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Date: 2008-01-23 18:47:12

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Actually, yes, I hate you. What is wrong with your analysis with No Country For Old Men is that it assumes that a movie with great production value alone won't be remembered. But we know for a fact that that is not true. Many of the "greatest" movies of all time are listed simply for their innovation (what was so great about Blade Runner?). But you also devalue No Country in terms of other aspects of  movies. First, is that it was probably the most accurate literary adaptation I have ever seen. It was also well written in terms of the Coens' own twists on the story because if you compare the dialogue between the book and the novel, you will notice that they are very similar, but the Coens changed it in such a  way that it would have greater impact toward its viewing audience. Also, it was all around a great movie. It had a working plot, fantastic character development, along with the other major elements of production which were superb. And if you compare it to other Coen films, it is easily their best. Fargo, for instance, had great dialogue, a fantastic plot, but many were as disappointed with the ending to Fargo as they were with No Country's (those that didn't understand the ending, anyway). IF you compare it to the Big Lebowski, there is no competition! The Big Lebowski was funny, and easily more accessible that No Country. No Country was accessible on the surface, it was rather the broader implications within the subtext which make it a great film. And the trailing off toward the end, as you described it as, was one of the most original and fascinating endings of all time! You felt cheated because you came to feel for the character, and that is also symbolic of how Llewelyn's one simple mistake cheated him out of life. In terms of new kinds of movies, this movie was the least formulaic movie i have seen in years, with an ending that is more a reflection of the real world. You look too much on the surface of things. Tommy Lee says at the beginning of the movie, that to do his job, you have to say "ok, i'll be part of this world." in the end, moss's death and jones' retirement symbolize that he liived in a world he didn't want to be a part of.