No Country For Old Men: Ending and resolution

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 NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN

- Acceptance of death and nature of life, "you can't stop what's coming"

- We initially expect the movie to be about a 'good guy' defeating a 'bad guy', however, no one is the 'good guy' in the film

- The world as Chigurh sees it is something he needs to impose some sort of order on

- He believes in rules just like sheriff bell, to the point where he can only let fate decide things

- The end scene encapsulates how violence preys upon the soul, and a reminder to the audience that it's not the world that changes, but us.

- Death is essentially the resolution

- Coin toss with jean, her death becomes honorable because she took control over it rather than letting fate decide for her

- Jean may have cracked Chigurh to the point where he could be questioning his morals when he realizes that he takes control of someone's life by using fate 

- The character arcs are unexpected and not satisfying 

- The last we see of Chigurh is him walking off injured, symbolizing that things in life are unpredictable and just happen

- Old tree is a portrayal of Bell and how he is growing old/retiring

- Bell's dream feels like the conclusion of someone who knows that death is the next milestone.













 




 

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