No Country for Old Men

No Country For Old Men - 2007

Directed by - Ethan Coen and Joel Coen

Actors - Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem and Josh Brolin

Narrative:

Violence and mayhem ensue after a hunter stumbles upon a drug deal gone wrong and more than two million dollars in cash near the Rio Grande. The film tells the story of a ordinary hunter to whom comes across a drug deal gone wrong and two million dollars that is not his. The ensuring cat-and-mouse drama sees three men crisscross each other's paths in the desert landscape of 1980 West Texas. 

The film examines the themes of fate and circumstance whilst adhering to the genre's villain driven plot.

The Trailer

Setting:

The setting is in rural Texas. The great emptiness of the setting implies that there are no many inhabitants and the area is quite remote. This is great for a thriller as it gives off a eerie feel of solitude.

Characters:

From this trailer we learn the roles many characters have in this film. Chigurh, is the man we see tossing the coin and throughout the trailer is either chasing someone or shooting someone, from this we know he is the villain. Llewelyn Moss, who is the cowboy looking man is seen taking a stash of money from a drug deal gone wrong. Finally, we have Ed Tom Bell who is the police officer.