It was a thrilling, thought-provoking cat-and-mouse film, with tons of Hitchcock-like moments and symbolism, and it ended with
the sheriff talking about his boring dream after retiring, about ten minutes after we last see anything interesting, and it cuts to black with him just sitting there.
Last edited by Fernando on February 9th, 2012, 11:41 am, edited 1 time in total.
It was a thrilling, thought-provoking cat-and-mouse film, with tons of Hitchcock-like moments and symbolism, and it ended with the sheriff talking about his boring dream after retiring, about ten minutes after we last see anything interesting, and it cuts to black with him just sitting there.
Spoilers, also the dreams were important I feel. I hope you didn't miss the point there.
Or even if you didn't, doesn't matter.
It was a thrilling, thought-provoking cat-and-mouse film, with tons of Hitchcock-like moments and symbolism, and it ended with the sheriff talking about his boring dream after retiring, about ten minutes after we last see anything interesting, and it cuts to black with him just sitting there.
Spoilers, also the dreams were important I feel. I hope you didn't miss the point there.
Or even if you didn't, doesn't matter.
I did, i saw how his dreams could lead to dozens of interpretations. But I don't feel that was the right way to end the film, that shot. Possibly an external shot of the country, like the opening? IDK. I won't argue with the Coens and Deakins, so.
I read most of the book, but not up to the ending, so I'm unsure if it was the same. I always thought of it as Llewelyn's story, with the sheriff as the moral anchor character.
I read most of the book, but not up to the ending, so I'm unsure if it was the same. I always thought of it as Llewelyn's story, with the sheriff as the moral anchor character.
Most of it? What stopped you from reading it all?
I felt it was Bell's story through and through, his observation of events, events which seem to tie the ideas of the story together.
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Though, I'd like to add the novel really isn't relevant because it's worth considering the film by itself. The ending of the book was not unconventional by any means, maybe just a bit unexpected for film audiences. But whatever, I thought it was cool.
