No Country For Old Men Scene Analysis

In many action packed thrillers the musical score adds to the suspense of the film. However in the film No Country for Old Men there is no music whatsoever. This deafening silence adds many unique features to the film itself. The silence allows the viewer to create the suspense themselves without being guided by music. The viewer is required to focus on the small details, and create suspense based on the other components that make up a film.
Filmmakers rely upon certain stimulants when creating a film. Since No Country for Old Men is missing one of those components the others must be heightened. For example in scene when Llewellyn was in hotel room and had just discovered the tracking device. We are able to see how the director used different
The camera begins with an aerial view of Chigurh's stolen car at the gas pump then immediately to Chigurh in the store eating a bag of peanuts. Chigurh starts a conversation with the man and the camera switches between there two faces for the entire conversation. During the conversation, Chigurh finishes his peanuts, crumples the wrapper, and sets it on the counter. The camera focuses on this wrapper as it slowly uncurls, the slow crinkle of the plastic is the only sound. It adds to the ever-present tension, in the conversation between the two. When the camera returns to the faces of the two characters there is a different feel to the conversation. Before Chigurh had most of the authority of the conversation but now the Cashier does, he is urging Chigurh to leave. He no longer felt comfortable with Chigurh's presence and was wanting the feeling of impending doom to leave. Chigurh ends the conversation with a coin toss. He is not very specific with the other character but the audience is able to deduce from the dialogue that the continuation other character's life rest upon whether he can accurately call the coin toss. CHigurh tosses the coin and slams his hand on top of the coin on the counter. When he removes his hand, the viewer is shown that the cashier had correctly called the coin. In this scene the director used the camera angle to give the viewer an idea of the