“Murderers are not monsters; They are human, and that’s the most terrifying thing about them”

@nobodyspecial9097

Жыл бұрын

because the Universe is cruel an indifferent something humans are not inherently, so seeing someone embody those traits is made all the more terrifying by knowing its conscious calculated choice. Something Carla Jean confronts Anton on at the end of the movie. "The coin don't have no say." "It's just you."

@AlbinoMutant

Жыл бұрын

@@Kermit_T_Frog 'Psychopathy' is literally a pathology of the mind. Only a broken mind can become Chigurh, and only a frail mind can be broken. Psychopathy seems evidence *for* human frailty, not evidence against.

@benbruen7557

Жыл бұрын

@@Kermit_T_Frogyou misinterpreted

@cameron7498

Жыл бұрын

No. They are monsters. No misinterpretation you are just wrong. Stop trying to humanize rapist (murderers) and homicidal maniacs.

@SimonPetrikov12

Жыл бұрын

Nice quote. Humanity is both beautiful and terrifying

I think it's significant that Chigurh got massively injured right after Carla Jean refused to play his game. She might have died, but from Chigurh's perspective she actually won, she pierced his delusions of morality. And once a character FINALLY stops playing his game, his aura of invincibility is shattered, and he is massively injured in the most random way possible

@Haywood-Jablomi

7 ай бұрын

I really agree with this point of view. You could also say that the time of their interactions would have played out differently and the one she chose was led to those cars being at the same intersection.

@SH-th4wy

6 ай бұрын

Good observation!

@Loltroll8

5 ай бұрын

could even be seen as some sort of karma. As long as he stuck to his own code of ethics he would be fine. But he broke his code of ethics with carla jean when he killed her anyways and that's why he was in such a random accident. He decided not to follow chance for once and it cost him.

@pog4719

5 ай бұрын

carla played in the book.

@realMrVent

3 ай бұрын

I would also add to this that his PRIDE was the thing sustaining the first injury, in the second Carla refuses to play. He simply can't comprehend it.

I had this weird theory that Carla Jean never called the coin because she is absolutely right. Chigurh killed her out of annoyance which was evident with her questioning. The car hitting him was just karma for him not sticking to his code. I dont know I could just be spitballing but overall, this is an amazing movie!

@wraithje

10 ай бұрын

he killed her because he promised her husband to kill her if he didnt bring him the money not out of annoyance

@1stwonder788

10 ай бұрын

That’s interesting

@johnmarston996

9 ай бұрын

That is a pretty neat theory

@scrotoschannel6709

9 ай бұрын

In the book she calls head, but even then i would argue he was following his moral code.

@tomasmontalvo2857

9 ай бұрын

I like that interpretation. Very interesting.

Creepy thing about the gas station clerk is that he isn't exactly stupid, he may be weirded out in the moment, think what Anton is doing is stupid, but he'll figure out within a few hours that he caught a break. Might tell his wife about it later as a funny aside, and as he looks back towards her, she looks horrified. And then it hits him.

@rennnnnnnnnnnnn

5 ай бұрын

Interesting to think that he may have looked at the newspaper later that week. He would have seen the carnage, and only then would it set in what the coin toss actually was.

@SLG-jt1rd

2 ай бұрын

You can see during the whole interaction he is put off by antons atmosphere and when it comes time to call it he is visibly uncomfortable and hesitant because he already knows something bad may happen to him

@Qus-pi8kb

2 ай бұрын

​@@SLG-jt1rd I definitely got the feeling the gas station attendant knew he was dealing with someone terrible

@truints

2 ай бұрын

He obviously knew the stakes, that's why he kept asking. He was told the answer with further explanation "Your whole life leads up to this one moment". "Your LIFE". Jesus y'all need to go back to grade school.

@LAPARKA316

2 ай бұрын

I figured out down the way that what I like about this movie the most is the movie has no SOUND TRACK as in no music except for one scene but the mood of the movie is set by the everyday sounds of the living things around and just plain everyday movement of cars etc.

The face he gives after he says “it’ll just be another coin” is the only moment in the film that he seems slightly human/relatable. I love he chose to do that

@sder

Жыл бұрын

I almost like that part more than the coin toss sequence itself

@larsonracies8636

Жыл бұрын

I think the line immediately after is so funny "which it is" like he just had to add that last little line at the end and his look is so funny too

@jamessullivan4391

Жыл бұрын

No the music does not build tension. There was no music.

@Skyisgoingbacktopluto

Жыл бұрын

@@jamessullivan4391 there's a low score that starts at some point in the scene. Its mixed very quietly.

@starwarsroo2448

Жыл бұрын

That look is a tiny bit of the Coen's sense of humor

I love how Javier's persistent issue with the role is the hair. Yes, it was a dreadful style, but MAN, did it ever help establish him as 'outside societal norms'

@1stwonder788

10 ай бұрын

I always felt like he was trying to blend in with that style but his personality ruins it. He’s technically out of touch with the times being that this is 1980-2 and that style is 1974-7

@emirhankaya9123

10 ай бұрын

​@@1stwonder788🤓

@SillyGoosePolice

9 ай бұрын

Idk I like men with goofy hair lol

@lurksnitchtongue8986

9 ай бұрын

@@SillyGoosePolice You're probably mentally ill is why

@kilometers6088

9 ай бұрын

Mf looks like Jeff mangum

Chigurh is so much scarier in the movie than in the book. Even though the dialogue is the same and the scene are pretty much a faithful adaptation, Bardem's accent puts the icing of chill on the cake!

@andrewdunn8778

Жыл бұрын

Also his killing of the widow is worse in the books. In the movie, she defies calling the coin toss and then the scene cuts away. In the book, he just badgers her until she admits his worldview is correct, calls it, and gets it wrong.

@Spinosaurus44

10 ай бұрын

The accent makes it more terrifying because you don’t even know where this man has even come from and what bloody trail he’s left behind him all these years, without no one ever making him pay for his crimes

@callumcameron8115

10 ай бұрын

@@Spinosaurus44 100%

@KissSlowlyLoveDeeply-pm2je

8 ай бұрын

The book is written very much like a screenplay, so the movie is almost 1:1 adaptation most of the time. There are some small changes. In the book Chigurh's ethnicity is not clear. He has dark features, but big blue eyes, and Lewellyn thinks he looks "exotic". This is one of the few cases where reading the book or watching the movie are both great choices.

@P.L.BScatandco.

7 ай бұрын

That’s just Bardem💀

The scene with Chigur and the store clerk is interesting because he never says anything particularly threatening but yet there is a feeling of dread.

@Batchall_Accepted

3 ай бұрын

Idk about all that dude he says a lot of pretty threatening stuff. In fact the part where the tone of the scene changes for the clerk is when he says "you've been putting it up your whole life"

@dannyhodorowski5847

2 ай бұрын

“Will there be anything else?” “I don’t know. Will there?”

@greenbeagle13

Ай бұрын

@tubian323 - Spot on, mate. To me that was the scariest part of the movie. 😐😐

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27 күн бұрын

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One of the scariest scenes in the movie for me, is when Anton asks the Accountant, "That depends... Do you see me?" With that slightest hint of a smile. It's the smile that gives me chills in that moment. Cause you don't know if he means "you never saw me, I was never here" or "if you are standing here, seeing me do this, you already know the answer"

@SmokerFace12

Жыл бұрын

I always felt like the guy got spared just for replying that he was 'nobody' A language Anton speaks. We will never know what he replied to the "can you see me" sadly

@kentadran

Жыл бұрын

Yeah it always stuck in my head if I'm the accountant I don't even know what I'm about to answer to an insane person. It is very inevitable even for a smartes person to answer when you face with death.

@jordanpermenter8632

Жыл бұрын

It's the latter I assure you.

@SmokerFace12

Жыл бұрын

@@jordanpermenter8632 wouldnt be so sure, Anton literally said "it depends"

@jordanpermenter8632

Жыл бұрын

It's not that deep. He's going to kill him, and the smile says that he gets a kick out of fucking with his victims.

I think him sparing the boys is also an acknowledgement of him losing control of the situation. He would not have been able to kill them right away, they could have stopped him from running even. In a way, sparing them could be interpreted at him tossing the coin on himself. Heads, they describe him to a sketch artist, tails, they don't abandon their sense of honor and keep quiet.

@josephmozena7640

Жыл бұрын

He even hands them money. Granted, it's not a coin, but he puts his fate in their hands by passing them the bill.

@starwarsroo2448

Жыл бұрын

It mirrors the scene where Moss gives the young men money for a shirt, I think there's something in Moss and Chigurh are the same person

@brosef4154

Жыл бұрын

@@starwarsroo2448 they do look alike

@KROGANLovesKittensAndPuppies

Жыл бұрын

If I remember right, in the book one of the boy's goes to the police after the news of a murder where the suspect is thought to have fled the scene of a car crash goes public. The police go to the other boy but he refuses to talk. Nothing really comes of it.

@afqwa423

Жыл бұрын

I think you're far overthinking it. He pays the boys because that's part of his code. You pay for the goods or services others give you. And he has no reason to kill them, so he doesn't.

Chigurch had no chance to kill the two boys. He was physically injured. A bone was sticking out his arm his face was bleeding and had likely been knocked unconscious and he had no weapon. The police were rapidly approaching. The only decision he had was to flee the scene.

@Turks915

2 ай бұрын

I don’t think he wanted to kill the boys. He lives by a moral code. He doesn’t just kill for kill sake. That’s what makes him so compelling and mysterious.

@YuraFaghot

2 ай бұрын

That scene is weird, cuz the movie makes it very clear that he doesn't actually exist. Protagonist was killed by the cartel and the Sheriff never found Anton in that room cuz Anton was never in the room cuz he never existed. He was just a visual metaphor for the unstoppable evils of the world, hence why in the end, the Sheriff made his speech. Confirming Anton was never real.

@Saulgud23

2 ай бұрын

If we assume he killed the accountant to get rid of any witnesses, then we can also assume he would've killed the boys had he been able to. But he was not capable of doing it in that moment, and was pretty much left to their mercy by offering money for their silence, which is something he wouldn't do in any other situation.

@mikewilson858

2 ай бұрын

@@Turks915I gotta disagree. I think he would kill anyone who got in his way with no remorse. He isn’t adverse to killing those that offend him no matter how innocently or those they love. His code doesn’t recognize any such thing as an innocent or fair game.

@mikewilson858

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, I agree. The irony is that in his condition those two boys could have taken him down. The contrast that keeps happening to him in this movie is his diabolical nature to the normal decency of of the people he encounters. The boy literally gives him the shirt off his back and initially turn down the $$ money offered (which 1980 money is a fuck lot more than what you get now) for it because he empathizes with a man in need. This is absolutely alien to Anton in all probability before coming to this small Texas town most of his prior work was among the sort of gangsters and narcos that populate the movie. I think these might be the Cohen bros additions to the story, but these boys and the woman he just killed have probably burst his own delusional mind set for the first time.

I loved the lack of music in this movie. It makes the scenes feel so much more real and intense

@WellFedProductions

2 ай бұрын

There is music though

@Usainball

Ай бұрын

"Lack" of music. @@WellFedProductions

@marcoballesteros4566

5 күн бұрын

Sweetie, there is music in the movie. Remember, when Llewelyn wakes up in Mexico and there's a small band playing for him? Translate the lyrics, sweetie 😘. You'll thank me later.

@Teimo

5 күн бұрын

@marcoballesteros4566 I know but it's ambient music because it's actually being being played in the movie by a band. What I meant is there's no soundtrack just playing over a bunch of shots like most movies do. It makes it feel a lot more real to me. I had no idea the song had a deeper meaning about Llewelyn though.

@marcoballesteros4566

5 күн бұрын

@@Teimo "You wanted to fly without wings, You wanted to touch the sky, You wanted riches, You wanted to play with fire, And now you found out...

The book states that Anton let the accountant live. When he asks "Do you see me?" he says "I will let you live if you pretend you never saw me". The same how he told the boys to tell the cops they didn't see him.

@kylegonewild

Жыл бұрын

I like to imagine he would have died if he said nothing at all, but by prompting Chigur and minimizing himself as just a faceless nobody among a whole department of nobodies ("accounting"), Chigur was willing to negotiate.

@FearsomeVoid

Жыл бұрын

@@kylegonewild Yes. The accountant was smart and that's what saved his life.

@ifedhimspaghetti

Жыл бұрын

Anton is disgusted by hypocrisy when it concerns denying, or even being merely oblivious, of the role of money as a motivation. It’s his whole thing. He might have regarded the accountant as honest in that respect since an accountant is openly concerned with money.

@sanguine2552

Жыл бұрын

Yeah this video guy def got this wrong. I thought it was pretty obvious he was telling the guy to just act like he didn’t see anything

@budadi

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, Ive seen this movie like 10 times since it came out, and I always belived the accountant was spared.

Apparently, Javier didn't even speak much english when he did this role. Obviously he understood the message behind his lines but to be able to give such an incredible performance given the circumstances is awe inspiring.

@vibovitold

Жыл бұрын

The subconscious sense of detachment probably adds to the performance

@thebat581

Жыл бұрын

shut up

@_taxman_

Жыл бұрын

@@Therythman Hey stupid ass, You can read straight from him that he almost turned the role down because he didn't speak English well, even afterwards stating that he was happy he took the role because, "When I was doing Chigurh, my English became so good that I was dreaming in English. Actors don’t learn because they want to know, we learn because we have to learn."

@joels5150

Жыл бұрын

He appeared in Collateral, 3 years prior, and spoke English entirely during his performance. 🤷‍♀️

@-Safijiiva-

Жыл бұрын

Me when i spread misinformation 🤭

What i loved about Carla is that she was bald enough to talk so freely with Chigurh. Most characters were terrified, but she had the guts to question him on his methods, and this is just amazing writing as in reality no person is the same, she happened to be a ballsy southern girl who says her mind even in the most dire situation.

@joelbruhn4118

8 ай бұрын

Because she only had her life to lose after Llewelyn and her mother. Almost like she was expecting it, waiting for it, welcoming it

@penclaw

8 ай бұрын

You mean bald as a contrast to his sick haircut?

@PGHEngineer

7 ай бұрын

@@joelbruhn4118 Yep, because Chigurh is really the grim reaper. She's knows her time is up. She's upset that it ended this way. Moss betrayed her totally when he took the money and rejected the quiet life with the woman that loved him. She was the innocent victim of her man's betrayal.

@JacobC479

7 ай бұрын

She definitely understood what was gonna happen after saying “you don’t have to do this.” She realized how he was an absolute psychopath.

@bracero27

7 ай бұрын

I don’t think he killed her, it’s never shown, I think she’s alive and THATS why Karma stuck him Because he DIDN’T kill her!

I’m %100 certain the two kids at the end weren’t in any danger. They provided him service and didn’t annoy him in any way. He said “you didn’t see me i was already gone” and walked away without pushing the envelope or threatening consequences for talking. The money wasn’t about the shirt, it was hush money and both parties got what they wanted

@CarpeDiem23

2 ай бұрын

And you're totally right

@Chris_Thorny

Ай бұрын

I agree. The kid didn't negotiate for the shirt. He gave it to him to help and Chigur gave him the money because his code didn't allow him not to. Also, he departed quickly as he was injured and would have been captured, he didn't have the leverage to apply his code then. He was helped, injured, and in jeopardy.

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27 күн бұрын

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@sder

Жыл бұрын

Means a lot 🙌

@ctylsh1214

Жыл бұрын

Theyre everywhere all the time. is this your first time on youtube

@beezymeech

Жыл бұрын

high quality audio recording equipment = few hundred bucks. a good idea = priceless

@sinjin8576

Жыл бұрын

New site rules rolled out and demonstrated alot of people and thay likely affected the Algorithms

@maxw565

Жыл бұрын

AI video creation has begun! XD

Well done, i don't believe Anton killed the accountant. When Anton asked who he was and his reply was "Nobody," "Accounting." I think Chigurgh liked the answer as there were no extra words, and he made himself invisible. The kid was faceless/nameless, and he asked simply if he was going to be shot. No begging, no bargaining. I'm sure he answered No to Antons' question, and he lived.

@firstnamelastname6216

Жыл бұрын

This was my interpretation, and I like it. But, if I'm being completely honest, I think he actually was killed. 😭😭😭

@jiveturkey333333

Жыл бұрын

I agree with you on this interpretation and to bolster it in the last scene with the kids who lived he simply tells them "You didn't see me."

@seanluby

Жыл бұрын

@@jiveturkey333333Good point. I forgot about that. Cheers

@faceless2302

Жыл бұрын

It's probably the most ambiguous part of the movie. I guess it depends somewhat on how truthful Anton is as a character and if the accountant lying to himself and saying that he didn't see him would violate Anton's personal code. On one hand he does promise to return to kill Carla Jean and does so according to his code, which paints him as at least truthful to his own standards, but then he contradicts himself by allowing her the option of gambling her life. It's very possible going into the situation that Anton promised himself to kill everyone who could suspect him and the question was rhetorical, but it's also possible he would be willing to overlook someone every once in a while despite his code.

@seanluby

Жыл бұрын

@F̡ac͜e͡l̨e̶ss͟ In the world of Cormac McCarthy, perfectly adapted here by the Coens, the accounting (no pun intended)is scrupulous.Anton is loyal to this stateside cabal. The leader of the organization betrayed this loyalty by bringing in the others. You only need "one right tool for the job." The accountant is part of this organization but did not betray Anton's psychotic code of honor. Anton closed books on everyone, but Carla Jean, whose life he offered up to Llewellyn. Her logic and straightforward ness, I feel, allowed Anton to allow luck/fate intercede on her behalf. It didn't.

I think an interesting detail no one seems to speak about is how when carla tells him “the coin dont have no say” it looks like in his facial expressions anton seems like he doubts for a split second what hes about to do- she made him question the true meaning of the coin- and he knows deep down its true- until his face changes and he smiles having come up with the reason that the coin got there the same way he did.

@YuraFaghot

2 ай бұрын

Cute thought but you missed the point of the movie, Anton wasn't real, the Cartel killed her not Anton. Anton never killed anyone cuz he wasn't real, he was someone the Sheriff imaged to cope with the horrors of the world. Rewatch it with that context and the movie will be more clear. That's why he vanishes from the closet, cuz he wasn't never in it.

@rogergibson7938

2 ай бұрын

@@YuraFaghot thats a pretty hot take- do you have any other examples?

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@cartergomez5390

14 күн бұрын

💯

I like the way he says "Well done!" when the old guy at the station wins. He is not frustrated in the slightest. It's so subtle but it seems like the is enthusiastic, as if the guy made a huge play on faith. He is not happy on not having to kill, but simply because in his mind the old guy made a good play on destiny itself.

The interaction with Carla Jean messes with Anton Chigurh - you can tell he's used to people calling it. She refuses, making him have to deal with the fact that it really is his choice, and that he's coercing, not giving choice. We know that it unsettles him because the usually steadfast Chigurh is lost in thought and not paying attention - causing him to get hit by a car. It's random and unplanned as well, but I don't doubt Carla Jean's choice to unveil Anton Chigurh fraudulent moral code played some part.

@Tom_Het

Жыл бұрын

Same bad take every time. He just doesn't understand why she'd forfeit her life like that after asking not to be killed. Her death means nothing to him and he's over it the instant she's dead. He doesn't even offer her the toss in the first place except that she asks him not to kill her, so we know he fully intended to kill her from the start. He kills several times in the film without offering such a coin toss, so clearly he does not need to defer responsibility to the coin to feel alright with killing. Ultimately Carla Jean misread him in assuming that was the point of the coin toss, and she dies for it. His mental state has nothing to do with the crash, anyway, as you can clearly see he had the green. Unless you're suggesting his mental state caused another driver to run the red light, but here on planet earth things don't work that way. The point of the crash is that death can come at any time for anyone at any time, despite the apparent safety guaranteed by the green light. His code is not moral and he makes no claims to morality, not once even implying such a thing. He even questions Carson on what use morality has if it leads to him getting shot.

@Krawbs

Жыл бұрын

@@Tom_Het I don't think his take is a bad take at all. It is an interesting perspective on that interaction and I think being able to interpret that scene different ways makes it all the better. So don't go calling something a bad take because it differs from you. A bad take would be if he was viewing that scene in a way which makes no sense like "Maybe a meteor fell from the sky and killed her and that is why Anton checked his shoes." Also when you are driving and are distracted you can take a green light at an intersection without noticing an obvious out of control car heading your way. So the green light can also be interpreted that way and showing he was mentally distracted without making it as obvious as him running a red light.

@saeed7099

Жыл бұрын

​@@Tom_Het I disagree that Carla Jean misread him. She knew he was crazy the minute he walked through the door and she knew what was in store for her. Anton does exert control by offering to toss the coin. Like you said, sometimes he just kills outright. Carla unnerved him by by telling him the coin has no say and refusing to play the game. As for the crash at the end, even the ultimate badass is susceptible to happenstance of everyday life. Gonna read the book.

@Razumen

Жыл бұрын

@@Tom_Het Logan's take is not "bad", despite what you think, it is possible to have two valid interpretations of a character's actions.

@gronizherz3603

Жыл бұрын

To me, he sees killing either as a necessity (they saw me do something and could point me out/they're in the way of completing my objective - they need to go) or as something that would be good but isn't necessary. (It would be good to kill every single person who sees him anywhere to leave no witnesses of anything, but it's not necessary.) So he can utilise either the coin toss (leave it to chance instead of feeling guilt of always killing) or bargaining ("did you see me?") when it's not necessary. The contrast is clear with the men in the office - he instantly shot his target, and then (my take) let the other man go because he bargained, basically threatening him into silence (though it's possible he killed him out of necessity as well. it doesn't actually matter, which makes the open end to the scene interesting.) - and then again with Carla Jean versus the boys: Carla Jean's fate is open-ended to me (but I assume he killed her because he said he would to Llewelyn - and I take it that the coin toss is giving his "not necessary"-victims a chance, rather than enforcing a sacred rule.) because she was not a witness and didn't really have anything to do with his mission or targets to do beyond his problem, whereas the boys could simply be bargained into silence - he wasn't really paying that amount of money for the shirt, which he perhaps didn't even need all that much, but rather for their silence. Also, contemplating the scenes after the end of the movie I would say that him letting the boys go supports him letting the accountant go as well.

I remember there was a study that a group of psychiatrists studied 400 movies to find the most realistic psychopath. They found Anton Chigurh the most realistic.

@rickoshay5525

Жыл бұрын

Quite unfathomable that they would think this guy is realistic. The guy totally stinks of plot armor. Plot armor doesn't exist. It is painfully clear that the writer is on his side every step of the way.

@awkwardukulele6077

Жыл бұрын

@@rickoshay5525 that's not what they meant by "realistic psychopath."

@KermitOfWar

Жыл бұрын

@@rickoshay5525 Realistic, as in the actor did an excellent job portraying a true psychopath, in both mannerisms, personality, & characteristics. The plot armor is there, because it's a movie.

@Sip_Dhit

Жыл бұрын

@@rickoshay5525 no, as I the portrayal of a psychopath was realistic, not that the movie was realistic. Notice: psychologists Now why would that be judges on realism of the movie as a whole? A little bit of critical thinking skills could have saved you from thus blunder.

@Journeyagain0

Жыл бұрын

@@rickoshay5525 They're analyzing the character's behavior, not the plot of the story.

He's the most terrifying human villain I've ever seen. Brilliantly done.

@YuraFaghot

2 ай бұрын

What's even better is that he never existed, Antonio is just something the Sheriff imagines as a way to cope with the evils of the world. He was convinced there was one bad guy, if he could catch them then his job would be complete, but the truth hits him in the end. Hence why it shows Anton in the closet at the end and the Sheriff searchs the closet and Anton is gone. Cuz the world isn't that simple. It's a beautifully done point and one a lot of people don't notice.

@grapeapeductape2489

Ай бұрын

Favorite inhuman?

@svenmsandity3973

27 күн бұрын

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I remember a character from a novel coming to realization that the most self-evident and mundane sayings that we take for granted are often the most profound. Anton ran into this with Carla Jean. He really doesn't have to do it, but he always saw that phrase as a disgusting plea for mercy without understanding that he's holding all the cards, and he's choosing how to play them. Blind chance didn't kill those innocent people, he did. You can see how uncomfortable he gets when she makes him see it. Probably the best movie ever put to film.

I love Carla Jean's short interaction with Chigurh, a few short sentences turned her character from "the wife" into the only person in the whole movie who "broke" Chigurh for a bit and saw right through him. She's clearly very smart and emotionally extremely dangerous to him as a character, which gives her a near 0% chance to survive the story

@asdzxcqwe6195

10 ай бұрын

Rupty 🤘

@scrotoschannel6709

9 ай бұрын

It is not that she is smart, it is just that she accepted her fate.

@fakename287

9 ай бұрын

Nah she’s smart, she sees right through Anton’s b.s.

@scrotoschannel6709

9 ай бұрын

@@fakename287 That Is not why she saw what antin chigurh was, it was her pain that gave her that idea, she matured since her husband was killed.

@mileshall9235

7 ай бұрын

She should have just pulled out her glock 16 and killed him. That simple.

There was a theory back in the day that said the only reason anton didn't kill the accountant right away for watching the killing was because he asked if anton was going to kill him. As seen in the coin toss scene anton hates small talk and unnecessary things in general it's why hes so good, so the accountant getting straight to the point and asking him whats on his mind clearly took him back a little hints why his head moved up the way it did in response to the question a little detail I really loved about the movie.

@gronizherz3603

Жыл бұрын

Seeing as how he spared the boys after striking a bargain (You did not see me = I do not kill you), it feels like he sarcastically told the accountant "I will not shoot you if you (say that you) did not see me."

@Markzuckfuckerburg

Жыл бұрын

@@gronizherz3603 Yea I agree otherwise the face he made when he asked him if he saw him wouldn't make sense. It's like he was trolling the accountant a little, I always loved that detail that and when he tries to shoot the bird and misses, because it shows he has a thirst and genuinely does love the hunt and that he's not invincible or otherworldly otherwise hed have shot that bird on target. Hes not a machine that never missed and feels nothing hes a maniac which makes him arguably worse because you really cant bargain with a crazy person especially if he thinks hes death himself.

@frankoceanfan3157

Жыл бұрын

I had a stroke reading this

@awkwardukulele6077

Жыл бұрын

@@frankoceanfan3157 Yeah, you probably did. This is easy to read, so the it must be a problem with you

@Markzuckfuckerburg

Жыл бұрын

@@frankoceanfan3157 sorry you lack reading comprehension.

I wouldn't say the store clerk is unwittingly playing the coin game. Gradually through the scene he goes from confusion to a sense of dread even before the coin toss. But once he accepts his fate and calls heads, fate spares him and the audience and him feel a sense of relief as Chigur goes from foreboding to chipper in an instant.

The accident is due to Anton himself becoming accountable when his coin toss is refused. He's no longer shielded by chance. This movie is just incredible.

@YuraFaghot

2 ай бұрын

Makes no sense bro, Anton didn't exist, rewatch it. He was an imaginary character made up by the Sheriff as way to cope with the rise in crime. Cuz it's easier to catch one big bad guy than an entire Cartel, that's why in the end scene where he enters the hotel room and Anton is hiding in the closet, Sheriff checks the closet and Antons gone. Cuz he was never there, everyone killed was killed by Cartel and random crime, cuz that's the reality of the world.

@thomascasey8171

2 ай бұрын

@@YuraFaghot very interesting those scenes always puzzled me.

One really important detail that can often be overlooked or forgotten, is that it's Moss's conscience bothering him about the thirsty mexican man asking for water that ultimately compels him to go back to the scene.

@sder

Жыл бұрын

that one decision cost him his life

@TheShredworthy

Жыл бұрын

@@sder Yup. It's a rather fitting thematic message.

@143jcm

Жыл бұрын

@@sder he finds the money before then doesnt he? it had the tracking device in it the entire time so he wouldve been found anyways

@GoldenBoy.17

Жыл бұрын

@@sder it actually prolonged his life, he was going to be hit anyway. But it happened in a moment where he was somewhat prepared, rather than when it was most unexpected, in his sleep at home perhaps.

@truepoger5232

Жыл бұрын

@@143jcm It made finding him far easier. Otherwise someone would have to just drive around with a tracker, that seemed to have really limited range. They could have easily missed his place.

The scariest villains are the ones who can keep a calm demeanor and smile at you. Same with Hans Landa.

The thing in the gasstation-scene is, that you can feel, that he strive to kill this old man, but let go after the coin toss. One of the best movie scenes ever made.

@MASTEROFEVIL

11 ай бұрын

100th like

@1stwonder788

10 ай бұрын

He definitely was planning on coming back at 9:30😂

@PGHEngineer

7 ай бұрын

Chigurh is the grim reaper. The old man is close to his last day, but not on that day. Today is his lucky day, which is true for all old men who live to see another morning. But he has been "putting it up all his life" because it is true that every day we live is partly based on the luck we don't get killed in some stupid random event.

@gabeeskridge8291

7 ай бұрын

​@@PGHEngineerNot luck , it is FATE. Nothing or nobody can escape it's reach.

@turbo8628

6 ай бұрын

Idk, seemed pretty happy that he called it right.

I think the reason he didnt kill the kids after the crash is more to do with him being shaken up for possibly the first time in his life. He has likely never come that close to death himself in a tangable feelable way,. You can see the confusion in his face and the whole demenor he had through the film dissapears for a few minutes, he becomes relatively sane.

@funnydonor9484

Жыл бұрын

He got shook up when Moss got the drop on him, shot him in the leg almost killing him

@viriathas9910

Жыл бұрын

I always felt it was more practical. He was in the middle of a residential street, daylight, sirens incomming, he was also very badly injured and there were two boys on bicycles, meaning at least one was likely to be able to out run him, and the injured arm meant using a weapon or his bare hands would be extremely difficult. A big feature of his motivation was remaining somewhat like a phantom, and the chances of being caught while in the worst possible physical state were too high to delay his escape.

@doomakarn

Жыл бұрын

He was on the other end of the coin toss, and begged to live. Demonstrating he is a hypocrite.

@jbliggidy123

Жыл бұрын

Yea i think it was more of an im injured, i need a sling, these kids think im a pedestrian i’ll give em some cash for the shirt to make a sling and tell them not to mention me type of thing lol

@jackiechun5817

Жыл бұрын

@Mason he's weak AF, ALL of his victims are literally weak, no combat skills, no real "ragdoll a mothaf*cka" strength, no handspeed,no agression in them. They just sit there like scared sheep or run away(SLOW) while he just does whatever he wants to them. Let him try that with Tyson,Rambo,wick, bournE,lee,a navy seal, Mayweather,Judah,mike Jai white,bones Jones,Roy Jones, or bas rutten😒... Get his SHIH caved TF in 🤣💯🧔🏾‍♂️.

The fact that this is the same actor as Stilgar from Dune is wild to me.

I have described Anton Chigur as “the guy in your nightmares who’s following you; you’re terrified of him, ave even though he’s moving very slowly you can’t get away because it’s like you’re stuck in molasses”. I thought everyone has had this dream, that it’s an archetypal nightmare. It’s surprising to me that nobody I’ve described him to in this way has recognized ever having had the same type of dream. To me, however, this is exactly who Anton Chigur is. And why he is so terrifying.

@zaddyholmes6735

Жыл бұрын

I know just what you mean! That’s exactly why he was so terrifying to me when I watched for the first time. Inexorable doom+clumsy panicked escape attempt

@labrador-fx3fb

Жыл бұрын

Give me that dog.

@jelliebird37

Жыл бұрын

@@labrador-fx3fb exactly!… And here come the flying monkeys 😱

@Grapefruitgloryhole

6 ай бұрын

Interpretation is subjective

@thomashunt6000

6 ай бұрын

I know exactly what you mean. When I was a kid I had terrible nightmares and it always felt like I was running through waist-deep water and no one would ever believe me when I tried to warn them of the danger.

Excellent analysis. Anton's mystery is a representation of death itself, his philosophy of chance only adds to the terror and him essentially playing with his food with Carson means the coin does not need to flip. It's a brutally dark contrast to Bell's rose tinted view of the old days, something his uncle and the events force him to wake up from in the end.

@sder

Жыл бұрын

Playing with his food is a good way to put it

@godzillazfriction

Жыл бұрын

@@sder ummm about that last scene..... the audience that viewed anton as death itself faded away when he got in the car crash as to remind the audience that he's just a human

Holy Shit this is actually amazing. The analysis of the character is out of this world.

@sder

Жыл бұрын

means a lot man

@Jackrobert28

Жыл бұрын

@@sder What is the piano song in the background ?

@nicholasmolnar8312

Жыл бұрын

Theres other videos. No disrespect to the channel owner. But, this is my favorite bad guy. It was done well.

@caboose22320

Жыл бұрын

@@nicholasmolnar8312 Disrespect to the channel owner here. This was horribly unoriginal and has been done to death many times. The vile eye did it better kzread.info/dash/bejne/h6KiyNGNcdabh9o.html and wendigoon did one too kzread.info/dash/bejne/iWl50JavltbXYZs.html Earned my dislike

@thelonious-dx9vi

Жыл бұрын

@@Jackrobert28 the piano music in the last segment of the video is by Erik Satie, one of his Gnossienes. I don't recall it being used in the movie soundtrack.

I thought the accountant lived. I always took “do you see me” to mean that he was giving the accountant the chance to live if he promised he didn’t see anything.

@sder

8 ай бұрын

yeah, that seems to be a widely held perspective

When we read this book at my school i remember my teacher pointing out that the ending in the book and in the movie were different. I’m pretty sure the book ending was more impactful, it had something to do with Anton sort of passing the torch to those young boys by fate and it’s hinted that they eventually ended up in the same “business”. if anyone has a better explanation i would be grateful because i don’t actually remember what happened.

When he says the second time "you stand to win everything" it's at that moment that the store clerk knew what it was all about.

@goodlordyogurt

Жыл бұрын

Clerks acting is super underrated. 👌

@areaxisthegurkha

Жыл бұрын

indirectly saying he also stand to lose everything hehe, clever.

@timbakke2443

Жыл бұрын

why was he marring into a biz a big deal?

@Filthy_Larry

Жыл бұрын

@@timbakke2443 simps do that.

@vibovitold

Жыл бұрын

@@timbakke2443 it is unmanly by Chigurh's standards. the way he sees it, one should stand up for himself and owe everything only to himself. compromising on one's nature is out of question. that's why he smirks when Carson tries to bribe him ("...an ATM?"). marrying into a business is essentially a form of accepting a bribe.

this character is beautifully acted probably one of the best acting in any movie in my opinion

@sder

Жыл бұрын

javier bardem truly became anton chigurh, such a great performance

Bardem is a very talented actor. After seeing some of his other screen performances I became a fan. I'm sure he's known by more people in Europe, Spain especially.

I love how whenever Javier Bardem talks about No Country for Old Men 90% of it is hating on the haircut

Such a beautifully deep film. To me, Antons last scene represents that even a seemingly unstoppable “mediator of death” is not immune to the same chance he enforces. Its an underlying theme throughout the entire picture, it’s what makes it feel so realistic. In a traditional story, the likable protagonist would come out on top and best his evil pursuer. But real life is rarely if ever so cinematic. Llewelyn is killed off screen, there is no dramatic death scene, or epic final battle. Just instant, remorseless death. Which is how it would actually go down. A common, albeit, skilled man, vs a relentless psycho expert hitman. This film is totally immune to cliches or tired old archetypes. It feels as though you are watching a real story, with real characters. As if it weren’t written by a man, but a timeline woven by the hands of fate itself.

@vibovitold

Жыл бұрын

I agree with your interpretation, but as for: "Which is how it would actually go down. A common, albeit, skilled man, vs a relentless psycho expert hitman" Llelewyn is actually killed by the Mexicans, not by Chigurh himself.

@Catalyst512

Жыл бұрын

This movie is not about Llewelyn anyways it’s about the sheriff and his battle with his own pride and being too old for a wild and crazy world. This is why Llewelyn dies off screen, and why the sheriff never meets or catches Anton. It can be interpreted that Anton’s crazy haircut and appearance is only how the sheriff perceived this insane threat he is pursuing and never once gets a description of. This guy misses all of this focusing on chygur the entire video. All this said it’s still a great video but bro missed the whole point of the movie, like 97% of viewers

@purplenurple9148

Жыл бұрын

@@Catalyst512 Thats certainly the most surface level element of the film (it’s literally in the title) but it’s not the only one. This film was adapted from a 320 page novel so it’s going to have various layers of meaning or interpretation.

@chizorama

11 ай бұрын

It's just a brilliant example of cinematography; show brutal acts, & then leave holes, some for interpretation, others for the imagination.

@lurksnitchtongue8986

9 ай бұрын

@@Catalyst512 Bro you're just parroting exactly what Wendigoon said in his video. Get your own interpretation before talking down to people. Can't stand midwits who hear someone else say something then repeat it like its word of God.

The bit with the boys is interesting , he would not take the shirt for nothing because that would put him at odds with his code , meaning he wouldn't have earned it , he would be like the gas station clerk who married into a position , and as such would be subject to his own coin toss.

@insert-name101

Жыл бұрын

I feel you are reading to deep into this. He obviously wouldn't have given that much thought in the situation. He understood that he was taking a risk when he just decided to leave. But it was the first time in the film that he was letting his moral-necessity code subside and let things go to fate (he would never know if the kids will rat out or not) mostly because it was fate that fucked him up in the first place. The same fate that he was harnessing in a way. Carla Jean broke that notion that there is no fate or higher power involved in his actions. He's just a deranged lunatic with a shotgun and some skills. This along with the unfateful accident made him realise that there is no code or rule. And he is just as vulnerable as all of his victims

@Kronikalrag3

Жыл бұрын

@@insert-name101 You do realize psychopaths give lots of thought on many topics....my assumptions are based on all the events leading up to that moment , so i call it as i see it.....to say im reading to deep into it could also be flipped on your comment. 1. at no point does it seem he is becoming less of a psychopath. 2.It's a fictional movie you are watching Javier Bardem essentially doing his job.

@alpha_9997

Жыл бұрын

@@Kronikalrag3 psychopaths have a code that they follow, but its a code to make them feel good, not a godly entity that they feel they must fight for. They probably consider their code important bur they probably consider their lives even more important.

@vibovitold

Жыл бұрын

@@insert-name101 killing the kids and leaving the scene badly injured, not even having a car to drive anymore, would actually put him at more risk than sparing them (like, where or how would he hide the bodies, having a broken hand at that? at least Carla's body won't be found for a while). so it's the logical choice, even accounting for the risk that they give his description to the authorities.

I've watched a lot of these reviews of No Country, because it's a great film. And one thing I've noticed is how no one ever talks about the lady in the trailer park office, the one who tells Chigurh to pound sand when he demands information about Moss. I used to wonder why she never comes up, and then I realized that the reviewers, like me and like Chigurh himself, are scared of her. That woman is the baddest MF in the movie

@sder

3 ай бұрын

Cool perspective. Somehow subconsciously we avoid those who Chigurh avoided. That scene would have been great to include in this analysis.

The sad part about Carlas situation was he went from her having no chance to live to a 50% chance, which was somewhat kind of him to do considering he already decided he was going to kill her. The kids however went over to him, they werent in his way at any point in time, they crossed paths with him, he didnt cross paths with them. In a sense the kids were completely innocent.

One of my favorite moments of the film is when Lewellen thinks Wells says Sugar instead of Chigurh. The look on his face says it all. He can't believe such a ruthless killer would call himself that. Its details like that make this film so memorable.

@seth131

5 ай бұрын

sugar?!

Anton is one of the most fascinating villains in cinema. I always enjoy videos analyzing his character. You definitely earned my sub. This channel has the potential to get big.

@sder

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Chigurhs "well done" is so unenthusiastic, and I love it

You missed one of the best scenes where Chigurh interacts with the mobile home attendant. She literally stands up to him and doesn’t take any bs.

@tomclarke4978

7 ай бұрын

Seemed like he was going to murder her but then when he realised they weren’t alone when the toilet flushed he changed his mind

@adamrichardson6821

7 ай бұрын

Yes--that hard look he gives her as he's leaving is testament to that.@@tomclarke4978

My take: Carla Jean emphazises the individualization of the murderer, thus removing the mythological/quasi "angel of death" mindset of Chigurh. For human beings to be moral one has to bear the burden of choice, the antagonist is terrifying because he renounces his humanity, renounces choise, but cannot escape it completely as the victims reinforces that he is indeed not what he views himself to be. Carla Jean in this sense represents the movies most well spoken voice of reason, to us as an audience in face of the horror of the antagonist. And he cannot handle that.

@NoConsequenc3

Жыл бұрын

He handles it just fine, what? How does he not handle it? Him killing her is what he planned to do the whole time. He didn't get upset and kill her in rage. You're inserting and then projecting, I think

@vibovitold

Жыл бұрын

​@@NoConsequenc3 not only he handles it fine, he's not even surprised by her stance ("people always say this - you don't have to do this"). her behavior is heroic - she chooses death over humiliation, at the cost of giving up on a 50% chance to save her life - but Chigurh had already made it clear that he judges principles by their outcome ("if the rule you followed brought you to this - of what use was the rule?"). so he's neither surprised nor impressed by her decision. i understand why people prefer to take this view though (as evidenced by upvotes, for a start :)), but i don't think what we see in the movie validates it at all; it blatantly contradicts it.

I love the idea of his internal conflict of trying to reject his own humanity

@sigmasquadleader

Жыл бұрын

I think he's on the autism spectrum.

One of the scenes that left an impression on me was the short scene of Anton driving and he spots a crow, slows and proceeds to take a shot at it. I felt like this was indicative of a being that wanted to destroy all of "Gods" creation. The devil.

I like how he also waited for the phone to ring again right before he shots Carson. Helps covering the noise of his already silenced shotgun.

My favorite part of the coin toss scene has to be when Anton says “Which it is”. It’s a breath of fresh air for the scene and a gap in the mysticism of Chigurh’s actions. He knows it’s just a coin and he knows he’s just a man just doing his job. He lets the clerk see that and leaves without saying another word. He wants the clerk and in a truer sense the audience to know that Chigurh is not some unkillable gun toting monster but rather an efficient merciless psychopath. It plays heavily on one of the many themes of the film which is the unpredictability of life itself and how just a regular coin and a chance meetup can decide your fate.

@captnwinkle

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, and his fave gesture is perfect

I personally think that he did kill Carla Jean even as she didn't call his coin toss and forced his will instead of relying on destiny. It was sin to Anton and as such you can interpret his accident as his destined punishment of transgression. It might also be universe showing that Destiny is not only force that governs it and Random shows up in form of accident. Something out of nowhere is capable of hurting Anton Chigurh. Just because as that is how Random is. Destiny says "because so" and Random says "just because" and that's their difference. There is lots of subconscious "human" in Anton as he clearly shows human reactions and emotions to stimuli. He is obviously sadistic yet doesn't seem to enjoy it.

@callumbreton8930

Жыл бұрын

You'll be overjoyed to know that Carla Jean actually did this in the book. She denies Anton his attempt to absolve himself of responsibility, forcing him to choose

@vksasdgaming9472

Жыл бұрын

@@callumbreton8930 There is another "human" thing Anton shows. He had promised Moss that he would kill his whole family if he didn't return the money. Money was not returned so he would kill them as well yet he obviously wasn't being paid. Anton could kill very efficiently as scene in office tells, yet he didn't kill Carla Jean like that. He was unsure of himself and needed confirmation from Destiny.

@Capnsensible80

Жыл бұрын

My take: She continued to refuse to call it, so he had to kill her according to his moral code. Her previous statement about the coin having no say, just him, forced him to acknowledge the fact that his "moral code" is B.S. He's shaken up and distracted by that, which caused him to not see the car heading directly for him. The quick shot of the windshield taking up the full field of view I believe is a subtle way of saying he's not fully aware of his surroundings, it shows his lack of awareness to his peripheral vision. If he hadn't been lost in contemplation, he likely would have seen the car coming at him. Additionally, the shot of his windshield also can symbolize his singular focus on his code and how it is flawed and destined to end badly. His inability (or refusal) to see any other way means he was bound to get blindsided eventually.

@cabracadabra_4256

Жыл бұрын

There's a grim detail in the film. When walking out of the house after meeting Carla, he looks at the soles of his shoes to see if they're bloody and would leave any footprints.

@LogisticsWW

Жыл бұрын

I think this kinda hints back to his conversation with Carson too, when he's talking about the rule he followed. Anton probably killed her, breaking his own "rule", and thus it led him to dwelling on it, causing his accident.

6:30 he doesn’t specify if heads means win or lose. It’s always in his hands bc he decided what head stood for

I've watched this movie only once, but I had seen many notable scenes before watching the movie (Texaco, ofc). As soon as the movie was finished, my wife asked me what I thought, and I told her, "I don't understand anything that just happened, but this was a 10/10 classic in my eyes." This is the exact type of movie I think of when I think of "cinema." Nothing was given to me, and it's made so much better for it. I need to watch it again. It struck me every time you talked about music or lack thereof because one of my favorite aspects of this movie was its almost complete lack of soundtrack. It's a creative decision that makes the entire movie feel tense. There is no release. It's just varying levels of tension for like two hours

I always tell people I view No Country for Old Men as a horror flick. Anton was absolutely terrifying 😮

@vibovitold

Жыл бұрын

It is a horror in the sense that the overarching message is one of complete helplessness. The evil is inevitable. That's what the sheriff says, more or less.

@AlesRatzka

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, in that sense that he is almost a supernatural force.

I like your final point, that a story like this persists because it doesn't pander. We are in such a deep pile of junk right now because of a false perception of backlash, and it has paralyzed studios into making nothing worth watching.

@sder

Жыл бұрын

precisely

@rahmspinat

Жыл бұрын

new movies bad

@Rykiz_Vidz

Жыл бұрын

Honestly, I haven't seena real notable worth watching movie come out in the cinemas within the last 10 years or so. With the exception of the Marvel movies, which were basically all pretty great. Nothing new though, and nothing original. No mystery films, no actually good Sci fi films, no good westerns, or action movies, no good adventure films. The only most RECENT good movies within the past 10-15 years were I think John Wick, Wolf of Wall Street, Interstellar, The Martian, Get Out, and Grand Budpest hotel. Oh the 007 ones as well.

@ghoulbuster1

Жыл бұрын

@@rahmspinat Hollywood bad FT FY

@islandboy9381

Жыл бұрын

Pandering movies were already rampant in the 2000s, we only now remember what stands the test of time and the same conversation will be had 10 years from now, stop being boomers

I've always found the scene where he misses shooting the bird on the bridge interesting. I believe it's a raven or crow, which frequently symbolize death, possibly saying even Chigure won't escape death when it comes for him. It's the only thing in the movie he decides to kill but doesn't.

@cristiansaucedo4707

Жыл бұрын

I don't think it means death is coming for him but rather, he can't actually kill everything. If he thinks he is Death Incarnate, then he clearly isn't. If he is the Mediator of Death, then he is not the "one, right tool" like he says to the accountant in the movie. It is foreshadowing of what he will learn in the end about himself, at least, we the audience learn it. Anyway, that's my opinion after watching this analysis and reading your comment. Maybe you're right :)

@BUFFALO-PHIL626

Жыл бұрын

@@cristiansaucedo4707 but he escapes so there is no end for him. I would figure he's going to heal and continue what he needs too

@cristiansaucedo4707

Жыл бұрын

@@BUFFALO-PHIL626 He does escape and I also think he will continue killing but I think this was a humbling moment for him. He will no longer be so close to his victims, using a cattle prod and silenced shotgun. Also, he will no longer cause as much fear in his victims. If anything, I think he will get more and more afraid of dying. People telling him he "doesn't have to do this" and nearly dying will change him, if the movie were to continue. Slowly, but surely.

@BUFFALO-PHIL626

Жыл бұрын

@@cristiansaucedo4707 that's true. Seems like he finally found pain and didn't like it so in turn he probably won't be as up close and personal to his victims but then again he's a damn psycho and seems to enjoy the thrill

@cristiansaucedo4707

Жыл бұрын

@@BUFFALO-PHIL626 Right. It's a possibility that he is so psychopathic that he learns nothing or how to become a better killer. Still though, I think he will kill less and maybe become a little more sane. On a long timeline, though.

Chigurh also asked the clerk “how much”, for the cashews. The clerk replies “69 cents, plus tax”. Chigurh is visibly annoyed and replies “no, how much all together?” The clerk made several mistakes, he alerted Chigurh to the fact that he’d noted his plates, he wasn’t up front about the real cost of cashews, and he admitted to not earning his life but it being gifted to him through his marriage. Of course, none of it really matters, as if your path has crossed Anton’s, he believes that fate has placed you there for him to remove. A truly terrifying psychopath. Great video, subbed!

The beauty of his character is you can never tell if he’s being serious or not. It’s logical questions with astronomical consequences. Even now you can’t really tell which way he leaned.

The most off-putting thing about Chigurh is that he doesn't act like any human. He almost acts like a demon or a human who worships a cosmic horror or something. The reason why he works so well for the movie is because he isn't supposed to make sense to us. His rules aren't supposed to resonate. They are supposed to exist, but only make sense to Chigurh alone. In that way he mirrors the new generations. Thus the title of the movie makes sense. Chigurh represents younger generations with different rules that make no sense to the older generations. They seem to only destroy, never build or nurture. We never know him long enough to see if he ever changes like new generations do.

@keithjackson4985

Жыл бұрын

I like that. Good point.

@RandomBazooka

Жыл бұрын

But he did change when he let the kids live.

@keithjackson4985

Жыл бұрын

@@RandomBazooka I don't think that was change? That was contractual.

@pleasegoawaydude

Жыл бұрын

The older generations tend to be the ones doing a lot more harm while offloading the blame onto bullshit rules and chance.

@SomeCanine

Жыл бұрын

@@pleasegoawaydude Everyone says that until the older generations start dying off. Then they realize that nobody is running the asylum. All of the supposed bad being done would be done by the younger generations as well. The younger generations come up with rules that they think will fix things, but they are just as destructive and misguided as the older generations were.

"Some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money. They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn." This quote really fits for Anton

@friedgreenaliernwomerns2600

Жыл бұрын

wrong movie batturd

@cicolasnage5684

Жыл бұрын

@@friedgreenaliernwomerns2600 he’s saying the quote fits the character R-tard. Did he at any point say “oh that was a great quote in the film!” No he didn’t.

@Xarfax321

Жыл бұрын

@truebeliever Probably idiot movie fans who go "Lol dis iz laik Batturd iz zo deeeeep!!"

@jaffajack101

Жыл бұрын

It doesn't though. That quote refers to madness, anarchy, a lack of a plan. Anton is relaxed, collected and plans everything he does. Even with the coin toss scene, he may not have known if it would be heads or tails, but he knew that the clerk's life was in Anton's hands at that moment, regardless of the result of the flip.

@lavinder11

Жыл бұрын

I don't think it fits this character. He's not chaotic at all.

I'm relieved to see this guy seem normal in interviews, there are actors who are a little too much like their crazy characters

He did such a good job with this role. I wonder how many people have honestly felt fear when they meet him. As much as I know damn well its a movie, and he is an actor, I would still feel uneasy initially if I met him in real life. There would be an unavoidable twinge of primal fear, as if I was being put in a cage with a lion or alligator. I cannot think of anyone else I can say that about.

Anton Chigurh represented one of the 3 major existing moralities in the universe according to this movie. Most of the movie’s characters, including Llewelyn Moss, represent The Rule of Man. This rule dictates that instinct and human nature guides us in order to forge our own life and existence. Many of the characters follow this rule by serving themselves via the promise of profit. The second main one is The Rule of The Self. This rule dictates that the old world was preferable to the new one, and that one should try to regain that old world. However, this rule contradicts itself, as the world has always been unforgiving, it doesn’t pamper to people, and that it’s vain to try and make a world that does. The third main ideology is The Rule of The World. This rule is the one Anton Chigurh follows. This rule dictates that the only true rule is that of chance, of a random list of factors that result in life or death. For Anton, this rule is represented by the coin toss. The rule of the world chooses who lives or dies, not him. He’s simply a instrument of the universe’s will, which to him, is the only true honorable life one can live.

I read the boys a different way, I think it's the time we see Anton as he really is, he's a desperate scared criminal. And despite his cultivation of a metaphysical weight, he can't consider that anyone might do him a kindness for the sake of it (he presumes, even demands, that the boys be drawn into a trade, rather than help him out of charity.)

@jackiechun5817

Жыл бұрын

@ J. Murphy bc he's seriously f*cked up in the head. Eventually ppl like him meet that 1 motherf*cker who shuts his SHIH down...in his case, he'll be mercilessly done in by someone he has ZERO chance against. *"Every dog has his day."*

@insert-name101

Жыл бұрын

Great observation. I feel that too. Throughout the film, it was mentioned that chigurh is this relentless monster that cannot be negotiated with. He's the carrier of death who believes with his own crooked moral code and he turns to fate whenever the code isn't sufficient enough to take the person's life (as in when it's not exactly necessary for him to kill ((as Carla Jean & the gas store owner where the two most harmless and vulnerable PPL in the film)) but he wants to. Thus either choice is justified) Thus even looked down by the sheriff as this new kind of evil he doesn't want to deal with, because he doesn't understand it and thus he cannot deal with. But all that is slowly ripped off. How such crimes existed even back in the day. How Carla Jean showed Anton who he actually was. How fate overtook and screwed everyone in the film, including chigurh. The more i read into the film, the better it gets. I didn't like this film at all in the first viewing. But now it's something entirely different

“Looking for a man who has recently drunk milk?” One of my favorite movies of all time

What you said towards the end of the video really resonated with me; that movies not built upon pandering stand the test of time. It also made me acutely aware that I can't recall any "large" or "blockbuster" movies from around 2010 onwards which have retained their initial effect or charm, simply because their goal is to create profit, not tell good stories. Thanks for making this video.

Javier Bardem is a fantastic actor, I don't think Anton would have been as terrifying if it weren't for his performance! His voice, his demeanor, everything is spot on!

Any time I think of a perfected and completely diabolical psychopath I instantly think of Anton Chigur. He absolutely nailed it. And No Country for Old Men is one of my favorite movies of all time.

@callumbreton8930

Жыл бұрын

I mean he was chosen by clinical psychiatrists to be the most accurate depiction of a psychopath in a piece of media

Great review of the movie. One thing I'd like to reveal about the novel is that Chigurgh's motivation/mission Is revealed- he takes the money to the Matacumbe Petroleum Company, where a big head (assumed to be the CEO) has an office. This man was the original investor, but Chigurh should have had No way of figuring that out. When he shows up in a suit with the money, the man is like '.....What the fuck are you doing here?' And Chigurgh basically explains that all of the other men he had hired were incompetent, and that if he hired Chigurh, they would hire different people, who actually know what they're doing. Chigurh basically fired these men in a sense. Also, he was Much crueller to Carla Jean in the novel. He convinced her Moss demanded Chigurh kill his wife, convinced her to betray her faith and call the toss, and then he shot her. He is an absolute monster.

@YuraFaghot

2 ай бұрын

That makes it 100% different from the movie, cuz in the movie, Anton doesn't exist. He is just a imaginary character created by the Sheriff to cope with the rise in crimes. He yearned for the simple times of the West, with one big bad guy and a lone hero, but come the end of the movie, he realizes life isn't that simple. Everyone killed by Anton was killed by the Cartel and those scenes are only retelling of what the Sheriff imagined happened.

I like to think that in the coin toss scene with the clerk, the line "which it is" in the end tells the clerk not to make anything more of the situation, in an almost subtly threatening, sarcastic way, as if not to push his luck. This conveys that he should be grateful for his opportunity to live, given to him completely by chance - that the coin was only something small, the smallest chance that saved him - as he doesn't realise how lucky he really was. It is just a subtle reminder of the great risk and danger he was in, enhancing the gravity of this scene even further. Telling the viewer not to forget about this danger.

Good stuff, well done. I feel like he’s the type of believable but horrifying villain that would fit right in to the Breaking Bad universe, among the scariest and most believable and well written villains ever written. I felt so much stress and tension watching this movie each time. Total classic and highly under appreciated film IMO.

@masons215

Жыл бұрын

he’s kinda like the mexican brothers with the axe

@tomkemball-cook1923

Жыл бұрын

Breaking Bad and No Country For Old Men can both be described as Neo Westerns so that's an intresting link to make.

@moonhead5555

Жыл бұрын

@@tomkemball-cook1923 I’ve never heard the term “neo-western” but it’s appropriate, I definitely highly enjoy the little bit of the genre I’ve been exposed to. Seems like almost anything that could be described as a “neo-western” has a seriously high standard of quality, possibly a bias but I can’t think of anything similar I wouldn’t consider A+ tier work

@kylegonewild

Жыл бұрын

@@moonhead5555 It's just a term to describe newer films that borrow the structure and stylings of the classic Western, a genre that has largely died.

@moonhead5555

Жыл бұрын

@@kylegonewild right, I was just saying they seem to be of consistently high quality

I like the small moments of regular human compassion in this film that remind you people aren’t fundamentally bad. People are generally (initially at least) kind to this character we the audience know to be on a murderous rampage.

@nothingtoseehere7903

Жыл бұрын

People are fundamentally bad ever Since the fall of Adam and Eve.

@Razumen

Жыл бұрын

Humanity isn't generally bad, but some people are.

@kylegonewild

Жыл бұрын

@@Razumen Important to remember we're a social species. We would not have survived and thrived like we have if we were generally antisocial and violent as a species.

@imeantherearethedarktownsy5210

Жыл бұрын

The fundamental drive behind the success of the human race has always been our ability for empathy

@sugarcoatedslaughterhouse4937

Жыл бұрын

@@imeantherearethedarktownsy5210 absolutely! Human nature is to care for one another, hatred is a learned behavior!

I noticed something very strange. I don't quite know what to make of it. At around like 5:50 when he starts talking about the coin and telling him to call it, his Spanish accent starts creeping through. It's noticeable to the point where my ADHD ass was reading something else and half listening and I heard it coming through and went whoaa. And then when he says "Well Done" it's like, completely stone cold regular. What an amazing goddamn actor. YER A MURMAID, HARRY

This was one of the best videos I’ve seen were someone digs into this story. Much love and mad props.

I think something that adds slightly more depth to Chigurh's ("Sugar??") complexity is the dichotomy of what he views himself as and what he ultimately shows himself to be. As you mentioned, Soder, Anton definitely comes across as a messenger or negotiator of death; a vessel of chance and fate. The coin toss scene embodies this perfectly; however, there's one moment within that scene that's always fascinated me and forced me to look at his character differently (in conjunction with a later scene). Chigurh urges the gas station owner to not mix up the coin, lest it become just another one amongst many. But he closes with the line "which it is". Anton has spent this entire scene talking about fate and chance, how the coin's path and the station owner's path have all lead to this one life-changing moment, and then an instant later seemingly tears that whole concept down by simply acknowledging there's nothing special about this, it's just a coin. It's as if fate really had nothing to do with this, but Anton wants the station owner (and maybe himself?) to believe it did. I believe Carla Jean's final moments link back to this scene very interestingly. When she defiantly tells Anton that the coin has no say or power, but that he ultimately does, I think it's the first time that someone has forced Anton to confront his own moral code and beliefs. It seems he truly believes or wants to believe that he is some messenger or other-worldly middleman for chance, while in actuality he may use that to mask his psychopathic tendencies. Or it's as if presenting people with the illusion of chance gives him more power over people. And correct me if I'm wrong, but later in the movie isn't there a news report in the background that mentions a gas station owner being found dead in the shop? I'm assuming Anton went back and killed him, which makes the whole coin ordeal even more jarring. Anton is truly one of the most subtly complex and intriguing villains to grace our screens.

@captnwinkle

Жыл бұрын

His facial gesture when he says it is perfect

@TeteBruleeFR

11 ай бұрын

I disagree with one part: "while in actuality he may use that to mask his psychopathic tendencies. Or it's as if presenting people with the illusion of chance gives him more power over people." Chigurh is a psychopath. Pretty much every common conceptions, common sense or logic would likely not apply to him. He sees the world completely differently from others people, and struggle to apprehend that fact. The world is ruled by a (complex?) set of laws, and no one, not even him is above said laws. Theses laws are not human laws, but rules he figured himself and that he deems necessary for the world to stay in order; to not descend into chaos. We can only assume what those rules of his are. One would be the importance of one's words, and the moral obligation to stay true to them. But above theses rules, he also recognize the existence of a superior entity. He thinks of it as fate, and it is his way of explaining why things don't always go as they should. When he toss the coin and ask his interlocutor to pick one, he does not do it to remove any responsibility from himself. He has no remorse, he only try to make the world a better place. By tossing the coin, he sets up an appointment between his victim, and their fate. According to his rules, they must die. Fate is the only entity left who holds the power to spare their life. Why some people get to have a coin toss while many others don't is unknown. But I view Chigurh's character as a very resilient, logical (by his own point of view) and emotionless individual. He does not try to hide his psychopathy, because this is simply how the world work (most people simply can't seem to realize it). He is a part of this world, just like his victims were and he does not hold any power over anyone. He knows very well his own fate will catch him someday. Until then he will continue to help the world go round.

@starwarskid01

11 ай бұрын

@@TeteBruleeFR That's certainly possible. I think it can both be true that Anton truly believes he's an emissary of fate and consciously (or subconsciously) knows that presenting people with "the choice" gives him an immense amount of power and control in those situations. I agree that he's largely a very emotionless human being; however, he's still a psychopath, and psychopaths do take some satisfaction out of what they do. I don't think it's out of the realm of possibility to assume that Anton (on some level) enjoys what he does. The way he toys with his victims or would-be victims during or after the coin toss/fate's choice I think shows that very human side of him.

@gamechip06

11 ай бұрын

No not "sugar", it's more like "shigöör"

@starwarskid01

11 ай бұрын

@@gamechip06 No. I was quoting Llewyn from the movie. When Carson is telling Llewyn about Anton and references him as Chigurh, Llewyn responds by saying "Sugar??" Why do you think I used quotation marks? Haven't you seen the film?

The amount of quality put into this for a channel with 453 subscribers is insane you earned a sub and my respect in which you probably don’t care about

@sder

Жыл бұрын

I care Mr Krills

@elijahw5737

Жыл бұрын

1.2k

@mrkrills8839

Жыл бұрын

@@sder Thanks it’s pretty cool recommendations are giving you fruits for your labor

One small thing nobody ever points out about the shot at 11:02 is the fact he aims high and to the right to avoid missing the accountant who is sitting low and to the left. The evidence of this is the fact that he seems to have only hit the side of the dead man's neck. Anton Chigurh fired a scattergun right over the head of another person and didn't so much as graze him with a single piece of shot. Knowing Anton, this was certainly deliberate.

@michaelkimbal3262

5 ай бұрын

Slugs.

@_Azur

3 ай бұрын

Wrong​@@michaelkimbal3262

@dexxfilm

2 ай бұрын

The Shotgun he is using is definitely loaded with slugs, not buckshot.

@thegovernment0usa

2 ай бұрын

@@dexxfilm okay well he still aimed high and to the right, KZread comments section.

The coen brothers are so clever, i can watch wvery movie they have made several times over and enjoy it and catch something new nearly every time. Fabulous cinema and great video dissecting a masterpiece. New fan made with this video essay

Good algorithm. Blessed me with this amazing essay

@sder

Жыл бұрын

I appreciate it man

I watched this movie when it came out and few days after I had a nightmare where this character was chasing me non stop, it was one of the most terrifying nightmares I've had.

Nobody takes into account that Anton got a tank of gas and some candy for 25c, well played sir!

@ichaseiyoutube

7 ай бұрын

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"Call it." Scariest 2 words spoken in cinema.

The part where Carla Jean says, "You have no cause to kill me," is chilling. Anton tells her that he does have a reason to kill her. He had told Llewelyn that he would kill her, so he was obliged to do it. He had to kill her to hurt someone who was already dead. I doubt someone like Anton would believe in any sort of afterlife, so it's not even like he thinks Llewelyn will ever know that his irresponsible actions got his wife killed.

I think the scene where the boy give him his shirt is better interpreted as Chiguhr admitting his limits. The boy said he'd give him his shirt and began doing so before Anton pulled out any money, and Anton hands the kid the 100 right as he says "you didn't see me, I was already gone" as he looks for other potential witnesses. He doesn't waste time toying with them, asking "do you see me?" rather, takes a more reasonable approach because he realizes he couldn't possibly just kill these two kids, injured and seemingly unarmed, and get away with the cops already on their way. Rather, he pays them off and tells them to lie like some common thug might do. Though Chiguhr is a monster who revels in enforcing his twisted moral code, he's also a ruthlessly efficient hitman. I think Chiguhr chose to be a hitman the same way a predator might choose to be a school teacher; it's the job that gives them the best chance to carry out their sick tendencies. The cartel didn't know or care how twisted Anton was so long as he did his job. Anton takes his job very seriously, yet he is content letting the shop keep and Carla Jean live if they call a coin, showing that his own code is more important to him than his job's requirement of remaining unseen.

This is such a good video. I love the transitions between scenes, and how you explain/interpret the scenes and their meaning.

Imo, Anton is probably one of the most creepiest antagonist I've ever seen in any movie. He gives me a horror villain vibe even though this is not a horror film. He has this mythical aura even though he's not a supernatural being. Even getting shot by a shotgun he didn't made any sound, scream etc and successfully ran away from Moss. His only humane side you see is when he was operating himself and even after that he's back at work finding Moss in less than a day.

@kainkong274

10 ай бұрын

Well it is a thriller so. But i 100% agree with ya tho

I've always thought of Chigurh as chaos incarnate. His actions are violent but the universe often is. The coin represents a possibility, but he talks about the journey that the coin has taken as if it had a part in this. As if anyone else that handled that coin played a part in the result. He can always find a way to justify what he's doing but a lot of the people that he puts in danger are only in that danger because they were in the wrong place at the wrong time. He's just a controlled path of destruction decided entirely by a fate that none of the people involved chose to be a part of.

The most underrated scene is the one he had with the housing attendent. By her own "ignorance" she didn't take any shit from him and I felt he respected that.

@JWLord

Жыл бұрын

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@JWLord

Жыл бұрын

I agree 100% "are you deaf " the reaction from him is classic. Lucky lady

@1dingerr

Жыл бұрын

I think it was also because someone else was there when the toilet was flushed, so he figured it was unnecessary to kill her as well as anyone else there.

@vibovitold

Жыл бұрын

​@@1dingerr i don't think he'd care about killing one more person. he's already killing people left and right. i think Dennis (in the parent comment) is correct - Chigurh respected her for sticking to her code. he lives and breathes by his rules, and here she clearly had a rule that she wouldn't break. also - unlike the gas station attendant - she didn't show any signs of intimidation or evasion.

This was a perfect analysis. Well, done...We won't have to flip a coin.

He's closest to a Grim Reaper, you don't find him, he seeks and finds you, and when he does, you know the gate to the underworld has been unlocked.

It's amazing that two of my favorite films with completely original bad guys but complicated lovable good guys came out in the same year by the same studio......In Bruges and No Country for Old Men(chefs kiss)!

Absolutely stellar explanation. The pace of the video was great and easy to follow, and the breakdown of the scenes and editing made it very digestible. Offering new information as well as foreshadowing amplifies the intensity and meaning of these terrifying scenes. Also, your take on these being "negotiations" really helped me understand the mental state of Anton, and the nature of the interactions. I believe you have a wide array of movies to choose from going forward, and I cant wait to see more if you decide to make more analysis videos like this. Videos like this are what will make your sub count explode. Nice work.

@sder

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback, means a lot. I will certainly be making more analysis videos in the future and I'm always open to film suggestions.

@KH-lk9rn

Жыл бұрын

@@sder If I may recommend one, how about the movie called "The House that Jack Built"? It is certainly less concrete, but that might allow for some interesting speculation or analysis. I think that this is a movie where many people would be looking for more answers once the film ends. There are some similarly terrifying aspects that seem to grip people, and I for one would love to see what you would do with this as a topic. Best of luck!

Easily one of my favorite films. The lack of music, cinematography, muted humor…it’s damn near perfect.

I'm not fully convinced that the exhale he delivers after strangling the officer at the start of the film is from satisfaction of the kill. Between the struggle and the pain he would've been experiencing in his wrists from the cuffs, the ceasing of pain and struggle in that moment would've been a relief in and of itself. A more nihilistic thought when considering that, for him, the ending of his own suffering or general inconvenience in that moment was more important than the satisfaction of killing, which I feel is more in line with the character. Amazing essay, love your work!

for a channel with 51 subs this is really well done.

@sder

Жыл бұрын

means a lot 🙏