Analysis Of No Country For Old Men

Recently in my AP English class, we watched The film “Twelve Angry Men”. The film was unique in the fact that it only had one setting, the Jury Room. The film showed no one else but the jurors and the warden, who all remained completely nameless throughout the entire movie and we're only identified by their juror numbers. The jurors were drastically different which I believe added more diversity and made the plot more complex and intriguing to the audience. I don't believe the film had a specific intended audience, I believe that this show can be appreciated by all audiences because it shows that reasonable doubt is a much easier state of mind then certainty.

Throughout the movie, Brian goes through the Identity Foreclosure, Identity Moratorium and Identity Achievement statues of James Marcia’s identity statuses theory. When Brian lives up to his obedient, “Good Citizen,” nerd image, he’s in the Identity Foreclosure status since he unquestioningly adopts his parents’ and society's visions, values and roles. He follows rules, questions rebelliousness and allows others to view him as weak for being a geek. Then, he transitions into an Identity Moratorium status where he delays his commitment to being the Brain and explores “alternative ideologies” and sides to himself when he smokes weed and connects to the troubles and philosophies of the rest of the Breakfast Club (Weiten, 457). Finally, at the end of the movie, Brian achieves the Identity Achievement status where he grows closer to a sense of identity and direction after “thinking through alternative possibilities,” or hanging out with the rest of the Breakfast Club (Weiten, 457). After being accepted by others, Brian builds his self-esteem and values his life despite his failures once and for all.

The film “No Country for Old Men” premiered in 2007 under the direction of Coen brothers. The film got inspiration from Cormac McCarthy’s novel “No Country for Old Men”. The film mainly focuses on three main characters the sheriff Ed Tom Bell, a psychopathic killer Anton Chigurh and a hunter Llewelyn Moss. The setting of the film is the 1980’s Texas (Ebert 1). Llyewelyn Moss one of the main characters in the film is a hunter as well as welder and during one of his hunting trips to the desert he comes across a drug deal gone wrong. He discovers several dead bodies in the scene, including a dog.

In Cormac McCarthy’s “No Country For Old Men,” fate plays a significant role in the novel and is present in the lives of each of the characters he portrays. Fate, as defined in the dictionary, is “the will or principle or determining cause by which things in general are believed to come to be as they are or events to happen as they do.” The theme of fate is demonstrated in all of the characters in the novel, but most evidently in Llewellyn Moss, Ed Tom Bell, Carla Jean, Carson Wells, and Anton Chigurh. Fate is the main difference that lies between all of these characters. In his interactions with other characters, Anton Chigurh continually suggests that each and every choice we make determines our fate.

The following work aims to take a closer look at cultures, leadership and paradigms in Columbia Pictures’ (1992) film; A Few Good Men. This film provides many examples of differing cultures as well as illustrating examples of leadership, management, and followership. Many lessons can be learned; standing up for what is right and standing up for what you believe in are apparent, as well as leaders not always making the best decisions. At the end of the day, one must be at peace with the direction of their own moral compass and actions.

his quotation indicates us one of the usual aspects or characteristic of American society: Psycho Killers. “No country for old men”, a 2005 novel written by Cormac McCarthy, takes place in United States-Mexico borders, specifically in Texas. Both, the movie and the book deal with concepts of “Psycho killers”, drugs gangs and morality. The last concept is developed by Sheriff Bell, one of the main characters who introduce it by italics at the beginning of each chapter. And again, here we have two versions again, but the two of them are masterpieces. Nevertheless, both versions are very different from other books and movies, because they are not easy to watch and comprehend.

The movie The Breakfast Club exemplifies many aspects of society and societal norms. It also shows how if you put your differences aside and focus on what is on the inside, you can find a lot more in common with each other than you would think.

“Justice” is defined as the quality of righteousness, equitableness, and moral rightness, but do the characters In Cormac McCarthy’s No Country for Old Men, really fit this interpretation? Sheriff Bell, for example, shows himself to be inconsistent in his pursuit of justice, as he seems overattentive in the case involving Llewellyn Moss, a white man, (which proves unsuccessful in the long run), yet he shows disregard and a lack of justice for his Latino residents, and actually seeks justice against the Latino population of West Texas.

The Breakfast Club is a film that exhibits many dynamics within society which are then displayed throughout school systems. Throughout watching this, I was able to relate some of these sociological groups to my own experiences within high school and analyze sociological elements and themes within the film.

Flannery O’Connor’s short story “A Good Man Is Hard to Find” and a movie called “No Country for Old Men” have striking similarities as far as their portrayal of fate working in the lives in humans. They illustrate how the present and the future is left up to chance and is directly correlated with past actions. Both the short story and the movie portray the inevitability of fate to naturally dictate the outcome of people’s lives.

This scene spurs the debate between free will and predestination. Chigurh’s coin flipping settles what the victim will come across next, whether it is life or death. It can now be assumed there are factors, in which it cannot be avoided because it is predetermined. On the other hand, his encounter with Carla Jean Moss contradicts predestination. Carla Jean Moss swears, “You dont have to do this” and, therefore, does not call the coin (McCarthy

The Breakfast Club is a timeless movie centered around the very relevant concept of discovering your identity and breaking away from stereotypes. It is about a group of 5 defiant high school students who are all forced to spend their Saturday in detention. The five main characters include Claire (Molly Ringwald) the princess, Brian (Anthony Michael Hall) the brain, Andrew (Emilio Estevez) the jock, Allison (Ally Sheedy) the weirdo, and John Bender (Judd Nelson) the criminal. These students have very different personalities and very little in common- or so they think.

Idealized Influence – defined by the values, morals, and ethical principles of a leader and is manifest through behaviours that supress self interest and focus on the good of the collective.

Chigurh also played a role in the aspect of actions define the cause and effect of death. This man viewed the gift of life so delicately that he would determine people's’ fate by the call of a coin flip. For instance he implies that a human in this world is related to something as simple as a coin, and how it can get mixed up so easily in this world stating “anywhere not in your pocket. Or it will get mixed in with the others and become just a coin.” (McCarthy). Chigurh parallels the actions of someone like god or satan. He views himself as the the maker of fate and how people will live, such as god. But, he also defies the law and kills everyone in his wake in which he plays the devil. His main target was to kill Moss and retrieve the stolen

No Man’s Land is a heartbreaking anti-war movie which is played in the background of the Bosnian war. The movie is a fable; it was also the first writing by its writer Tanovic. It was co-produced by many companies belonging to different countries like Bosnia-Herzegovina, UK and others. Two injured soldiers, a Bosnian and other the Bosnian Serb, are entrapped with their lines in the attempt for survival. They face each other in the trench where they allow time to pass for darkness to prevail. They argue with each other as well and even identify some common ground. Complicating the situation is another injured Bosnian soldier, Savagovic, who regains his consciousness. Bosnian Serbs have planted a land mine under him so that in case of any