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kp_741 's review for:
No Country for Old Men
by Cormac McCarthy
These themes are a touch more tired than those of The Road, much like many of the characters. The book plods on deliberately and inevitably towards a bleak ending, and again, the movie was very faithful and also very successful. I wish more directors would realize this.
The old being pushed out by the young is not a new theme, but the fact that it’s the new criminal that changes our definition of justice is a nice, refreshing take. I also liked how the tech innovations essentially only ever seem to help the criminals. It kind of mirrors how a lot of us feel about technology nowadays.
I think I liked the movie’s version of Anton Chigurh a little better, but the book version of Llewelyn is much more likable. He talks down to his wife less and when he does, it’s in a much more loving tone rather than in a patronizing way. The fact he’s twice her age also explains the emotional and intellectual distance between them. I suppose our heroes can’t always be flawless as this is not the country of our fore fathers any longer.
The old being pushed out by the young is not a new theme, but the fact that it’s the new criminal that changes our definition of justice is a nice, refreshing take. I also liked how the tech innovations essentially only ever seem to help the criminals. It kind of mirrors how a lot of us feel about technology nowadays.
I think I liked the movie’s version of Anton Chigurh a little better, but the book version of Llewelyn is much more likable. He talks down to his wife less and when he does, it’s in a much more loving tone rather than in a patronizing way. The fact he’s twice her age also explains the emotional and intellectual distance between them. I suppose our heroes can’t always be flawless as this is not the country of our fore fathers any longer.