Having just watched for the first time "No Country for Old Men" I am now more convinced than ever that the portrail of murder in the style of this film can be of no good to no man. I find it sad that this film obtained four Acadamy awards. For what? I guess there is one perspective on the film that it is a "moral tale". I cannot agree with this. The hero, the killer, for that is what he is whether you like it or not, is portrayed in such a way that he becomes aspirational. The end of the film is a tribute to his strength. Why make films like this? To make money, that's why.
When I compare this film with another I have seen recently, The Lives of Others, there is no comparison. No Country is a traditional plot with a predictable path. The killing, the body is count, is sufficient for a Tarantino film and yet I above all if felt let down by the film. It was as empty as it is possible to be. Is this an astute reflection on American Society? Possibly, but it reminds me of the quote of the art critic Peter Fuller when he described some modern art as presenting the pornography of despair. Shame on the acadamy for celebrating a film that does nothing to move us forward but did everything to line their pockets.
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