02/03/2020
Portrayed by actor Javier Bardem, Anton Chigurh is the true face of evil in; he is a new type of killer, one that follows his own twisted moral code; once he gives his word, it is his bond. Chigurh, whose hairstyle somehow mirrors his own emptiness, is a killing machine, once he is set into action, absolutely nothing will stop him. A paid assassin, Chigurh is an anomaly; he says little, only speaking when necessary.
A man’s fate will be revealed with a mere toss of a coin, and Chigurh is to be the deliverer of the verdict. Sherriff Ed Tom Bell (Tommy Lee Jones) is a long time officer of the law and he struggles to understand the reasons behind the wave of slaughter that is left in Chigurh’s wake. In the past there was a moral code that most robbers followed-an eyewitness or bystander was left unharmed; there was no reason to kill an innocent victim.
Some killers refused to harm women or children; this does not apply to Chigurh. Anyone who gets in his path will be eliminated, be they law officer or widow of Llewelyn Moss, the man that originally stole the drug money at the film’s beginning. Even after being in a serious car crash, it is implied that Chigurh is invincible and that perhaps that he is something more than human.
— “No Country for Old Men” (2007) by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen 🎬🍿