No Country For Old Men- opening scene

-Ed Tom Bell monologue
-Sun set still shots- aware of rural surroundings-
- natural- not man made- almost abandoned, deserted
-foreshadow, cloud creating shadow, darkness awaits
- wind picks up- drama
-pan shot
- Chigurh- unearthly- doesn't fit in with environment- almost extraterrestrial
- kept in darkness- unable to see face////



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