Don’t worry, no spoilers. I watched it and thought how they choose such ordinary movies for Oscars. I watched it again. It all fell into place and it was ordinary and
spectacular. There is a reason why such movies score at the Oscars. They don’t go explaining things, they leave it to the people. They don’t preach, they just bring the reality onto celluloid. I don’t blame the Indian Cinema, it’s just the Indian people are not cut out for that. They want to enjoy the movie, not sit and puzzle out what’s going on and where’s it heading. ‘No Country For Old Men’ is violent. And the Coen brothers have done a good job. The theme is simple. The world outside is dark, cruel and random. You can’t stop what’s coming. Tommy Lee Jones fits perfectly as the helpless, harried old sheriff. It’s only after considerable time into the movie you get he’s the protagonist. Javier Bardem as the psychopath with principles, with that ridiculous page bob cut is terrific. The scene where he harasses a shopkeeper shows how dangerously crazy he is. The movie ends abruptly and it’s a fine ending. People who didn’t watch it yet, I advice you to see it at home. You’d want to go back and see some scenes again and they all drawl as if their tongue is stuck to the roof of the mouth. You wouldn’t like it if you didn’t get it and come grumbling out of the movie.

March 8th, 2008 Subscribe to the RSS feed!