I think this movie has a a lot more deeper meaning than one might think at first. One scene in particular is the one where Tommy Lee Jones's character goes back to the hotel where Luwellin was killed and the lock is clearly blown out by Sugar's oxygen tank. As Tommy Lee walks in, there is a shot of Sugar hiding. After Tommy Lee sits on the bed, the only thing we see in the vent taken off the wall with the screws and a dime, suggesting that Sugar has the money.
The next time we see Tommy Lee Jones is at the very end of the film. I think it is very possible that Sugar killed the sheriff because at the end of the movie it is the first time we see the Sherriff in any other clothes besides his uniform and the room he is in is flooded with light, much like heaven. It also makes sense because there is no reason Sugar wouldn't have jumped out earlier and just killed the sheriff. Sugar also presumably killed Luwellin's wife and they don't show that. The next shot after their scene is just Sugar walking out of the house.
Your perspective on the two scenes revolving around Chugar and Sheriff Moss, and Chugar and Carla. The thought that either Moss died, or Chugar was killed never even crossed my mind, though since this movie ended so ambiguously it's certainly possible. What made you think that Moss and Chugar had both died?
ReplyDeleteLike Nick said, the thought that Tommy Lee Jones' character had actually died, never crossed my mind. It's definitely possible, but I have to disagree with you that Chigurh definitely would have killed him. I feel that there is no reason why he should jump out at the sheriff, because there was no reason why he needed to. One of the interesting things I noticed about the Chigurh, was that he only killed the people that he either made a promise that he would kill, or that he needed to kill them in order to achieve something. He killed the cop because he needed to escape; he killed the stranger because he needed his car; he killed Josh Brolin's character because he needed the money. He had no reason to kill Tommy Lee Jones, because he had an alternate escape route.
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