The three old men of “No Country for Old Men” and their connection to “Fargo” [Mizumaru Kawahara’s CINEMONOLOGUE Vol.56]

A black briefcase that connects “No Country for Old Men” and “Fargo”

Compared to Fargo, Llewelyn Moss, played by Josh Brolin, is equivalent to a citizen who gets caught up in the crime, such as Martin Freeman's Lester Nygard, but what makes Llewelyn different is that he is a Vietnam veteran. , having combat and survival skills. Unlike the ordinary people in the snow-covered town, he was accustomed to using a gun, and was able to fight back to some extent even while running away from the killer pursuing him. In the first place, he is actively involved in the situation from the beginning, and although he escapes, he refuses to part with the large sum of money that is the cause of the trouble, so it is difficult to say that he is ``caught up'' in general. .

As such, the premise seems to be somewhat different from the citizens of Fargo, but there is something that connects them to Llewellyn. It's none other than a black briefcase containing a large sum of money, and the exact same one appears in Fargo.

First, in the movie version, it appears to contain the ransom money obtained from a Kyogen kidnapping (though it is no longer Kyogen), and one half of the kidnapper buries it in the snow in order to keep the large amount of money for himself. In the end, he never gets his hands on the money, and the briefcase remains buried, but in the drama version, it is later revealed that it was dug up by a third party (one of the few direct actors in the movie and drama version). It is a link element).

In other words, from the moment he first picks up the black briefcase, there's a hint that Llewellyn is in trouble. While witnessing the scene of a drug deal with a tragic end, he tries to escape with a large amount of money that is obviously in danger, and to those watching, he seems rather reckless, but... , I'm sure the same is true for the citizens of Fargo. As I wrote in the previous article, even though it seemed like they were involved in an incident, they were always given a Being There to turn back. However, before they know it, they start getting deeper into the situation themselves. If you think about it, they and Llewelyn are essentially the same people. Everyone grabbed their "black briefcase".

Cigars are also "Old Men"