The opening to the trailer of the film begins slowly, introducing the antagonist and making us aware of some of the things that will occur within the film. Shots and edits get faster when the action begins (from the car explosion) to match what is happening and so we can cram in enough action into the trailer for the audience to know that this film is going to be full of action, murder and excitement. The trailer includes enough from the film for us to be aware that the film is based around the antagonist, a large sum of money and the antagonists search for this amount of money and will include many people getting hurt or killed along the way. We're made very aware that the antagonist of the film, played by Javier Bardem, is dangerous and becomes very intimidating. We're also made aware of the protagonist with the large sum of money and it makes us want to know what will happen, whether he is killed in the end or if he escapes.
The opening scene is just made up of long shots, of few edits, of the scenery of Texas. These shots are simple and as we listen to the narrator talk as we watch the shots we wont be distracted by what is happening within the scenes as they are just made of scenery and will not distract us from listening to the narrator as he tells us his story. This also introduces us to Ed Tom Bell, the sheriff, and what he's witnessed and seen as the Sheriff which then leads into the introduction of Anton Chigurh when he talks about a past criminal he'd dealt with who had no passion in his crime, which gives us the idea as to what Anton Chigurh is like as we see him being arrested, we question his crime. As the car drives off into the distance we know that Anton Chigurh is going to play a part in this film. It's important that we have seen Anton Chigurh so early on in the film, so they can build up the fact he is a psychopathic criminal from the beginning. Most films do not introduce the antagonist until later on and focus firstly on the protagonist but this way the audience will be more so intimidated by the presence of Anton Chigurh. The setting is isolated and abandoned, nobody is around apart from Anton and the man whom arrests him. We know from the narrative that Anton is going to be dangerous, so the fact Anton is arrested where nobody else is around we worry that something bad will happen to the man whom arrested him. The antagonist we see wearing dark clothing which is what we usually associate with those who play the antagonist in films.
Anton Chigurh
Anton Chigurh is a hitman who seeks to kill Llewelyn Moss throughout the film.
His costume is pretty basic and dark. Dark clothing is usually worn by hit men as it is a colour that does not stand out and it's simplicity will not draw attention to him. Also it is hard to see those who wear dark clothing within darkness so he is able to use that to his advantage to being hidden and unseen. Black is also often worn by antagonists as dark represents who is supposedly the "bad guy" within films. Anton also speaks little throughout the entire film, probably to show how little emotion he has for what he does, he doesn't speak to apologize or taunt his victims as he gains satisfaction from killing not from taunts, which just makes him all the more threatening. The most we see Anton talk is when he makes the man decide his fate by getting him to make a bet on which side of the coin it will land on, which creates tension and makes him seem even more so intimidating. His main weapon is simple and quick and isn't recognized as a gun or as a weapon, it doesn't usually take him more than one shot to have killed a person so he as a hitman makes sure his kills are quick and efficient by using this weapon.
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