No Country For Old Men - What it all Meant

[@davidmcclelland8090]

Even the two boys at the end arguing over money contributed to the movie's theme. It was brilliant work overall.

[@WhatitallMeant]

It's a movie I consider to be "perfect" meaning it's as close to that word as it can be

[@jqyhlmnp]

What it all Meant but transformers 2

[@GBs-outdoor]

At the end when Tommy Lee Jones talks about how there have always been people like Anton. When the two "old" sheriffs talk about "how could people act like this" and "it wasn't like that in my time". These are all references about how we remember the good old days, and how place so much happiness on the way things used to be. There always has, and always will be Anton's in the world. IMHO.

[@WhatitallMeant]

I agree with you, I just didn't say it directly.

[@MarquosXoloVanda]

Greg Bzorek I prefer to see it as; there never was a golden age, there never will be one.

[@General420smoke]

he also means that men like Anton that are superior to him. thats why he retired. he got scared the closer he got to this killer and thought its better to let him be than to confront him.

[@davidlecorchick8864]

Yes, and sometimes an "Anton" ends up the leader of a country.

[@aaronyandell2929]

This seems to sum up the theme of the movie pretty well.

[@WestPat23]

As a child of the seventies and eighties I saw the change in the world that is depicted in this movie. My grandfather and Uncle were in local and state law enforcement during the 60's through the 90's. I saw the violence that came with the "industrialization" of drugs. My family members told me of the "honest" criminal of a past time, while reading stories about another drug related murder. I grew up in Florida, and the influx of drugs from South and Central America fueled greed and violence of a scale that had not affected my community in previous decades. I was a boy who loved to hear tales of cops and robbers, and I also lived at the same cultural crossroads when this movie takes place. My uncle retired in the early 90's after a Miami drug lord threatened to kill his family for disabling a large part of the kingpin's organization. The drug lord was locked up and faded to obscurity, but not before two men were arrested five miles from my uncle's home with pictures of his family and his house, and enough weapons to carry out the murders.

[@sockfish123]

movie guy99 no racism at all. The opposite in fact. The only character that has a sense of direction in the movie is Anton. At the end even of his arm is broken he's still in control and knows what to do while Tommy Lee's character is borderline depressed. The message is old world methods and people will never stop the new threats of the world. Since the book was written around the start of the Iraq war I'm sure Tommy Lee's character is George Bush and Anton is the terrorists. George Bush comes from an old time (his middle name is even walker after old westerns) and his method of chasing an unknown enemy through the deserts of Iraq and Afghanistan was useless from the start because he didn't understand the new evil.

[@gman52712]

In the book, Chigurh was a lot more cruel. He makes a man he shot at the hotel look him in the eyes, and shoots him in the head so he can watch him die. He also taunts Carla Jean at the end and she actually ends up calling the wrong side of the coin, and he convinces her her husband wanted to leave her and was cheating on her.

[@trondyne]

This interpretation is off a bit... This is a classic morality play where our would be hero fails to be the good guy he was "meant" to be (Luellen) he fails to be the good Samaritan, (no agua), instead looks for the money.... but later feels guilty (whoops) and pays dearly for his flip flopping good/bad deeds, as would be expected in a morality play. Immediate comparison between Anton and Luellen is drawn right off the bat (hold still)...so we keep our eye on the ball and main message of the work. Anton is our "hero" as he is not about money, he indeed answers to a "higher authority" beyond money and power (the coin toss) -- rising high above the rest of the money chasers, even though he is a cold killer, which is the point, (even the killer is better than these others since he follows a creed beyond the payoff), he lives, after all and the work only gives him a minor slap on the wrist for his murderous deeds (the broken arm).... All in all multiple level ideas here, many ingenious literary devices and the overall comment on society represented by the deeds and acts seen in the work.... Morality distorted by greed and selfishness, becoming a twisted flawed new world culture of personal interest and exploitation, an old problem sinking to a new low as it spreads throughout the me/money culture an accepted almost a new age philosophy of selfishness and twisted self interest--the disease of our time...

[@TheFreshFootballer]

What do you mean Anton wasn't about the money? The whole movie was based on him chasing the money

[@trondyne]

Sir you need to pay more attention to the film... In the scene in the hospital, Woody says very clearly and for good reason, that Anton is "not about money or drugs, he has a kind of code..." Yes "duh" he is "after THE money" because it is HIS JOB (the one right tool) but he's not ABOUT money as he almost laughs at the idea later of being bribed by the suggestion of an "ATM" by Woody later in the hotel room trying to buy his way out of being killed... This is right in your face in the film and you sir must have been sleeping....since it's just about spelled out for you.

[@warmbeergamingdude]

+Trondyne I agree Anton lives in his own world based off his virtues and morality (coin toss). The movie screamed out the whole hunter on hunter on hunter on hunter theme. For Anton it was solely the whole challenge of the hunt and the money was just the whole kick starter.

[@trondyne]

The work is about the degradation and decline of morals and values in American society not about hunting.. lol

[@warmbeergamingdude]

False. Greed and murder has always existed what degradation? Nothing has changed. The theme of hunting constantly presents itself. For heavens sake the intro scene for luellen was him hunting. And all throughout the movie each character (anton, luellen, sheriff) constant search out these small clues that any non-hunter would fail to notice. It's no different from hunting like when a hunter notices broken brush when any other person would walk by. Each man was a experienced hunter. Degradation? Lol! Fail. What societal characteristic presented in this movie hasn't always been dominate in previous ones? Show me examples before you start spewing nonsense. Your taking the title and running with it

[@iamnotthecops]

Instead of trying to sound dramatic and pretentious, try presenting an actual theme for the story. I totally agree with most of your points, but you didn't elaborate on any of them. I really respect you for putting this together, but the deep/slow voiceover thing with a little text on the screen really killed it...

[@willrockell3989]

What is the overall meaning of the film?

[@thybowllingman2752]

I agree ... I quit listening after 1-2 mins. This explanation is a slow burnnn

[@Retrostar619]

That's a really thoughtful analysis, I enjoyed that. I'd always read the film as being a comment on the unavoidable terror and violence in American life (and by extension, all life in the world). I think Chigurh gets caught out at the end to demonstrate that there is no escape from chaos - even if you are an amoral perfectionist assassin who checks his mirrors after leaving a crime scene. All it takes is the noise from a child's bicycle and someone else running a stoplight to change the game. Chigurh's 'code' (his rule of absolute perfectionism in adherence to fate) was shown to be of no use in this situation. I don't know if it's just me, but I find the opposite reactions of the two kids to the injured Chigurh both troubling and hopeful. It seemed like a comment on there still being value in moral decisions, even in a chaotic world.

[@ShyanTheLegend]

This is a hard film to tackle. Good job with presenting your ideas

[@Keanopro123]

Mitch Manta your the old man now. And there is no country fot you

[@suttree3233]

Very observant, could you try sounding a bit more enthusiastic though?

[@vikasperskyantivirus9982]

you want to hear him sound enthusiastic aint want him to beenthusiastic passion comes in variations there aint a single form to it two very different things ,think about it

[@mayday9718]

I love the way he presents these. It's very soothing.

[@park1059]

Maybe you should head on over to that Jahns fellow's channel

[@suttree3233]

traineeNEET not that enthusiastic

[@davidwilliams9534]

Fincher Wright I think it's great. Reminds me of Anton...and the west.

[@Chooify]

With shit movies like sucide squad coming out nowadays. I'm not surprised to see this movie making a relevant viewing comeback in 2016

[@voxelhat]

Suicide squad is a whole different genre. How can you compare suicide squad with this movie? Not every movie is supposed to have deep meanings to it, some are just for plain fun.

[@DanIel-eq9ob]

You're right...it's in the shit genre.

[@CorbCorbin]

Yeah, I mean no one even suicides in it. They don't even assist a suicide.

[@VatnikSlayer2799]

Primitive Sponge Both Suicide Squad and No Country for Old Men are shit shows. I cannot comprehend how people consider this to be a great movie.

[@FaffyWaffel]

Brandon Valdivieso Thank Netflix for it.

[@WhatitallMeant]

Glad I finally got around to this one, forgot how great this movie was. Anyways, next video will be on something less morose, promise.

[@Jackyjr24]

Ooo dr paranasus or whatever its called. Heath ledger was in it

[@BENSTER489]

+What it all Meant Awesome work! I've been looking forward to this one for a while!

[@WhatitallMeant]

+Donte Newmy Sometime soon I think

[@CMC-lr7kq]

+What it all Meant What's up man, love your content, very insightful. Would it be possible for you to do Memento at some stage? Thanks.

[@WhatitallMeant]

CMC1996 I get a lot of requests for it, I really have been meaning to watch it again

[@SimonVanliew26]

your vids always inspire me to rewatch these movies luckily I own this particular one lol

[@neilpapier7384]

Beleiving in a false path is where senselessness comes. Very true. People self justify evil the same way Anton does.

[@viliusbankauskas7020]

Could you do the fountain?

[@emsavings]

+Zimba Lion second that!

[@1LeiaPrincess]

+Zimba Lion Yes , great suggestion!!

[@davidlecorchick8864]

No, he cannot. Your mind is not capable of comprehending it. You must accept that.

[@georgeofhamilton]

Just for anyone who struggled to follow this as I did, when the narration and the text come on at the same time, listen to the narration first and then read the text after he's done speaking.

[@ogbmt]

I think that the main point of the film, is when the older sheriff says to Tommy Lee Jones's character "that's vanity".

[@willrockell3989]

Yes, but elaborate please thanks.

[@WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs]

That's a great statement by Chugurh. "I got here the same way the coin did." Most likey believes that it was chance that brought these events fall into order.

[@shineperishingrepublic]

first time I've really heard anyone define the title. I've read the book twice and somehow I just never delved into the title much. I took it for the face value that I think most people do: that a violent world is no world for the old. a survival of the fittest definition. but it's not like that at all. good one dude. appreciate your work!

[@emsavings]

+Brandon Hamilton Cormac McCarthy is my favorite! If you haven't, read the rest of his. The Crossing and Blood Meridian are more western style like this. Then of course The Road

[@WhatitallMeant]

+Brandon Hamilton Thanks! I feel like this film and A Clockwork Orange are two films that a lot of people never think twice about their titles, yet they are perfect for what the films are trying to say.

[@WhatitallMeant]

+Em Vambell He's written some screen plays as well right? Or am I crazy?

[@emsavings]

What it all Meant I had not been aware of that but you are correct! Thanks, I'll have to check them out.

[@NimlotSRV]

That was wonderful and truly captured the meaning of the movie (and the book). Great job!

[@PorkFrog]

I don't think this movie is as complex as it's made out to be by so many. It's basically about getting out of the way of evil. The main protagonist puts himself in the way by stealing the money, the lawman takes himself out of the way at the end by retiring. the bad haircut guy is the inexorable, unforgiving nature of karmic retribution for those that play with evil....within the context of his own code. he is NOT evil...he is Fate, karmic retribution, the Hand of the universe smackin' a bitch that's what all the coin flips are about. He sees himself as a powerful extension and executor of fate. fate is lack of control, control of outcome, like a spinning coin, and it seems like luck, calling the coin right. if you have a good fate, it seems like luck, but the bad haircut makes speeches telling you it's not, speeches reflecting his obsession with fate thru-out the film so you got the idea of getting out of the way of evil, a choice, and the antagonist's idea of fate as all-powerful, no control, no choice. To my mind, this is the central conflict that drives the film haircut is further underscored as some inexorable force of natural law when he gets T-boned and compound fractured at the end, and it barely slows him down, You can't stop haircut and you can't stop fate. while i'm having fun here, another way to look at it is that the protagonist is really the bad guy here, NOT Beatle Cut. Beatle Cut is amoral, whereas Cowboy Hat is moral and therefore evil when he steals the money, endangering his innocent wife. Blaming Mop Top is like blaming a shark for chasing someone who jumps in the water wearing a meat wetsuit. the various conflicts and contradictions here are behind the lack of resolution people felt watching it, but the ending makes perfect sense to me, because Bowl Cut is not just a man, but Fate and Karma, and you can't kill those two things. The Sheriff sort of realizes this and so throws up his hands at the hopelessness of stopping the rolling-downhill-snowball that is evil Evil was a small ball back in the day. Cops barely carried guns. But now, shit's just gone too far and that karmic snowball is too big. Viewed this way, the film is bleak and unsettling. And a masterpiece, of course

[@simonlaursen4293]

Great work as usual!!! Could you please do What it all meant: Amadeus, next?

[@WhatitallMeant]

Sometime yeah. I need to watch it again.

[@leonardovargas169]

Can you please do Drive

[@sindrisnrsigursson3079]

Holy Moly dude! I just rented this movie and drive from the library!

[@holyholyzeddd]

Once again great analysis, thank you.

[@davidlecorchick8864]

One small point for "No Country", even though Tommy Lee Jones character is considered a hero there are times he is truly unfit for the job. Of course, that is part of what is meant by the title. But, remember the scene when Jones goes to the trailer and is not that far behind Shigurh? He doesn't seem to care. If he goes to the management office and asks them - the lady there will provide a description of Shigurh. If he shows a little energy, who knows - might actually catch him. Yes, the sheriff is worn out - he is tired of the evil he's seen, but he should have already stepped aside. When you lose your will to do your job, it is time to leave and hand it over to someone else.

[@160p2GHz]

The delusion of order. This is a great explanation and analysis. It's like having an interpreter. Personally I appreciate the very direct (perhaps what some are mistaking for pretentiousness?) approach to the explanation. It makes it easy to follow.

[@blacjackdaniels200]

The most relevant part of the movie comes with the line "if the rule you follow brought you to this, of what use was the rule?" In this scene if you could believe that Anton is Satan and Woody Harrelson is a Christian, the idea is that the belief in good in a higher power Will result in a good life is all a mirage, because in the end it's the devil's playground. I'm not saying I believe this and I'm not looking to start a religious debate here, but that's the way I view it. Saying no Country for old men is like saying that the idea that the meek shall inherit the earth is a fallacy. The old people represent the naïve people that never saw the forest through the trees, and this is a subtle or maybe even the blatant shot at Christianity and many other religions that believe their way is the right way.

[@ffaz123]

Hi, can u do mulholland drive?

[@aegisgfx]

Still the best movie to come out in the last 15 years. Amazing achievement

[@Timesn0w]

could you post script of description of past videos and future from now on like you did for there will be blood thanks

[@WhatitallMeant]

+Timesn0w I've been meaning to, I just need to pull them all out again and change some formatting. I just don't have a lot of time.

[@tomdekeijzer1569]

One of my favorite movies of all time! Great video and keep up the good work!!

[@BigRamifications]

Freaken awesome work, dude, cheers. I don't know where to begin.

[@brandonpolanco4303]

When will the next video be up? Really looking forward to it

[@WhatitallMeant]

Within the week, I've just been really busy with moving and so on which is why it's been a little while since the last posting.

[@davidwilliams9534]

What is the background music?

[@aaronhinton3446]

I'm 15 and I desperately want to understand the artistic sides of films, can just never seem to see it though.

[@SolusBatty]

+Aaron Hinton It comes with experience. 15? Cmon friend, you've only just started thinking (no offense meant).

[@davidcobb2682]

I would also start paying attention to mainstream movies, particularly the terrible ones like twilight, Michael bay movies, M night , 50 shades of.., etc. to better appreciate good movies

[@WhatitallMeant]

+Aaron Hinton Hopefully my videos can help in some way. You can always ask questions too, I try to get back to them all.

[@aaronhinton3446]

+What it all Meant thanks man, do appreciate all the videos

[@ShyanTheLegend]

I was 15 when I first started seeing films as artistic. I think the first film that really hit me hard was Fight Club and I saw that when I was 15. Just start by watching quality films and a few years down the line you'll appreciate them more for their message. There are some video games like Metal Gear Solid and Dark Souls which have a lot of hidden meanings hidden as subtext but games take a long time to complete and analyse compared to films. At this stage just watch good film, take a few days to think about them and then search what others think online

[@Jackyjr24]

Big fan man. Found u yesterday n watched a majority of the vidz keepm coming I lovem. And i wanna see an interstellar one!!!

[@elisa7298]

How does No Country for Old Men reflect or contradict the “values and assumptions” in “Classical Hollywood Cinema” that Robin Wood outlines?

[@laika3311]

Great analysis of one of my favorite movies :). Could you do Barry Lyndon and/or Days of Heaven? Keep up the awesome work.

[@willrockell3989]

Yes Days of Heaven would be great.

[@clumsydad7158]

Seeing 6-7x, I just noticed that Ed Tom sounds nearly the same as Anton. Very interesting.

[@frozenone4527]

Nice analysis, thanks! I suggest a bit different perspective… To me this movie is more about some system becoming irrelevant to reality. In America’s golden years (there was some inertia also) system was simple: policemen protect, doctors cure et cetera. There also was rather common understanding of moral. In the film it is shown how a number of persons face someone with a different philosophy (incl. different ethics) and mostly fail. That is why film is called “No Country For Old Men” - you can not survive in the present with concepts of the past. I also consider noteworthy following pair of episodes:1. Hunting, pray escapes 2. Anton Chigurh approaches a person with cattle killing machine. I think here is shown that living in “perfect society” makes person forget his instincts. Antelope somehow can sense danger, man can not.

[@VoodooPadre]

Frozen One Damn I never really understood the message in this film. After your interpretation, it's very clear now. Thanks!

[@reymohammed7040]

I expect I'd have asked what the contraption was, and why he thought he needed to hold it to my forehead. In my case, it'd probably mean nothing, but that man Chigurh stopped was Texas-size. If alert, he'd have had a fair chance of knocking it away. But he trusted that Chigurh (a) was an actual officer, and (b) wouldn't do anything so blatantly felonious.

[@henryly6186]

Maybe im not quick enough to enjoy this method of delivery but, i do not like having two sources of information coming all at once. Feels weird in my opinion. Just thought i'd share how i would like to watch your content. I enjoy the point of view.

[@WhatitallMeant]

I feel like with this video in particular I gave enough time to read everything, but I'm working on changing this in future video. Basically I'll only have notes when obsoletely needed.

[@MaximumJonathan]

If you ever get a chance do session 9

[@thomasofearth3183]

Llewellyn caused everything also. His gunshot set off the Mexican stand off.

[@BongcloudBandit]

I don't often comment, but I need you to know how beautiful and well-made your videos are. Thank you for the original content. Seeing as you're still a relatively medium to small sized channel, I hope you don't get discouraged or dissuaded from making many, many more videos. You've earned another subscriber. Cheers, mate.

[@WhatitallMeant]

+WhammyBarWitt That means a lot. Sometimes I do get down about continuing, but it always seems like I get an uplifting comment or email like this that pushes me to work on more. Is there anything other than In Bruges you'd want me to do?

[@BongcloudBandit]

+What it all Meant Mate your channel really turned my shit week around. In Bruges would be incredible. Pulp Fiction would be awesome as well, if you would be interested. If not, no worries. Keep doing your thing and I'm sure I'll still love it. Cheers.

[@WhatitallMeant]

WhammyBarWitt I'm working on Pulp Fiction now actually. I don't like it as much as other scripts I've written, but it's because the film is almost aimless at points. Hopefully I won't disappoint when it comes out.

[@BongcloudBandit]

+What it all Meant I'll be waiting for it. I'll be sure to let you know how I like it!

[@AlchemicalForge91]

excellent! please consider "The Machinist"

[@drprovocative7188]

Yes

[@alexandrumititelu647]

it explaines itself

[@TIMWILLIAMS29621]

I love this one too, for some reason. Mr. Brooks (2007) - IMDbwww.imdb.com/title/tt0780571/IMDb Rating: 7.4/10 - ‎123,787 votesCrime .... at a desolate Nevada motel during a nasty rain-storm, ten strangers become .... He has been attending AA meetings and has kept his addiction to killing under ... role of Marshall because he loved the idea of someone going to an Addicts ... Hurt playing a figure nonexistent to anyone in the film other than Costner, ...

[@nemome5837]

Yep, and you should not need any narrative explained to you ever. It was expertly constructed to make sense as a complete hole and it does. It's not rocket science. It's just a story that you pay attention to.

[@nono9543]

What's the music?

[@WhatitallMeant]

It was over the credits, not sure of the name.

[@silvasm516]

When the clerk is given the opportunity to "call it", he doesn't understand the purpose for it, but calls anyway. When he calls correctly, Chigurh replies "well done", as if someone could be responsible for and even complimented for being lucky. Chigurh is highly principled. His values and principles are simply non-Christian, so compared to the other "good" guys, he seems the ultimate evil. His brand of morality is "good", however, in the Nietzschean sense. The way that the Romans, or classical Greeks may have perceived it.

[@benher6934]

Great the best explanation on the movie I have seen yet. Hits the ideals best. Hard was the movie. I had a hard time deciphering it. Thanks

[@bpsokal]

Spot-on analysis. Thank you!

[@LearnerChess]

Excellent substantive insights and analysis of human motivation and crime. Well done. || I would use the word self-serving instead of selfish to describe the motivations you do regarding perjury to protect someone. As a metaphor, the coin toss isn't binary in the encounter with the store owner. It's flipped three times. That's significant because the action Chigurh takes shows that he isn't an impulse driven psychopath. To me, this is a very good touch because it makes him even more lethal, due to his resolve and doggedness. Chigurh is one _really_ scary guy. In summary, I'm not sure McCarthey intended to give any insights into "abnormal psychiatry". In a way, Chigurh could be thought of as an alternative hero. He's devoted, resilient, brave, determined, professional, and true to his own internal code of ethics. I read the book and haven't seen the movie. The book is unlike anything I've ever read. A real revelation about how style can be significantly different, and effective. A great book. Better than _The Road_ . This is the novel for which McCarthey should have received the Pulitzer Prize.

[@victorsefan]

Great interpretation, keep it up. by the way, what software do you use for editing?

[@WhatitallMeant]

+Victor Marinescu Final Cut Pro. Which oddly enough this film was edited with as well if I'm not mistaken.

[@victorsefan]

+What it all Meant cool, thanks

[@kencabinson9720]

What it all Meant You're a deep analyzer. What is your horoscope sign?

[@ivelsoup]

I think that the point of the movie is to get you to think, and I think that that is really important. But also it has a message I think, the point is that everything is meaningless and no matter what you try to do, you will, in the end, die, it all ends the same. Is Chigur death? Is he a man? I think he is a bit of both because even for him there are forces outside of his control that act upon him. It challenges everything that you are supposed to believe, and that makes you think, and the conclusion is it is all random, nothing matters, it is all the same, it is all pointless. It is no country for old men because the old man is trying to deal with the world according to his system, but everything is always changing and before you know it the system is nothing like what you thought it was, and you are left behind. Even if you live you feel useless and life is empty, no matter what happens you lose, everyone loses.

[@TheOwlEyes]

I'd love to see you analyze "Moonrise Kingdom," by Wes Anderson. I find it odd that the film he makes after "fantastic mr.fox," contains supreme amounts of adult content....but with good actors as the lead. I also am deeply touched by the film, but I can't understand what's going on underneath the surface of it.

[@WhatitallMeant]

I sadly haven't seen it yet, but I've been meaning to and I'm sure I'd write a treatment for it when I do. It's still on Netflix believe?

[@TheOwlEyes]

yes it is. watched it last night for the 3rd time. really beautiful movie, but one HELL of a slow burn.

[@Ariel-pi6lw]

I would love it if you explained the film Mother

[@Narutero98]

I have watched a couple of your videos, and I preferred when you put the sound of the dialogues or the movie, It managed to give the message you wanted more clearly In those other videos, here... I just got lost, really need to watch it another time. (love your channel, also your style. not native English speaker)

[@LeonardSmalls]

Nice choice of music. I enjoyed this.

[@oliviarobinson8473]

Can you do Amadeus?

[@CNCTEMATIC]

Nice reading. I would distill it to the final minute of your analysis, which for me is a stream running through Cormac McCarthy's later works: the meaning men want in the world isn't there. No Country echoes Blood Meridian, as Chigur echoes the Judge.

[@matthiasprice]

What I wish people would realize is that God gave humans free will. Those who continued to do wrong will be judged because everyone had a sense of hearing about God and about doing things that were wrong and illegal!

[@itsallgoodman4108]

Random violence has always been there and always will be here. Just watch the scene where tommy lee jones talks to his uncle, and his uncle tells a story about how some natives shot a distant relative in the back and took his money. The world has always been unforgiving and cold, anton just realizes the futility of the other money grubbers plight. The money is best kept in his hands so as to prevent further senseless and selfish violence

[@theonlyonestanding6832]

I wish I had the ability to be a FBI AGENT or Police so I can assinate crazy people like this. I WANT INNOCENT PEOPLE TO LIVE IN PEACE.

[@pickleneck526]

the interessting thing about contemporary culture is that there is so much weight applied to words, to be more than they should be. "love" is not an omniscient force that will save us all, and being "innocent" will not safe you from harm either.

[@theboredcanadian]

I do not understand the ambiguity surrounding this movie. Its about males dealing with isolation while searching for fulfillment. Each character is of the same archetype, dealing with a different situation. Its given away in the dream concerning Ed-Toms father riding on horseback through the mountains. That dream is the entire movie. It is life. A bunch of pouty males doing what they think equates to fulfillment in the moment and the latent consequences of those actions. Its about the death of the patriarch and the lost male.

[@bruce4303]

Good Job, Dude! My favorite film....!!

[@HouseoftheBlues]

Keep up the good work !

[@enemay]

The movie is about how meaningless life could be. You could be engross and invested in it one moment and another moment asking yourself what does it even mean, what's the point. The honest conclusion is, nothing, if you want you can give it meaning, you can find your motivation, you can think of what is the right things to do, goals, the rules you should follow, but in the end there really is no purpose, just a chain of cause and effect.

[@FUGYOO]

HAHA! You need to start a band and call it The Doors

[@brantley_neal]

Great analysis. Don't mind the trolls. The way you present your content and ideas are great because they're yours!! Originality and fresh opinions are some of the most important things in any kind of art.

[@makeshifter9018]

5:35 sus

[@SamForViceroy]

Suggestions: The Zero Theorem Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas/The Rum Diary The Wackness The Way of the Gun Brazil Sorry if you got these already

[@Thespeedrap]

Terry Gilliam a underrated director

[@simoncasson3327]

Great analysis... shame there isn't a top quality study book on the film

[@VatnikSlayer2799]

I am not attempting to be a contrarian here. For a movie with such great critical acclaim I think that No Country for Old Men is an embarrassing shit show. Regardless of the message that the writers were attempting to convey.

[@mitchjohnson4714]

If this is really true, the movie was just as ridiculously pretentious as I thought. Awesome movie, but some deep philosophy it ain't.

[@JOONYERful]

David Blaine narrating?

[@joshmartin4914]

Thank you so much for doing this! I must ask: do you take request for Animes, or is that not your thing?

[@WhatitallMeant]

+Josh Martin I honestly love all media, so I definitely will get to some at some point. I just do more film stuff because that's my favorite and that's what I started with/what most people seem to want. What's your request?

[@joshmartin4914]

I have two, though the latter is more of my favorite. The film Akira, and a series called Puella Magi Madoka Magica (don't let the look of it fool you, it's a very dark series) Once again, that's for doing this film!

[@WhatitallMeant]

Josh Martin Akira is on my list of things to watch, the other I'll look into. No problem! Thanks for the support.

[@daniel-zh4qc]

This move is about Camus' absurd which is Personified in Chegur

[@tricorntom2254]

I REALY LIKE YOUR ANALYSIS, AND BELIEVE IT IS CORRECT. HOWEVER I THINK THAT THE UNDERLYING PREMISE (NOT YOURS, BUT THE MOVIE'S) IS A FALSE ONE, IN GENERAL, THAT BEING THAT WE ARE NOW INTO A TOTALLY NEW LEVEL OF CRIME AND EVIL THAN EVER BEFORE. FOR EXAMPLE, VIOLENT CRIME TODAY IS DOWN BY HALF OF WHAT IT WAS 25 YEARS AGO, WHEN THE FIRST RAPPERS WERE IN THEIR HEYDAY. IN THOSE DAYS IF YOU WALKED THRU TIMES SQUARE LATE AT NIGHT YOU WERE AT HIGH RISK OF BEING MUGGED (AS HAPPENED TO ME ONCE). MANHATTAN IS QUITE SAFE TODAY. ALSO TEEN PREGNANCY AND HARD DRUG USE ARE ALSO WAY DOWN, (ALTHOUGH, TO BE FAIR, THERE HAS BEEN A RECENT SPIKE IN HEROINE USE). SO WE SEE THINGS LIKE TERROR AND SHOOTINGS ON TV, AND THE MEDIA HYPES THEM TO BE AN EPIDEMIC, BUT THEY ARE NOT. SO WE JUST ASSUME EVERYTHING IS FAR WORSE THAN IT USE TO BE, BUT THAT'S SIMLPY NOT TRUE. STILL THIS WAS A REALLY COOL MOVIE AND YOUR ANALYSIS WAS TRIPPY AND DEAD ON. THANKS.

[@DanIel-eq9ob]

First of all I don't have much respect for statistics...especially after formally learning it. Second, the only reason there could be less violent crime in America compared to 25 years ago is because much of that violence has been outsourced to the 3rd world. By the law of reaping what you sow...get ready to have your "peaceful" life rocked here very soon. That is not a threat...it is a promise.

[@tricorntom2254]

DAN LEL: WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE TALKING TO????

[@dastuffster150]

Thank you for the poem, Now are you ever going to explain the film.. lolol

[@gonefreaks4677]

Loved how Llwelyn's gf never called the coin and Chigurgh was left confused and ultimately shot her for no reason..then fate came back at him for breaking his rule.

[@kindaneat61]

Theres no such thing as fate in the movie. Its a justification Anton made up so that he could brush off the guilt of killing folks.

[@nemome5837]

The collision where Anton is possibly fatally wounded is random, not fate. It is a matter of chance, bad luck. I like the way we realise that this time he is doomed without medical attention that will see him apprehended. I prefer to think of him dying in agony in a cheap room as payback for his psychotic, whim killings.

[@gonefreaks4677]

Ctrl-Z it was just a theory

[@paytonb9402]

Who's to say it was fate or chance? Either way, it's speculation. Personally I appreciate both interpretations

[@jeremychocholowski5203]

your good at this.really good

[@jeanpaullaragaviria5074]

a great movie to explain its meaning is "shame". In my opinion one of the most complete movies! pleas consider doing it

[@kick3n3mini]

Now it makes sense, I was just missing a few pieces.

[@greensombrero3641]

i told you i ain't got no agua

[@nosskopajtas]

much needed breakaway from typical meaningless youtube videos, you are adding value....and great music too...is it from the OST or something else?

[@WhatitallMeant]

Thank you! Yes it's OST, not sure of the name.

[@pickleneck526]

blood trails by carter burwell

[@Steve52344]

I agree with you, but I think you might have said it in fewer words and perhaps more succinctly. A theme can more or less be briefly stated. What the author was saying, alluded to several times in the movie, is that we are steadily becoming a more violent and psychopathic society in which there are more and more cold-blooded killers like Anton Chigur and less healthy room for the rest of us. "You can't stop what's coming." said the old man, meaning the future will be even more threatening than what's already here. In other words, if you're not prepared to deal with the menace, this may not be the place for you.

[@findsupersunny]

One of my FAV movies .... but the only thing I do not understand is WHY did they cast Woody Harrelson ... they could have cast L.Q. Jones and there would be no question ...

[@7550375503]

Medieval times offered up unspeakable tortures, murders, etc.

[@TIMWILLIAMS29621]

A really good movie if you like this type movie.

[@thejoker0123]

awesome analysis on one of if not the best coen brothers film ever =D

[@DeimosEclipse]

That was quasi deep. Also, believing in a higher power is not wrong or a fallacy, but the way someone reaches that conclusion always seems to be.

[@TheFlygonproductions]

You should do American Beauty.

[@johnnylopez5123]

Best movie ever and i can watch it many times anf it is still very interesting

[@ShyanTheLegend]

Have you ever played dark souls? There's a lot to talk about in a video and I can imagine you could get a lot of traffic with something as famous as dark souls

[@WhatitallMeant]

+ShyanTheLegend I've played/finished Bloodborne, been meaning to to play demon's and dark. I'd have to play it first to decide if I should do a video or not, but I'm sure I would with the way people talk about it.

[@ShyanTheLegend]

What it all Meant looking forward to the day that you make a dark souls video

[@sunnymoniz7636]

You should do "Coriolanus" 👍

[@Garymayo]

This movie is 100% about the money. Where is the money, where has it gone and who ends up with it. The final three scenes of the movie gives all the clues to where the money went

[@j_go.]

Random chance and fate are the same. It just depends on what you want to call it.

[@lethargicamphibian3138]

Do moonrise kingdom pls

[@DanLuxe]

Do Mr.Nobody

[@WhatitallMeant]

+DanLuxe I've been meaning to watch it forever.

[@DanLuxe]

watch the Director's cut (10 mins of extra scenes that are worth it and further explain some stuff)

[@DanLuxe]

What it all Meant Oh and do Shadow of the Colossus

[@WhatitallMeant]

***** Is that version on netflix? I feel like I've seen it suggested before. One day I will. The next game will probably be Bioshock.

[@DanLuxe]

i have the blu ray version on my pc...so i dont know

[@willrockell3989]

Alienated father's and sons and unbridled technology and it's impact on both. Simple.

[@CrimsonFalcon005]

This video was great, I loved it.

[@gnfcom]

gr8 work! shorter video would have more views, but it would loose a lot of the art in it.

[@joemama-lz6tq]

"right and wrong in the eye of the beholder" - j mazzulla