No country for old men questions to consider

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 Do you find the ending of the film to be satisfying resolution ?  Why ?


  • Not at all, it’s not the ending I expected from an American western movie, very anticlimactic in my opinion. But that doesn’t mean I generally disliked this decision. 


How were you expecting the film to end ?  


  • I expected a bigger ending with a duel between the ‘ main character ‘ and the main antagonist of the movie. A more clear ending for the movie. 


Why do you feel the Coen Brothers decided to have their main protagonist killed offscreen , and then avoid a final climax between Sheriff Bell and Chigurh ?  Consider the effect on the audience in terms of expectations of genre and narrative,  and the  themes of  law and order v criminality , good v evil , heroism etc.


  • I feel like the Coen brothers chose to take this path for the ending to make it more ambiguous and realistic, not necessarily seen from the point of view of an audience but a in real life point of view, since in real life we don’t always get a clear conclusion to things or dilemmas. I think this is part of what makes this movie so popular, it is themed in the western genre which gives the audience an idea of what to expect, to then change it around and do something new and not in theme at all. This can even make the audience think that all the themes of good vs evil etc is very unrealistic and fictitious, and that good and evil and things a lot more complex than what can be depicted in a movie. 


Who represents the force of good in the film ? What does the film's ending suggest about the battle between good and evil ?


  • Bell and Llewelyn are the main characters that represent the good side in the story. The films ending suggests that this battle between good and evil will continue to prolongue itself as time goes, it goes against the “good always wins” narrative and gives it a very fresh new look.

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