One of the most thought provoking movies I have ever seen

Rating: 9/10 (6 January 2008)

I walked into No Country For Old Men expecting a boring "artsy" movie with little action or moral merit. I left the theatre contemplating the intricate messege the film coveys, and am still, weeks later, trying to understands its overall meaning.
Throughout the movie Tommy Lee Jone's character Ed Tom Bell says many things that allude to the ending of the film in which evil prevails. When Sugar in the end of the movie escapes from the car crash and Ed retires, a monologue is given by Ed Tom Bell in which alludes to a dark and yet ever relevant concept.
The book and the movie both convey the idea that evil has been around forever, and that no matter what good men do, evil will evolve to prevent it. This concept can be observed as a common theme through the movie, and even in the speeches given by Ed Tom Bell.
In the middle of the film he tells the story of a kid who murdered a fourteen year old girl, and knew that he was going to hell. Bell then says that men who do not understand something should not attempt to confront it because it will over come them, hence the title "No Country For Old Men". That no matter who you are and what you do evil will still be around.
This is truly one of the greatest movies I have ever seen.