NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN

[Delano]

Originally Posted by ragedogg69

Its a very un-hollywood ending that is for sure. The problem is the author (McCarther?) is notorious for have slow build up through out his stories with very disappointing endings. Like you want to burn the book its so maddening.

The Road is the same way. except you have a little kid through out the story annoying the shit out of you. Look for that hitting theaters next year. I will avoid it like the plague.

Not a problem with the Coen Brothers, they are good storytellers, but they had a horrible story to work with in NCFOM.

If you don't have compassion for that little boy, you don't have a soul. Annoying? Please...

[Fairplay]

The ending did take me off guard for a few moments.

But after thinking about it. I thought it was a good ending.

I also thought, that along with the title of the movie, it was about the sheriff and the changes going on that he ultimately can't control.

Like Otter said, it's not a typical dumbed down ending Hollywood style. At that is what i found most people complaining about.

[Fairplay]

Also, from what i gather they put these movies before test audiences and give them a questionnaire to fill out, one question stating what they thought of the ending.

So the Coen brothers already knew what was coming around the corner for them.

I'm sure there were people in Hollywood suggesting to the Coen brothers to change it.

But they didn't go along with it.

Maybe they should have had two different endings for the DVD.

One for the intelligent crowd and one for typical Hollywood endings.
Insert which CD fits you.

[patteeu]

Originally Posted by Fairplay

The ending did take me off guard for a few moments.

But after thinking about it. I thought it was a good ending.

I also thought, that along with the title of the movie, it was about the sheriff and the changes going on that he ultimately can't control.

Like Otter said, it's not a typical dumbed down ending Hollywood style. At that is what i found most people complaining about.

The title of the movie was definitely helpful in that regard.

[blaise]

Originally Posted by Delano

If you don't have compassion for that little boy, you don't have a soul. Annoying? Please...

Agreed 100%.

[raybec 4]

Originally Posted by Delano

If you don't have compassion for that little boy, you don't have a soul. Annoying? Please...

Maybe I am a glaring example of the problem (neat packages, no imagination etc.) but I for some reason found it hard to get attached to "the boy" or "the man". Icould not get past the fact that they remained un-named

[ragedogg69]

Originally Posted by Delano

If you don't have compassion for that little boy, you don't have a soul. Annoying? Please...

What I found annoying was the fact that he was crammed down your throat for you to sympathize with. He was so pure and so good, almost like the conscience of the Man. It was annoying that even at the end of the book, despite this world being a truly horrible place and full of horrible people, that he was still being so naive.

Spoiler!

Even after they find the half eaten baby, the kid isnt ****ed up. I thought he would have grown up so to speak at the end. And having the man die at the end only to have the boy rescued, I put down the book and asked "WTF was the point of that"

My biggest gripe was them not staying in the well stocked bomb shelter. why was there such an urgency to get to the coast? why not just stay there in the well hidden bunker until rations start to get low, pack what you can and then leave. Made no sense to me.

[blaise]

Originally Posted by ragedogg69

What I found annoying was the fact that he was crammed down your throat for you to sympathize with. He was so pure and so good, almost like the conscience of the Man. It was annoying that even at the end of the book, despite this world being a truly horrible place and full of horrible people, that he was still being so naive.

Spoiler!

Even after they find the half eaten baby, the kid isnt ****ed up. I thought he would have grown up so to speak at the end. And having the man die at the end only to have the boy rescued, I put down the book and asked "WTF was the point of that"

My biggest gripe was them not staying in the well stocked bomb shelter. why was there such an urgency to get to the coast? why not just stay there in the well hidden bunker until rations start to get low, pack what you can and then leave. Made no sense to me.

The bomb shelter wasn't well hidden. They dug up the ground over it and it was exposed. The only thing hiding it was the mattress the Man put over the hole. The boy wasn't messed up by what he saw because that was his whole existence. When the world was basically ended he was an infant. He had never known anything other than man doing horrorible things to other men.