an extremely subtle detail that not many pick up on. Anton gets out the milk but doesn't drink it. He leaves it out to fool the cops he knows will be on the trail behind him. They think that Llewellyn just left because of this when, in fact, they missed him by miles.

[@rboyd41731]

The title for this film comes from Sailing To Byzantium, a poem by William Butler Yeats. It is another Coen brothers masterpiece. Again, they are masters of irony because Moss goes back to the sight of the execution to give a man water, yet the man is already dead; thus sealing his fate. I compare this movie to HALLOWEEN as being a straight up horror film and Chigurh is really a version of Michael Myers. A kind of unstoppable killing machine. I think, for me, the movie is about how we are eventually unable to stop anything, especially the older we get. This world is especially tough for the aged, even if it can be brutally harsh for the young. The older you get, the more experience you have, but your usefulness becomes less and less. Anyway, I so love Tommy Lee Jones in this. He is such a great actor. Some trivia: Jones was roommates with Al Gore at Harvard. He got his start in acting on the soap opera One Life To Live. If you get a chance, do a reaction for COAL MINER’S DAUGHTER. He plays Loretta Lynn’s husband Doolittle. You’ll be blown away by his performance and Sissy Spaceck’s performance as Loretta Lynn.

[@Hyuugo1]

I think that the crash at the end represents the fact that as you said she made him break his own rule, that is why he wasn't focused on anything while driving because he was taken aback

[@VirusZ001]

The brilliancy of the Coen brothers is their ability to cinematize subtleties that have to be read between the lines in the book by McCarthy. A thorough comprehension of the spirit of the book paired with their already dark and pessimism evoking creativity is what makes this film a masterpiece along with its contemporary There Will Be Blood. One of my favorite parts of this movie is when Tommy Lee Jones tells the wife about the guy who injured himself killing a cow (one of the most defenseless creatures) to where he couldn't lift his arm above his head. After Anton kills the wife (arguably the most defenseless person in the film), he gets injured by no fault of his own, where he can't lift his arm above his head. Beautiful portray of moral chaos even to those who strictly live by moral order. My two cents 🍺

[@alligatorscrublord]

There are a million things I could say about the movie to explain various parts. The train sounds representing his unstoppable nature, the reason why he probably spared the accountant, his sense of honor, his reasons for killing, which side he's on, how the movie panders to no one...

[@Scott_Forsell]

Samantha sees an unmade bed and her first reaction is "They left in a hurry." I literally have not made my bed in nearly 40 years. What's the point? I'm just gonna mess it up again tonight. A completely pointless task. (Technically untrue. Whenever I change out sheets I do it up nice. I make my bed every 10 days, two weeks.)

[@plnkfloydian7814]

I think he wore the socks inside the hotel room because a shoe print could be used to link him to the scene as dna analysis wasn’t as advanced or in its early stages during the time period

[@paulieluppino1856]

3:16 ....Fun Fact: In the videogame "GTA V", there's a random event that emulates this scene from the movie.... Your character (usually Trevor) just found a drug deal that went wrong, and get 25 gs for himself, right before being chased by some other gang..... It was a nice reference.....

[@CrippledMerc]

It’s been a while since I actually watched the movie so I could be forgetting some details, but if I’m not mistaken Anton was hired by the businessman to track down the money after the drug deal went bad. The Mexicans were also after the money but we don’t see or hear about who took the drugs out of the back of the truck if I’m not mistaken. I believe Anton kills the businessman because he also gave the Mexicans a tracker for the money, which Anton took as an insult and maybe a breaking of their deal, plus he sent Woody’s character after him. So either the Mexicans took the money when they killed Moss, unless they just had to bail and didn’t get a chance to find it if Moss hid it again. If Moss did hide it then Anton might’ve gotten it by going back to the crime scene and searching before Tommy’s character got there. Or maybe he didn’t find it either because he had to bail when Tommy came back to the crime scene. And if that’s the case, then maybe it’s still hidden somewhere around that hotel. It’s hard to tell from Anton’s dialogue with Moss’ wife whether he found the money or not, because when she says she doesn’t have it he says something along the lines of it doesn’t matter and wouldn’t change anything if she did have it because he was there to kill her based on Moss’ choice not to bring sacrifice himself to save his wife. There’s a lot that is left open for interpretation and the money doesn’t matter to Anton anyways, he was just doing a job but he killed the guy who hired him so at that point he’s just operating off his own system of rules and morality. Such an excellent movie and the suspense of the audience is incredibly well managed. I could easily talk about this movie for a couple hours because there’s just so much to unpack about the movie itself, and the choices they made in filming and production.

[@Jeff_Lichtman]

As soon as you said you studied one of the scenes in film school I knew which one it was. Kelly Macdonald, who played Carla Jean, is Scottish, and she speaks with a Scottish accent. Her accent in this movie was perfect. I was surprised to learn she isn't from the American south. No Country for Old Men is an unconventional movie in a lot of ways. There's no musical soundtrack or score, and there's a lot of silence. The story sets us up to expect a confrontation between Sheriff Bell and Anton Chigurh, but it doesn't happen. Llewelyn Moss dies off-camera, and the killer isn't even Chigurh. The story ends abruptly, without anything really being resolved. I think the car crash that happens near the end shows that Chigurh isn't in control of things as much as he believes, despite his rules. He's just as subject to the random forces of life as anyone else. One thing I like about the Coen Brothers is that they have memorable bit characters. The manager at the trailer park, the salesman at the western wear store, the woman at the pool, Carla Jean's mom, were all distinct and interesting characters despite their minimal screen time.

[@slmott399]

Everyone always rightfully gives credit to Javier Bardem, many give credit to Tommy Lee Jones for his performance, and lots of people shout-out the small supporting roles like the store clerk and the manager of the trailer park. But man.. Kelly Macdonald never gets the credit she deserves. She is incredible in this and yeah, it all starts with her amazing accent. But her acting in her final scene... wow.

[@pabloc8808]

I think the car crash also shows that Chigurh is shaken by the fact that someone saw through his "rules": he would lie to himself by saying there are rules, and that he does things the way he does because of those rules. Carla Jean pointing out that the coin doesn't decide anything was also her pointing out that Chigurh does what he does because he wants to, he has complete agency, but doesn't want to believe that.

[@crose7412]

@Jeff_Lichtman Of course she speaks with a Scottish accent if she's Scottish!

[@archstanton664]

I just really want to thank you two for not inputting a sponsor in the middle of your reactions and the short, sweet and to-the-point intros. Then unloading your appreciation at the end. Love it.

[@BryanWhite77]

31:17 - One of the best things about this movie is that, for almost the entire runtime, there is no music/musical notes. The tension without music is so good.

[@sathyantinku9177]

I'm so happy that you guys are watching really good films. You should watch and react to 'Mindhunter' series produced by David Fincher. This film and Mindhunter are basically a continuity. In this film the old sheriff gets beaten in his mind thinking 'why'. In mindhunter the new crop of FBI agents try to get the answers to 'why'.

[@Nay-kp6uu]

I love this movie. I went to an Art house theater to see this and soon as it ended people were like, "What? That's it? That was dumb..." It's an unconventional ending but sometimes life doesn't make sense and the bad guy gets away.

[@kevtb874]

Exactly. It fits thematically and works if you follow the fact that Moss is the central character grappling with the nature of his work and how it will never be done. Good does not always win over evil. Life does not always make sense, or fit into a tidy box or wrap up neatly. How does a good law abiding person come to terms with that? That's the story and exactly the ambigous, troubled thoughts the film wants to leave you with.

[@ericsierra-franco7802]

They didn't understand it.

[@yourcommentisntfunnyv2709]

It wouldn’t make sense if Anton got killed

[@r.plante2916]

The Mexicans (drug suppliers) also had a tracker for the money, that's how they located Moss' first motel room. In the book they were also involved in the big hotel/street shootout. Re: tracking... Moss and Carson were in Nam, Moss a marksman and Carson a Green Beret. In the book the Mexicans found El Paso because they had a tap on either Carla's mom's or Bell's phone. Chiguhr got arrested in the beginning killing someone in a bar fight, a guy who mouthed off to him. He was sent by the buyer's middle management to see what happened, then decided they were a half-assed operation, so he wiped them out (the office guy, the two guys at the scene), and at the end (in the book) gave the money (minus expenses) back to the main guy/investor, and said he'll be taking over operations for him. Watch THE COUNSELOR to see where McCarthy sees how the whole border/drug world devolved. The missing floor in the office building infers they are very security-minded. The fates of the three men subvert the traditional western: the maverick is killed, the sheriff gives up, and the villain gets away.

[@toddjacobs6068]

Brolin represents humankind's greed, Bardem represents humankind's mindless violence, and Jones represents the law who is useless to stop it and the reminiscing about better times that never were. The greed and mindless violence have always been here just in different forms.

[@Hexon66]

And the added complexity that it wasn't so much his greed that doomed him, but Llewelyn's guilt-cum-compassion with the agua.

[@texakinz]

Thanks!

[@TBRSchmitt]

Thank YOU!

[@jackyoung2110]

Haven’t felt a cut to black so profoundly since The Sopranos, which you guys should definitely check out if you haven’t!! (Another good tv show would be Twin Peaks - it’s David Lynch 😌)

[@TBRSchmitt]

The Sopranos is coming!

[@tonyyul703]

@@TBRSchmitt okay this is a suggestion and I'll understand if THIS 6 may seem extreme or used to definitely watch *The Last House On The Left*

[@nationalcoasternews5798]

I absolutely second twin peaks. Would LOVE to see their reaction

[@TheWindcrow]

@@TBRSchmitt YES!

[@i_so_late]

A Serious Man has an even more wild cut to black

[@Mk-gk3wv]

The point of the dreams for Jones' character was that it, literally, was now no longer a country for old men. A time he didnt understand anymore, I mean. The one with the father is basically to tell him that itll be okay when he does eventually die, since he'll see his father again. The other shows how they'll be someone to take over when he's gone, in terms of people who can fight this new world. Metaphorically "Carrying the fire".

[@rx7dude2006]

When Bell went to the hotel and you see Chigurh behind the door it is all in Bell's imagination as he knows Chigurh has been there, he is just thinking if that is how he will confront him.Also Chigurh definitely ended up with the money as you see the coins that he used to open the grate on the vent but also you see him give that kid on the bike a nice new $100 bill after he gets in that accident.

[@CopiousDoinksLLC]

An interesting detail about the ending where Anton gets t-boned by the other vehicle: there's a theory going round that the reason why this happens is because Carla-Jean refused to call the coin toss. Let me explain:- Throughout the movie, Anton is an almost unstoppable force of destruction. The Coen brothers cleverly refuse to elaborate on whether this is due to mundane or supernatural reasons - Anton could just be a hyper-focused psychopath whose sheer confidence alone makes him stand head-and-shoulders above the rest of us as a predator. Alternatively, it could also be that Anton's constant good luck and amazing intuition are actually signs that he really IS protected by some kind of higher power. So what happened at the end when he got smashed? Well, depending on how you see it: - Anton was so dogmatic about his 'rules' that Carla-Jean's refusal to call the coin toss psychologically broke him. Because Anton truly believed that his 'rules' were the only thing keeping him in good grace with God or whoever was watching over him, he suddenly lost that killer confidence which enabled his hyper-focus... Just long enough to be t-boned (Anton probably would have never missed that spot check before he dealt with Carla-Jean and you can even see he looks visibly distracted before it happens). - Anton actually DID have his divine assistance revoked by taking liberties with the 'rules' and the car crash is the beginning of a long line of misfortunes coming Anton's way. This is likely what Anton truly believes - it's no coincidence that he looks especially nervous at the end for the first time as he's going to leave the scene of the crash and it's not the police cars that he's worried about...

[@monk3yv]

Milk drinking is generally a callback to the character of Barnaby Jones, a detective that would famously go into bars and order milk. This was because he wanted to be completely clear minded. It's since been adopted in countless movies and TV shows with no B.S. type characters.

[@scotthewitt258]

The Cohens definitely should be the only directors considered to do ANY McCarthy book. Even the ones others have already made into movies.

[@MrZampanov]

There's a lot to love about this movie, but the part that might stick with me the most is when Tommy Lee Jones is visiting his old family friend. He tells him that violence has always been a part of life and the line "You can't stop what's comin'. It ain't all waitin' on you. That's vanity." I think about that conversation a lot.

[@alvarhanso6310]

Imagine pitching a film starring Josh Brolin, Tommy Lee Jones, and Javier Bardem, and they have no scenes together, at least in a traditional sense where characters dialog and interact. It's based on a nihilistic novel, ends with a description of a dream, and the only music is from a mariachi band, and they soon stop upon realizing the man they're serenading isn't drunk, but severely wounded. And then it goes on to win Best Picture. The Coen Brothers are geniuses.

[@Rob-eo5ql]

Raising Arizona & True Grit are my favorite Coen brothers movies. Great movies!

[@sheryldalton8965]

When he goes into the motel room at the end Shugar is setting in his car in the parking lot watching him. It's in the book.

[@jmh8846]

This channel has become one of my favourite channels in KZbin. Thank you very much to both of you, you seem very nice people. Waiting for new awesome reaction videos 😊

[@scotthewitt258]

The fate of Carla Jean is not really "ambiguous". They let you wonder. And then Anton stops on the porch to check for her blood on his socks.....

[@Shnonan]

With all of the happy comfort food audiences have become accustomed to, this is a much needed dose of reality.

[@mywaveinwoodswoodperfumes]

I loved this movie, javier bardem. Is insanely great evil character. I hoped he worked on thriller and horror movies more often.he could play saw, as his voice and character is great

[@littleghostfilms3012]

The Coen's snatch away from us the viewers the predictable showdown between Brolin's character and Chigurh. Some other mindless mayhem interferes and kills him which just shows what a violent, merciless world the characters live in. There's not just the psychopath Chiguhr roaming around, but other feral groups of outlaws out for their own greed. Hence the title of the film says it all.

[@jcon2060]

I think "No Country For Old Men", "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind", "The Silence of the Lambs", "Requiem for a Dream" and "There Will Be Blood" are movies where the title is poetic while also being profoundly tied with the story they are trying to tell. "Shogun", "Die Hard", "Twilight", and "the shining" sound really nice too, but I'm not sure why I feel that way.

[@frankbiondo3624]

I still feel that not showing the death of one of the major characters was a poor narrative choice. I realize that the Coen's were trying to be "unique" with that reveal but, the first time I saw the film, I didn't even catch that Brolin was dead. And I still don't understand the meaning of the car accident at the end. Is it because Bardem's character was supposed to believe in structure in the world but this indicates that life is so random and there's no way to actually control anything?

[@jcon2060]

@@frankbiondo3624 your answer lies with the title of the movie. The movie was never about these main characters. That narrative decision was not for the sake of being unique, but rather to make a point.

[@frankbiondo3624]

@@jcon2060 Well then, I guess I grasp the reason for not showing Brolin's death, but I'm still in the dark about the car crash ending. Is this just saying that life is random chaos, no matter how hard you try and control things?

[@thatsbollox]

Anton gets away in the end, but easy to forget that he got both the drugs from the back of the truck as well as the cash.

[@psycho42069]

My favorite part of every one of your videos is when Samantha says "Hello!"

[@timothyhedrick5295]

Couldn't agree with your wife's feelings about this film more. Just leaves you feeling dark and somber and like we (collectively) are not headed anywhere good going into the future. I was just happy Tommy Lee Jones was spared and made it to enjoy his retirement. Nothing else to be happy about in this entire movie. Chigurh is just a force of nature in this movie. I was so impressed by Javier Bardan in this.

[@Thepirireis]

You guys are a great team! Each of you pick up plot points to complement each other!

[@divyabhabanubakode6800]

Llewellyn's wife (actress) is actually Scottish. Man I still don't believe that. Her accent was so on point

[@mr.nobody9697]

The way he killed Carla Jean at the end was really fucked up. That shit stuck with me after watching this film till this day. Its the one thing i remember most from this film. He murdered an grieving innocent woman for no reason other than to abide by his sick twisted code. Probably the coldest character ever put on film.

[@rx4095]

Great reaction. Also another cool thing to note about the ending, Anton was always very calm and calculating and knew everything. And then he got hit by a random act that he couldn't have predicted

[@Pandaemoni]

You should read the novel and you will see that a lot happens "off screen" there too, and a lot of questions are not answered. This was a very faithful adaptation for the most part.

[@Thedesertguy75]

Movies like this are rare, pure, raw, no filler or bloat, just raw rotting meat throughout the picture...........love it. Masterpiece.