Thursday, September 17, 2026

Notes: No Country for Old Men

 


Attendance. Just come to every class

And I will give you ten percent. If you miss an

Hour, I will deduct 1 percent. If you miss ten hours, you

Get 0%.

Homework: we will watch 6 or 7 movies. Do homework

For two movies. 20%

I want to watch different genres of movies with

Different directors. Genre: science fiction, comedy,

Horror, western (cowboy movie) cartoon, etc.

The first movie I want watch is No Country for

Old Men. It was set in 1980, but filmed in 2006. The

Director is Coen; he is Jewish / American man.

The genre is western. It is set in Texas. Notice

There is no soundtrack.

Soundtrack is the music for the movie. Why?

It is a novel. The author, Cormac McCarthy, liked to

Describe the environment a lot. The trees, the rocks,

The clouds. So I think the director wants you to

Hear the sounds of nature, so you will think about

Land.

Narration or voice 0ver. That is when someone is

Talking, but you don’t see them. You just hear a

Voice to explain what is going on.

Disillusionment. When you get old and see

A lot of bad things in your life, you start to think

Everything is no good, so try to do something good?

You give up.

I don’t take a break in this class, because I have to get

Going at 4:45 or so.

Old time: before

Sherriff: policeman in the west of America, cowboy

Policeman

We should think about the different camera shots.

Bird’s eye view camera shot

Right after he murders the police.

Who is up the sky?