No Country for Old Men attempts to defy the stereotype by ultimately letting the "bad guy" win. The author cleverly uses unfortunate events of an "innocent" cowboy, Lewlyn Moss played by Josh Brolin to form his representation of language. This movie would derive a constructionist viewpoint, seeing as the author clearly intended to defy the norm, by letting the bad guy essentially win. While seeing the protagonist lie dead on the ground, the audience is forced to form their own conclusions.
Previous to watching the movie, I had painted a conceptual map in my head. It stated that the good guys win, usually get the girl, and the bad guy is left defeated. However, Lewlyn Moss constantly argues with his wife, Carla Jean Moss played by Kelly Macdonald. The author is content in revealing humanity in people's marriages. Worn thin from stress, Lewlyn Moss leaves his house to go back to an old pick up truck, where he had found a wounded man earlier. This causes him to go on a tedious chase with the villain, Anton Chigurh played by Javier Bardem.
The irony in Lewlyn Moss's death, is that it was not some epic firefight that ended with dramatic music. In fact, the movie doesn't even have music, which defies yet another norm in movie productions. But focusing in on Lewlyn's death, the author does not even show you a fight between him and the villain. Only Lewlyn's cold, lifeless body is revealed lying on the floor the next day found by the sheriff played by Tommy Lee Jones. This movie completely crashed my conceptual map I had put together in my mind, ending with me attempting to pick up its pieces.
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