Hmm, this is only the second movie rating I have done since I started this blog, but I know I have seen more than Juno and No Country for Old Men recently. I will have to think about it and get back to you on the others, but these are the only two I have bothered to rate here so far. Two extremely different movies, but both are excellent. I just love movies. Soon I will post a list of 100 movies I have enjoyed. In the meantime, if you have not seen Juno, I very much would recommend it. No need to review it or provide a synopsis; there are plenty of sites on the internet that do just that. Nope, this is just a rating, and I do so thusly:
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And here is my favorite quote from the movie, spoken to the title character by her father:
“Look, in my opinion the best thing you can do is find a person who loves you for exactly what you are. Good mood, bad mood, ugly, pretty, handsome, what-have-you. The right person is still going to think the sun shines out of your ass. That’s the kind of person that’s worth sticking with.”
I saw No Country for Old Men yesterday afternoon at a local cineplex. This movie is everything I want in a movie thriller. It has it all. The cinematography is superb. The strong production values and the great photography, combined with the overall feel of the film, give many scenes a sense of beauty and loneliness, and of course, foreboding. The writing is awesome. I have always had a respect for the Coen brothers, but it seems to me this film goes way beyond Fargo. Now I definitely have to read the book, and more from author Cormac McCarthy. And the acting is excellent. From the first moments of the film, with the opening narrative read by Tommy Lee Jones, all through to the end, every single character was wonderfully nuanced and truly believable.
This seems to me to be more than a well-crafted character study of incredible evil. I will have to see it again and read the book to delve into it more. I would recommend this film to anyone who loves intense movies which totally draw you in, to the point you are not even aware of how long the movie is. One note: It is definitely violent, so if that is an issue for you, I would not see it. The depiction of violence against both people and animals is tough to watch, but without it I don’t see how the frightening aspect of evil could be effectively portrayed. Like other Coen brothers films, this is not for the squeamish.
The purpose of this post, and future posts on movies, is not to write a review, or deliver a plot summary. It’s mainly for me to jot down notes for my own records. I want to give a rating, recommend or not recommend it, and convey my initial impressions. That being said, I hereby declare the following for No Country for Old Men:
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