In my opinion, the Coen Brothers have been one of the best directors that we have studied in class. Their witty style has been very enjoyable to watch. One of the favorite things that I have seen in their movies, are the complete "badass" antagonists. They all seem to be larger than the average man in stature, and are willing to do anything to get what they want. For example, Sugure uses his "badass" shotgun with a silencer to kill so many people to look for the case of money. Then there is the protagonist, they always seem to be running away from something or someone. The Coen Brothers don't seem to be afraid of violence, they used guns in every film we watched in class. Even if it was a comedic part of the film, an example would be when Hi was running from the police after his failed attempt to steal some money and diapers. There were some things that I didn't find to be important, or add much to the film.
I don't really understand why they like the use of dreams in their movies. I guess it gives it a mysterious feeling to it, or maybe the idea that dreams can give you insight on things you wouldn't normally think about when awake. Personally, I didn't particularly like this aspect of their films. But overall, I thought the films created by the Coen Brothers were great, and very enjoyable to watch.
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It's true. The Coen brothers do whatever they want. That's y they are so badass. The whole dream thing doesn't take away from that.
I agree that the Coen Bros. have been the best director that we studied. I like how you commented on the "badass" part, but it's "THE ULTIMATE BADASS". I also like the violence aspect in his film, especially in No Country for Old Men. p.s. look under your bed, because a silenced shotgun will rip you up.
I think the dreams can make sense even for pacing reasons. With Raising Arizona, the dream suggests how things will turn for the worse, and in No Country it puts us back into Bell's character to reflect on what happened and put it into perspective.
The dreams help to create a certain surrealistic quality (as do the warm and cold color palettes, cartoonish efects, et. cetera).
Also, the "shotgun" was a cattle gun used to butcher meat. Its even more badass than a regular gun.
--Colin
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