The Coen's

From all three Coen Brothers films, one thing really stands out in there movies. It is the unstoppable force that creates fear in others. In Raising Arizona, the unstoppable force is the "Hog from Hell." He at first just seems like a figment of HI's imagination. He has bad breams about him but isn't sure if it is actually coming for him. During the later part of the movie, the Hog shows up to HI's surprise and says "Are you seeing what I'm seeing?" Even though the Hog Rider is real in the movie, the Coens make it seem like its HI's conscience trying to talk to him. Another unstoppable force is Chigurh in No Country Fro Old Men. Chirgurh is one of the most diabolical characters that the Coens have ever made. Some reasons why he seems so scary and mysterious is that the audience doesn't know anything about him or his past. The audience has no idea what drives him to act and kill in the most unusual ways. One thing that also adds to Chigurh's creepiness is his unusual types of guns and weapons. Many find these very cool and awesome but when you think about them as you are a character in the movie, them are the last things you want to hear or see. The last unstoppable force is Margie in Fargo. Although she is not like the other characters, she is unbreakable. One example is when she gets to the crime scene of the first 3 killings off of the highway. She immediately can tell how many suspects and the way they were killed. The Coens are very unique in the way that they make characters but there are some relationships that can be drawn in all of their movies.

Sergio Leone

The film, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, is a great western directed by Sergio Leone. One scene that i thought was excellently planed and executed was the opening scene. It is hard not to compare it to Once Upon A Time in the West. It starts out with 3 characters, none are talking. They slowly approach each other and Leone takes shots from both points of view. It makes you think its going to be a shoot out. They keep approaching and Leone uses long shots to show the scene. This also makes it seem like a classic gun scene. But they keep approaching! This makes you go crazy and starts to make you get antsy. Eventually they come within feet of each other and you cant tell whats going to happen. Eventually they enter a bar at the same time a shootout is heard but not scene. A mystery man jumps out the window and is introduced as Ugly. During this whole scene not one word is spoken. This is just like Once Upon A Time in the West. Sergio Leone shows that he uses like styles to open a movie and introduce characters. This style adds mystery and suspense which is necessary to keep viewers glued to the screen. This proves that Sergio Leone is a master and can be seen as a great director. During the film i was wondering why Sergio would introduce Ugly first and why in that fashion. It is also curious because the title is The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

Directors

Sergio Leone
Clint Eastwood
David Finscher