What's your interpretation of the film "No Country for Old Men"?

Copy pasta time!

http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?p=17442320

A whole host of opinions there. My opinion goes along with the grain of what Gelliant Guttfright said in that thread.

One of my favorite films of all time. A masterpiece.

The first time I watched it, I was tense the whole time. The second time, I laughed through many of the scenes.

It is a clever, mysterious, brilliantly written, directed and acted film.

Other than that, I liked it.

The book is a very short one and an easy read, check it out.

@hungryhungryhortence

It IS a short book but I wouldn’t call it an easy read. There are so many things that are implied and not stated at all. You really have to read between the lines and reread passages to fully get them.

Kind of a taste of Piers Anthony “On a Pale Horse” feel to me. I read the book then saw the movie, loved them both.

Life is a vine, with roots; and your decisions are partial seed to this vine. The choices you make alter the paths of “your” section of vine grouping. You may think you have the right to call fate out by creating chance, or try to make your own destiny with the ideaology of survival, or cleverness. But in all actuality, everyone is susceptable to Life changing events in the smallest and quickest of moments. I love each character in that movie.

Is it really that symbolic of a movie? I thought it was just .. you know.. a regular movie.

Everything in Life is symbolic, its what you choose to care about…

I just finished Blood Meridian today and I have been contemplating the ending all day…
Cormac McCarthy seems to write a lot about the evils of mans nature and the theme is of course there in No Country but what I mainly took away from the movie ( I have never read the book) is essentially what the title says. Tommy Lee Jones’ character seems to be very defeated at the end of the movie because he couldn’t “get his man” and it seems to be time “to hang up the belt”. I want to read the book but I have too many others to read first.

am I the only one here who didn’t get the film? All I saw was a lot of shooting. Perhaps I should watch it again.

@Jack79 You’re not alone. I’m sure you can choose to see symbolism in every single little thing in life. I choose not to read so deeply into everything personally. Of course, I’m not saying that if you do it’s wrong. Have at it. Let your imaginations roam freely.

This is exactly why I stick to porn and cartoons, yeesh