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The three old men of “No Country for Old Men” and their connection to “Fargo” [Mizumaru Kawahara’s CINEMONOLOGUE Vol.56]
Cigars are also "Old Men"
Now, if the killer is a citizen, the last one will be the sheriff. In each installment of the Fargo series, a brave sheriff appears, confronting his own fears as he pursues a series of incidents and pursues justice. ``No Country for Old Men'' also features such a sheriff, but Sheriff Bell, played by Tommy Lee Jones, is much older than the sheriffs in ``Fargo,'' and is an old man on the verge of retirement. Unfortunately, he was unable to be directly involved in the incident. She has a lot of experience and is very observant, so she senses Llewellyn's situation from an early stage and tries to protect him, but she is only able to rush to the scene after something happens. Even though he can tell that Chigurh's weapon is similar to a gun used for slaughter, he can't keep up with the pace of the story.
Although Bell is well-versed in the situation but is unable to be directly involved, he is a complete Kyogen performer, but he is the one who most directly connects to "Old Men" in the original title of this work, "No Country for Old Men", and is different from Cigar. He is a character who symbolizes the story in another sense. From the beginning, he says, ``I don't understand the recent crimes,'' but when Bell decides to retire after witnessing Chigurh's murder, his uncle tells him, ``This whole area has always been violent.'' put on. Is Chigurh's murder a product of the times, or is he simply overwhelmed by the unusual nature of the incident because he's getting older? Bell himself must have noticed. He may have visited his uncle to find out why he decided to retire.
Since it's called "Old Men," it's not just the sheriff who is an "old man." Llewellyn is also a half-forgotten veteran, and he comes face to face with the reality that his adventurous spirit of running away with a large sum of money is no longer valid, no matter how dangerous it may seem. As a result, he turns into a cowboy on the run.
And cigars are no exception. He is not a device that drives the story, nor is he a demon who confuses the protagonist, much less is he an incarnation of a new era that overwhelms the old sheriff. He is also one of the title characters, a character destined to leave. Chigurh kills people with his efficient movements without changing his expression, but the person who seriously injures him at the end is not a fellow worker or a police officer, but a sudden traffic accident. That is so ironic. As a result, Chigurh is seriously injured to the point where the bone in his arm sticks out, but Malbo from Fargo also ends up being seriously injured in a bear trap set by an amateur, with his leg bone sticking out. bear the burden.
It is true that Cigar is a professional, but his life as a hitman will eventually come to an end. After giving first aid with a shirt he bought from a boy passing by, he trudges away from the scene of the accident, but despite being such a brutal person, there is a strange sadness in his back, which suggests that he is old in a broader sense. feel something. After that, he may have recovered and resumed his activities that could not be called a killer or a murderer. However, that probably didn't last long. I can't help but think that that back view and Bell's face as he retires and sits at the breakfast table talking about last night's dream to his wife.
The setting is 1980. But Bell, as well as Vietnam-returning Llewellyn and mushroom-haired Chigar, seem to remain stuck in an earlier era. Season 2 of "Fargo" is set in 1979, and sees the gang make a last ditch effort to prepare for a new era, but in "No Country for Old Men," the '80s have already begun. The members of ``Old Men'' were left behind, so to speak, and were forced to come to terms with reality. As the original title suggests, there is no place for old people. The three-person composition of the "Fargo" series ( see previous article ) is not there, but I like how the three characters are lined up evenly.
Illustrations and text: Mizumaru Kawahara
Born in 1991. Illustrator. In addition to illustrations and covers for magazines and books, there are also illustration columns for movies and books.
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