ode to the coens

i just watched no country for old men for the first time ever. astounding though it is that i somehow missed the academy gem of 2008 - i have to admit that i don't think i would've liked it nearly as much had i seen it a year ago. not that i've had any clearly relevant life experiences that would predispose me to like it more - i just don't think i would've. 

but i loved it. everything about it. movies like that are why i love film. 

i won't begin to enumerate the reasons that i loved it as i realize i am considerably late in jumping on that bandwagon. but as an incentive to talk to me about it i assure you i liked it for reasons well beyond javier bardem's acting performance (though impeccable) and the cinematography (beautiful).  

tangential to that thought however is the fact that i now i want to see everything javier bardem has ever done. having seen vicky cristina barcelona and no country for old men within mere weeks of each other i am a little overwhelmed with his skill as an actor. and while a perfunctory glance at his imdb page reveals that the majority of his roles are spanish speaking ones i still want to see them all. 

and what the hay, i'll go ahead and try and see everything the coen brothers have ever done too. thus far i've only seen miller's crossing (though this might merit a re-watch as it was for high school film club), the big lebowski, o brother where art thou?, paris je t'aime, burn after reading and now no country for old men.  i tend to really like the tones and thematic elements of their films. 

but more importantly i'll be in new york this time next week.