Film Scene Analysis - 'No Country for Old Men' - Coin flipping scenes
First coin flip scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLCL6OYbSTw Second coin flip scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGfvV3Syud8 The film, 'No Country for Old Men' is a hard hitting 122 minutes of suspense and conflicting duality, however, twice during its course the character known as Anton Chigurh ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Chigurh ) presents a two different individuals with a near impossible dilemma, he actively puts everything they are into a single coin toss, conveying the philosophy that life and death are just two sides of the same 'coin' and that chance is the only real divide between them. In doing this Chigurh trivialises the very idea of being alive/human and ultimately embodies the concept of death and how it can seek you out whether you believe it to be your time or not. The first coin toss scene is featured in a small time shop located to the side of a long, dry, unforgiving road; roads are used a consistent theme throughout the ...
Very Interesting Jamie Pitcher it is kind of Yoda meets Chris Eubanks in delivery. We definitely have something that we can work with here. i am looking forward to seeing what other characterisation you can create. Maybe a little work is required on the creative application side of things, I am optimistic!
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