That’s not really what I wanted to say though. As much as I’d love to trust the “official synopses” written by the marketing team that may or may not have seen the film before writing that definitive bit of film interpretation. Still it might be worth while to consider the opinion of the many noted film critics who are of the same opinion as your friend-o Doug.

Seriously, did you even bother to read my comment? Or is the “official synopses” the only word you need on the subject? You may as well have quoted from a user review at IMDB. You may as well base your argument on the DVD box art (nope, no sheriff Tom Bell on the cover, that settles it).

Kristina, you’re right of course, it depends on how you interpret the story. A good friend of mine thinks it’s Chugrah’s story and he makes a decent case.

But I think Doug made a good point (and I did too, in my post above) and I wish John thought about it a bit before dismissing it. And quoting the film’s website is just ridiculous. Next he’ll be pointing to the McDonalds happy meal tie-in.

Here’s the official synopsis of No Country For Old Men, taken right from the official movie site that talks about what the movie is about:

“The story begins when Llewelyn Moss (BROLIN) finds a pickup truck surrounded by a sentry of dead men. A load of heroin and two million dollars in cash are still in the back. When Moss takes the money, he sets off a chain reaction of catastrophic violence that not even the law – in the person of aging, disillusioned Sheriff Bell (JONES) – can contain. As Moss tries to evade his pursuers – in particular a mysterious mastermind who flips coins for human lives (BARDEM) – the film simultaneously strips down the American crime drama and broadens its concerns to encompass themes as ancient as the Bible and as bloodily contemporary as this morning’s headlines.”

Nope, the movie isn’t about the sherrif.