No Country for Old Men

***SPOILER ALERT***

Much has been written online about 2007's Best Picture, "No Country for Old Men". Although that volume is quite thorough, some thoughts on the film are offered here:

+The US/Mexico border is a living entity. More specifically, it is a monster. A monster Sheriff Ed Tom Bell (Tommy Lee Jones) cannot understand.+Sheriff Ed Tom Bell is THE ONLY character in the film that recognizes this supernatural, evil monster. Although he doesn't understand it, he DOES understand two things about it:
1. The monster needs humans to sustain itself. It consumes human beings as fuel.
2. Like any predatory creature, maybe if you leave it alone, it will leave you alone.
+These points are made clear during the scene in El Paso. Sheriff Bell essentially comes face to face with the monster. Walking away is his admission that he cannot stop this evil, supernatural force.
+His admission is that of a singular man. In his mind, it is acceptable to succumb to Darwin, opt for "self preservation" and avoid the predator.
+In it's ephemeral, human form, the monster takes the form of Anton Chigurh (Javier Bardem). Once it has wasted him, it will take another human form. It only needs human form to accomplish it's objectives.
+At it's core, and generally, the monster represents entropy: that from order will come chaos and vice versa. Presently, it's pendulum is swinging from order to chaos, and it has chosen the Texas border with Mexico to manifest itself.

This film was a solid A. It is the Best Best Picture since "Rain Man".