Movie Night Watch Party Megathread

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He even has a plan for going into the pharmacy.

Such a methodical bad ass.

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The hotel scenes are just great

All of them

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It’s fascinating to see Carson fall prey to the same desperate pleas he just told Llewelyn would be worthless.

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771

For those catching up later

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Yeah, more of that duality you mentioned.

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Garret Dillahunt is an amazing character actor

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Immigration policy on screen

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Carla Jean’s mom is a hoot. I love her dialogue. Great performance.

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This is where the movie starts to lose most people.

777

It’s certainly true it’s a story.

I love the dialogue

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I love Carla Jean’s sincerity. She’s the heart everyone else needs.

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Brutal

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After all that with Chigurh it was the Mexicans that got him.

As the lady at the pool said: nobody ever sees what’s coming.

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Okay so this part is actually a HUGE difference in the book to movie. From that AV Club article:

Where the film last sees Moss alive heading off to have a beer with a lady who calls to him from poolside at her hotel, the book has a lengthy interlude between him and a young female hitchhiker, whom he gives money and advice, in a homey interlude that seems fairly similar to Richard Farnsworth’s interaction with the young runaway in David Lynch’s The Straight Story . He actually dies because he puts down his gun when the Mexicans following him take her hostage; that scene doesn’t happen “onscreen” in the book any more than it does in the film, but a witness describes it in some small detail. The Coens may have eliminated the underage-hitchhiker subplot for time considerations, or because it might be harder to convince film audiences that Moss didn’t sleep with the girl (who repeatedly propositions him, either because she likes his style or because she’s used to paying her way in sex) at some offscreen, between-scenes interlude, which would undermine the dynamic between him and his wife. In fact, in a film, it would be slightly difficult to keep audiences from thinking he was on the prowl after her even if he didn’t ever follow through.

Not that people reading the novel necessarily know much about where Moss’ mind is during that period, or whether he ever actually considers sex with the girl; McCarthy rarely explores his characters’ inner lives, except by observing their actions. Bell’s monologue interludes are about as close as he comes to outright explaining what his characters are thinking.

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Tale as old as time: old people complaining about younger generations

783

Here comes a fascinating doubling effect

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They’re not actually about to face each other. We just think they are.

And when Bell enters the room, look at his shadows

785

Yeah, in a different room just like before.

They do a great job with that.

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And of course this scene with Bell’s uncle Ellis is its own kind of intense doubling. Ellis is an ex-lawman who was left paralyzed in the line of duty. He is Bell futurae, the best case scenario for Tom if he doesn’t turn away now.

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Ellis just told us the theme of the movie.

This country’s hard on people. You can’t stop what’s coming. It ain’t all waiting on you. That’s vanity.

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