Old Men Corruption

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The government and law officials strive their best to lower crimes and to enforce the rules in order to provide a better and a safer environment for the citizens to live in. In the film, “No Country for Old Men”, messages of corruption and lack of concern pertaining to the state of crime and law enforcement exudes throughout the plot. This is seen multiple times in the film especially where it is revealed that Carlson Wells, a hired operative was working with the antagonist, Anton Chigurh. Sheriff Bell’s character symbolizes the local government and law that operates on guidelines and standard protocols in the film. He was unable to do anything in the end to help save Llewelyn Moss, the protagonist of the film as he admits defeat and retires. His character depicts the government today as most law enforcing officials often turn a blind eye to evil and lose all sense of hope. This is shown when Sheriff Bell tells his uncle that he feels “overmatched”. More importantly, despite Bell’s knowledge of Chigurh’s …show more content…
He is the prime illustration of what can happen to individuals when there is a lot of corruption and officials who are hesitant. Chigurh is the main antagonist of the film who relentlessly murders people who stands in his way of retrieving the money from Moss. He often decides whether or not to kill someone by a toss of a coin. He solely relies on the coin alone. It appears that he has no mortality. He spares the life of an older man at a convenience store when the man guessed what side the coin landed on quickly. Chigurh is impulsive and lacks any empathy. This is shown when he blows up a car just to steal some medical supplies. In the end, he successfully kills Moss despite not retrieving the money. It is also implied that he kills Moss’s wife as well. His character is similar to those criminals of today who commit crimes, as Chigurh was able to walk away free with his life with no real

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