tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post3254892532628634085..comments2023-10-31T15:19:20.819+00:00Comments on Inspired to blog: "No country for old men" - Uh?Shammihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07905000396589717457noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-52039757368290047342008-03-12T18:17:00.000+00:002008-03-12T18:17:00.000+00:00just saw no country for old men, it's unassumingly...just saw no country for old men, it's unassumingly unconventional yet (thankfully) never over-the-top. the Coen bros. deserve their Oscars; well done indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-43199282584182215662008-02-14T01:44:00.000+00:002008-02-14T01:44:00.000+00:00I concur - tho the acting/pacing was great - it wa...I concur - tho the acting/pacing was great - it was not worthy of the great reviews/praise its being showered upon...<BR/><BR/><BR/>ramAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-65282853322189759112008-02-11T20:07:00.000+00:002008-02-11T20:07:00.000+00:00shyam, i liked and enjoyed the movie but was not h...shyam, i liked and enjoyed the movie but was not highly entertained by it. meaning, i will find it difficult to harness enthusiasm to see it again anytime in the near future.<BR/><BR/>in that respect, this movie is different to the usual coen brothers movies, like fargo, big lebowski, o brother, where art thou etc, which had more humour albeit black. they dealt with dark subjects as well but the tone was a lot lighter. this movie is a lot darker. <BR/><BR/>btw, i find it difficult to believe that anyone visiting this site regularly could miss your beaming visage :-)<BR/>meerameerkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11789824861427821085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-677275680846834212008-02-11T17:52:00.000+00:002008-02-11T17:52:00.000+00:00teesu: Dont tell me you only noticed it now? :) St...teesu: Dont tell me you only noticed it now? :) Still, better late than never for compliments, so thank you! <BR/><BR/>- ShyamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-73455421222870220962008-02-11T17:26:00.000+00:002008-02-11T17:26:00.000+00:00So, unconnectedly, may I compliment you on your ve...So, unconnectedly, may I compliment you on your very cute photo and even cuter line about some calling you strange...?:)Strangeness am happily afraid, seems to run in the family. - Your strangest cuz.Teesu (very very Indian, very very good)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18121120105725432864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-54453189803688934402008-02-11T15:29:00.000+00:002008-02-11T15:29:00.000+00:00Longshadows: Hmmm, more light thrown upon the puzz...Longshadows: Hmmm, more light thrown upon the puzzle (to mix a metaphor) :) Thanks! I'm going to watch the movie again... if only to savour the humour in it. <BR/><BR/>Kamini: Be warned it's pretty gory. But it's also funny and definitely worth watching. :) <BR/><BR/>- shyamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-53519407768586899552008-02-11T15:23:00.000+00:002008-02-11T15:23:00.000+00:00HI,Here I am, the one person who has NOT seen the ...HI,<BR/>Here I am, the one person who has NOT seen the movie - yet your post and the comment discussions have intrigued me sufficiently to want to see it. Thanks!<BR/>KaminiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-38666521803894414942008-02-11T15:20:00.000+00:002008-02-11T15:20:00.000+00:00Being a HUGE fan of this movie, I can't help but m...Being a HUGE fan of this movie, I can't help but make a comment here. I want to second what Meeras said about the sheriff character representing "olden days" and being appalled by the "new crime." But the real kicker, and the real "plot" comes out near the end when he goes to talk to his friend, who I think was a retired cop and he points out that in reality, it's always been that way and that people always think what's ahead of them is worse than what they've been through. It's not a country for old men, it never has been, it never will be. <BR/>I also think there are themes of good v. evil, the human tendency to think that good always prevails (here it clearly doesn't), and man's arrogance in thinking he has ultimate control. <BR/><BR/>I think this movie can be tough for people because most movies have a pretty transparent story and this one relies heavily on themes. Having spent the last 4 years studying those, I tend to look for them everywhere.<BR/>I could on and on about this--I mean, I don't have an English degree for nothin' ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-17074569487779277202008-02-11T15:03:00.000+00:002008-02-11T15:03:00.000+00:00Fair enough, Meera! Damn, but you always have a re...Fair enough, Meera! Damn, but you always have a reasonable, logical answer for everything I query! :) Did you like the movie too? <BR/><BR/>- ShyamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643109.post-68540365416860356322008-02-11T14:58:00.000+00:002008-02-11T14:58:00.000+00:00my favourite movie reviewer mark says that the she...my favourite movie reviewer mark says that the sheriff (representing the old school and olden way of life ) is confronted with the newer times and newer crime scene (with javier bardem) and thinks that the world is falling apart. A new sort of evilness is taking hold and there is no moral compass left. <BR/><BR/>anyway the ending is so because the novel ends like that. in the end the point about the movie and book is that it is not plot driven or about solving the crime, but the evil continues to live on.<BR/><BR/>meerasmeerkathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11789824861427821085noreply@blogger.com