tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9469928.post7575891071975510558..comments2023-11-15T08:38:13.974-08:00Comments on itsamadmadblog: Second Thoughts on "No Country"Joe Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10160822944514723178noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9469928.post-1938164132185093102007-12-08T16:41:00.000-08:002007-12-08T16:41:00.000-08:00Piper, you're right about the cut from Tommy Lee J...Piper, you're right about the cut from Tommy Lee Jones' face. If only more films would close on his world-weary face!<BR/><BR/>I also agree abot "getting caught up" in the duel between Moss and Chigurh. Even after my first viewing when the camera (quickly)shows Moss lying dead on the hotel floor, I'm looking for the "twist" ending or the idea that ok... maybe he faked his own death and he's going to come back and save his wife in that scene etc. So many movies have conditioned us on neat, tidy endings and when one comes along and challenges us like "No Country For Old Men" does, it short-circuits our expectations.. in a very good way.<BR/><BR/>And yes, great analogy on "The French Connection"- evil is still out there except the difference is that Popeye Doyle will probably continue to destroy his life chasing it while Ed Tom Bell will humbly recede into the background and be haunted by it.Joe Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160822944514723178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9469928.post-16649147722802627352007-12-08T07:03:00.000-08:002007-12-08T07:03:00.000-08:00okay,I saw it yesterday finally and I have some th...okay,<BR/><BR/>I saw it yesterday finally and I have some thoughts which I posted about last night. <BR/><BR/>But I want to comment on some of your thoughts. You're absolutely right about the plot of this movie. It is about Tommy Lee Jones. His brother states it towards the end when he says that this is a hard country for old men. And more impressive than the fade on Brolin is the fade on Tommy Lee Jones. There are reams of story written in that fade. The decisions that Tommy Lee made that moment. The weight of his decision. I absolutely loved that.<BR/><BR/>And I will admit that I got caught up in the fact that I thought this movie was about Bardem and Brolin's character when they were nothing more than an example of the life that Tommy Lee has lived all these years. <BR/><BR/>And the ending is pure French Connection.PIPERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054305230216613759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9469928.post-54327105171235979702007-11-22T16:29:00.000-08:002007-11-22T16:29:00.000-08:00Piper, if it makes you feel any better, I did have...Piper, if it makes you feel any better, I did have to drive 15 miles to see it.....Joe Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160822944514723178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9469928.post-58157375440357128602007-11-19T07:54:00.000-08:002007-11-19T07:54:00.000-08:00I only read the opening and stopped with the spoil...I only read the opening and stopped with the spoiler warning because I have yet to see it. <BR/><BR/>I just want to comment on how envious I am that you have not seen it once, but twice. I have to wait until Wednesday to see it for the first time.PIPERhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054305230216613759noreply@blogger.com