'No Country for Old Men' has a mesmerizing story and shows the history and future of international crime.

Rating: Null/10 (30 June 2014)

The good, the bad and the victims of crime have always fulfilled the cycle of crime throughout the history of mankind. There are always heroes trying to prevent crime from the ones who cause it. Then there are the victims, the people who are helpless against crime. 'No Country for Old Men' tells the story of three men who all show the cycle of crime. Tommy Lee Jones plays Sheriff Ed Bell, an old lawman in west Texas who is disgusted by modern day crime and fears the damage it will do to him. He represents the good hero in the crime world. Javier Bardem gives a blistering performance as a psychopathic bounty hunter named Anton Chigurh who represents the evil figure in crime. He is after Llewellyn Moss (Josh Brolin) a man hunting Pronghorn in the desert who stumbles across a brutal crime scene and happens to find a case of $2 million that he keeps. Moss represents the victims of crime due to being hunted down by a ruthless criminal, and being a witness to the drug cartels and finding the money that set him off into a terrifying survival test. Anton Chigurh is at full speed in trying to get the money and kill Moss before Sheriff Bell can stop him. The three men are all 'No Country for Old Men' for various reasons. The similarities between these fine characters is brilliant! Even though they all represent different figures of the crime world, they all have the same connections and realizations about their roles in the crime world that make this story impossible to stop thinking about, and tricky to firmly understand. There are many other supporting characters that have the same roles as Sheriff Bell, Anton Chigurh, and Llewellyn Moss that provide a story that keeps moving forward and an interesting theme about how everyone has their own role in crime once incorporated in it. Besides the brilliant similarities and title that connect the main characters, you have world-class film making by The Coen's. The directing is so rich in every shot. Many scenes involving Chigurh hunting down Moss are extremely scary and intense, and the reality they provide in their film makes this film even more powerful and important. Not a scene in this film is useless or unimportant. Every single action and statement can be used to better understand the plot and themes of this deep story, which calls for acute attention by the audience. The tendency of persistence and roles in the world we live in are acted on to show the nature of humankind by all ages, not just the meek. The motivations of all types of people (good, bad, reckless, hasty)are all reflected on to show how evil people go for greed, good people want justice and peace, and victims want safety. The true message is how crime will never end, and how there will always be good and bad, and people will get caught up on the never ending cycle of crime. Joel and Ethan Coen have written a monumental story that has boldness in every way. If people give this film the credit and time it deserves, then they will realize why every character is 'No Country for Old Men' and how each character relates to one another. Besides the confusing aspects, you'll get full-throttle action and intensity with brilliant characters and performances that deserve to be called groundbreaking and classic. This is the greatest story ever told and by far one of the best films of all time. See this before you die!