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Saw the movie No Country for Old Men, has anyone seen the film AND read the book?
Are the storylines pretty similar? I felt like the film didn't give you much (or sometimes any) character background. I also felt like when watching the movie , you walked into a movie 15 minutes after it started. It felt like they edited too much of the movie out, leaving questions about who different characters were and how they fit into the story. Does the book give you more background?
I guess I was wondering more about the ancillary characters, like Carson Wells & his boss and how they fit into the whole situation. And who were the Mexicans driving around in that pick-up, or the two older men shot in the desert who appeared to be working with Anton, but then he killed them. It seemed like there were many groups involved with the drug deal situation and I wanted to know who they were and their involment.
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- wch711Lv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
I have read the book and seen the movie. I loved both.
The book and film are nearly exactly the same. The movie, of course, cuts out elements of the book (not very much though), but the movie does not add anything superfulous. Most of the dialogue is taken directly from the book.
You are right, the movie did leave out a good bit of background info, especially concerning Sheriff Ed Tom Bell (Tommy Lee Jones) and his past (especially his WWII experiences). The background info does help to better understand the film and characters, but it was not necessary for the film. The film still works and relays the message and tone of the story very well.
The ambiguousess of the characters (especially Anton Chigurgh and Carson Wells) is an essential part of both the books and films. You dont really learn much about Llewelyn Moss's background either. Ed Tom Bell is the main character of the book/film and it is through him that the movie gets its meaning from.
The movie begins and ends with the same near exact narration from the Sheriff.
The ancillary characters tha you mentioned are just that - ancillary characters. You dont anything about them or the drug deal other than the fact that there wasa drug deal and they were involved.
The drug deal is just a plot point that allows the real story to begin and continue, the specifics of it have no real bearing on the story or the characters, just the fact that there was a drug deal is what is important.
- 1 decade ago
i saw the movie but have not read the book. but i think the books give you more information and describe everything.