Brief Screening Report

One significant scene that stands out in No Country For Old Men is the coin toss scene. It is the fourth scene in the movie. It starts out with the antagonist (Javier Bardem) in a little shop. The owner asks him some questions that irritate Javier and this causes him to ask questions back. The owner does not do a good job answering his questions well. Javier asks the owner about the shop and he tells him that it was his wife's dad's store. This causes Javier to get even more upset because the owner married into this place and the nice house out back. In a way, not earning it. So Javier pulls out a coin and tells him to call it. The owner wants to know what is on the line, and Javier responds with "everything." The owner doesn't exactly know his life is what is on the line but we do. He calls it right and Javier gives him the coin. To me, this is significant because it shows us the true nature of the antagonist. A man who is so crazy, would kill someone over a coin flip. And we see that all throughout the movie. He is that bad guy we all enjoy to watch.