Comments on: PM Roundup: Sprewell Would Have Done the Same

By: Jack

Jack — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:44:21 +0000

Josh Brolinâ€”false protagonist, he really serves no purpose other than to move the Chigurh/Jones story along.

So … the viewing audience spends 90 minutes of the movie (give or take) with a character who “serves no purpose”? And that’s awesome?

By: ssimac

ssimac — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 01:55:25 +0000

NCFOM is in my top 5 all time. If you don’t love the movie/book…we cannot be friends.

Anton Chigurh= the new wave of violence in America/The World

Tommy Lee Jones= Society—unable to come to grasp/confront this new kind of evil

Josh Brolin—false protagonist, he really serves no purpose other than to move the Chigurh/Jones story along.

By: Ben60657

Ben60657 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 22:01:19 +0000

@monkeymike: I loved that scene.

@sportsgal: For your reference, in the scene that monkey mentions, Chigurh doesn’t have the money yet, Tommy Lee Jones isn’t behind the door, and no drugs are bought or sold. I KID!

By: Jack

Jack — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:59:17 +0000

I guess I will freely admit that the Coens are apparently smarter than me. NCFOM was a fantastic, atmospheric thriller, and then in the last 20-30 minutes, it becomes something completely different. The Coens (and/or McCarthy) are clearly making some kind of larger point that just went completely over my head, because there’s such a clear delineation: the first 90 minutes is one thing and the last 30 minutes is something else. I know that I liked it, but I’m still not sure how much I liked it.

By: Ben60657

Ben60657 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:58:50 +0000

Whatever, it’s a fucking movie, who gives a shit?

By: monkeymike

monkeymike — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:58:38 +0000

The best scene was with the old guy at the gas station. That was creepy.

By: sportsgal116

sportsgal116 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:54:00 +0000

I’m not defensive, I’m saying I must be an idiot because I didn’t get it!

By: sportsgal116

sportsgal116 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:53:20 +0000

I’m scared to watch the Red Wings game… I’ve had the worst day ever, and keep getting bad news with every phone call.

By: Ben60657

Ben60657 — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:52:38 +0000

@sportsgal: Yikes. Apparently you do, or you wouldn’t be so defensive.

By: Diesel

Diesel — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:51:57 +0000

Let’s get drunk!