No Country For Old Men

Another film I had watched the opening of was No Country For Old Men. This film is a 2007, American neo-Western thriller written and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, based on the Cormac McCarthy novel of the same name. The beginning of this film starts of with murder, therefore the audience would know it is a thriller movie. The weapon used for the murder is shown by the camera as it focuses on it before the audience know what it is. The first voice the audience hear is spoken in 1st person, and is a monotone voice. We are introduced to the villain of this film. The appearance and clothing the villain wears is a black jacket, handcuffs, pale skin, deep eyes, psychotic eyes, long hair and very smart shoes. This appearance is a usual type of appearance for a villain.

There is a vast number of Camera Angles & Transitions used in the opening of the film, such as: Close Ups, Medium Close Ups, Extreme Close Ups, Over The Shoulder and many others. There is a unusual camera shot used when the villain washes the blood of his hands. When the scene changes, there is very little diegetic sound, this adds seriousness to the atmosphere, and creates suspense and tension in the audience too.

No Country For Old Men is set in a western, abandoned area, it is a very deserted and dangerous area as no one is around. Also there are no eye witnesses whom could identify the killer. Juxtaposition is shown. The colours used are of a golden brown contrast. There is also a sense of a ruthless atmosphere, the weather is shown to be hot, and there is an unforgiving sunrise.