Viewing Notes

• Ideology = anti-capitalist and neo-conservatism
• Spectatorship = Coen brothers call for an active spectatorship through their heavy use of Stanton's 2+2 theory, narrative enigma's, etc...
• Sound = Skip Lievsay, the removal of the 'safety net of sound' encourages the audience to become an active spectator, sound is key to pulling the plot along
• Genre = neo - western and southern gothic (deeply flawed eccentric characters)
• Editing = conforms to classical hollywood continuity editing
• Aesthetic = cinematographer Roger Deakins was inspired by traditional westerns and 'borderland cinema'
• Context: narrative reflects the 'changing west' and a focus on the aftermath of violence
• Representation: masculine competitiveness and violence is depicted whilst women are shown as active, but side characters
• Mis En Scene: area-specific costuming of the west, by contrast Chigurh appears like an alien with his differing costume