Originally Posted by blaise:
More or less actually. I'll put it this way: if you didn't like the ending to No Country For Old Men, I doubt you'll like the ending to Blood Meridian.
Originally Posted by Delano:
If you don't have compassion for that little boy, you don't have a soul. Annoying? Please...
What I found annoying was the fact that he was crammed down your throat for you to sympathize with. He was so pure and so good, almost like the conscience of the Man. It was annoying that even at the end of the book, despite this world being a truly horrible place and full of horrible people, that he was still being so naive.
Spoiler!
Even after they find the half eaten baby, the kid isnt fucked up. I thought he would have grown up so to speak at the end. And having the man die at the end only to have the boy rescued, I put down the book and asked "WTF was the point of that"
My biggest gripe was them not staying in the well stocked bomb shelter. why was there such an urgency to get to the coast? why not just stay there in the well hidden bunker until rations start to get low, pack what you can and then leave. Made no sense to me.
Originally Posted by Ultra Peanut:
How would you have ended it?
1. At least show Brolin getting killed. Too major of a character to get greased offscreen. And to get popped by people who were barely part of the story?
2. Skip the wreck. Pointless and annoying.
I don't care that the bad guy won. That's fine. But the whole story is leading you to a confrontation, and then when it should happen they just shove shit in your face and call it art. If I'm somehow lame for wanting the storyline resolved, well, sue me. If I want to see a bunch of disjointed random shit I'll look out the window. [Reply]
THere is a reason this film was up for many Oscars (and won many Oscars)...CAUSE ITS BRILLANT!!!
Seriously, if you hated the ending then if I were you I would rewatch it or something cause the ending is the best part. It is deep and touching. Tommy Lee Jones' monologue really hits home.
As far as showing Brolin getting killed goes...why??? The Coens were doing something less conventional and it worked out perfectly. Brolin was offed just like that and that was a great move.
Of course, I dont expect a number of you "simpletons" to understand this film or book. That would be asking too much.:-) [Reply]
