NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN made easy

Rating: 10/10 (3 February 2008)

Allegory (āl'ĭ-gôr'ē, -gōr'ē) noun
1. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form.
2. A story, picture, or play employing such representation.
Manichaeism (mān'ĭ-kē'ĭz'əm) noun
1. A dualistic philosophy dividing the world between good and evil principles or regarding matter as intrinsically evil and mind as intrinsically good. A key belief in Manichaeism is that there is no omnipotent good power.
***
I saw the film two months ago upon first release and it has not lost its grip. Tommy Lee Jones' spare performance deserves more recognition from the awards community as the opening and closing monologues are at the core of the film.
Thank you, Joel and Ethan.