The Cohen Brothers

The Cohen brothers two movies, No Country for Old Men and Fargo, both share commons themes. They both take place in country – like places with very clueless people. The settings of both movies play a huge role throughout. If the settings were changed, the whole movie would change. The people, the plot, everything. Yes, that sounds very obvious because every setting has an input on the movie, but these movies were especially dependent on the setting. For both movies, with a different setting, this plot would never take place. There’s an oblivion in both towns and in other locations, the plot would be put to rest right away. What makes both movies so great is that the solution to the problem is literally right underneath the characters noses the whole time. It is great yet extremely frustrating at the same time. And, what this class has taught me is that those are the best kind of movies.  There is something that drags you into a movie that you hate, but love at the same time. Which, is another theme throughout both movies. An anxious feeling of knowing that something bad is going to happen at any moment of the movies. For example, you know that Moss will at some point in No Country for Old Men die. But, you don't know when, where or how. So, the whole movie you are just anticipating the downward fall. I really enjoyed both of these movies and I loved how different the towns and settings were compared to Westport and what we know.