No Country For Old Men

2007 movie from the Coen brothers
very impressive, not at all a work of perfection though
use of pretty simple direction, camera generally plays continuity ping-pong
lots of people sitting and talking, in fact
and repeated use of feet-first for Bardem, or direct head shots of others
key is the use of lighting; much backlighting, faces almost constantly in darkness
hard telephoto (although a few background compostions for simplicity) adds to distortion, sameness
the images, with the backlighting, do however pop, use of colours
adds to stagey feeling, of them walking around someone else's game
simple creation of spaces; key use of sound also creates spaces which seem rythmic, the Coen's worlds are nearly like mousetraps
this is as in the themes; the worlds are of people manoevred by some impersonal fate
the coming of violence is seen as impersonal, not to be contended with (even Bardem, his ability to hurt, is seperated from this divinity)
use of matches of graphics, of action, shows similarities
the conjuntion of this violence on the small town setting
Tommy Lee Jones (great casting against type) as response to 'Margie' in 'Fargo'
The Coen's classic deadpan style is shown to be a part of the violence
does it become too inhuman?
Is this kind of not-understandable violence incalcated in the very form, the refusal to have more than the back and forths of the style?
Some powerful speeches, fine conjunctions,
Coen Brothers are really worth thinking about