No Country For Old Men Analysis

The first few shots are of an isolated landscape, showing how far out they are. Throughout this scene there is a narration which seems to be giving information about the past, this intrigues the audience and makes you want to watch more.






The next shot is of two figures, a sheriff and an unknown figure, this leaves mystery throughout the audience as questions are wanting to be answered as to who this mysterious character is- By the looks of it a bad guy as his hands are in cuffs.






We then see a close up of a gas canister which must have some importance to make it a shot on its own. We don't yet know the relevance of the gas canister, leaving more questions unanswered, and leaving the audience wanting to know more.





We then see a man sat in the back of a police car, he is quite a dark, mysterious character so this could be suggesting that he is one of the villains in the film. 

There is then a shot of the sheriff and a figure behind him that he is unaware of. By showing characters in different lights it is giving the impression that the good are in full lighting, and the bad are in dim lighting. This adds to the effect and eeriness of the film.

In the next shot we are shown the sheriff being strangled- This proves the theory of good guys and bad guys in different lighting. The sheriff dies very slowly which shows that the death was a struggle. 



We then see how calm the killer is and what he is prepared to go through to kill someone, it also shows that he isn't bothered if he gets hurt along the way as long as he knows he can be set free.