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No country for apathy
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I can't get No Country for Old Men outta m' head. Super storytelling and fantastic soundtrack— there wasn't any music to augment the tale. Stories seem more realistic w/ out background music. the main gunfight, midway through Michael Mann's movie Heat is another fine example. The medium focuses on the storytelling and is not just a music video of jump shots and pop music.
The bad guy is fuckin' scary, reminiscent of the antagonist from Serenity, the Operative, who dutifully fulfills his job, regardless of ethics. Both characters believed in their principles and their duty for the common goal.
I read somewhere on the interwebs that one of the themes in the Coens' movie is fate and chance, personified by the aforementioned bad guy. That bad guy is the grim repear sans the black robe and sickle, and when you meet him, it's not by coincidence. That's why he qualifies some of his murders, sometimes offering an act of 'chance'—the coin-flipping scene from the trailer—for his soon-to-be victims to escape. His voice, demeanor and choice of weapons makes him the creepiest villain (if he is one) I've seen since Hannibal Lector from Silence of the Lambs.
Fate. chance. I am in doubt and can't formulate a clear stance about either. I do believe in moments of chance, the "right" time, when pathes cross and opportunity unfolds. A person need to be aware and recognize those happenings and act upon 'em. I'm not talking about a "chance in a lifetime" but rather those weekly or monthly events that can steer one's life towards greener pastures. But what about the times that one cross paths that is a non-win situation? Run. Those aren't opportunities, they are traps. Run.
I'm more of science guy, though I do believe in some mystic spiritualism. Fate and destiny do apply somehow in m' life and I do believe in that shit in some way, though I can't qualify how that can be .... I can understand the two sides, but I can't accept both. Weird.
So, next time, when you see that window, jump into it. You may not get another chance. Unless, of course, you know you're on the 40th floor.
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Also:
http://cineoctoboo.com/index.php/2007/12/17/no-country/Labels: coenbrothers, film, movies
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