No Country For Old Men Vs Fargo Essay

There are a lot of similarities between “No Country for Old Men” and “Fargo”. The opening scene of NCFOM where Anton Chigurh strangles the cop to death instantly reminded me of when Gaear Grimsrud in Fargo shoots and kills the police officer in the head after only getting stopped for a minor traffic incident. “Money is the root of all evil” is a one of the common themes both “No Country for Old Men” and “Fargo” share. There is also a small time cop whose experience and intelligence pieces together the crime the deranged criminals and the average hardworking Joes have committed. No Country for Old Men could potentially be a sequel to Fargo because of how similar the plot and characters are among the movies; it expands world views from Fargo, and incorporate different themes from Fargo. Both stories start off in remote small town areas ripe for murders are able to kill and hide. In “No Country for Old Men”, the setting is in a USA border town in Texas, surrounded by a treacherous mountain, rivers, and ravines. The Coens creates a Wild West feel in this …show more content…
This quote also perfectly describes the focus shift in Fargo from Jerry acquiring money to questioning Jerry and Grimsrud’s actions. We know though Marge doesn’t try to understand why this happens, but instead returns to the happy world she believes in. The massive tone shift from the importance of the money to Ed’s dilemma reveals the purpose of the film No Country for Old Men. That purpose questions the rules of the universe and direction the United States people are heading. It also answers questions from Fargo that was left unsolved; why was Grimsrud a cruel individual? Because some people are just evil, corrupted individuals that have their own set of rules they play by to achieve goals whether they are sinister and