History Awesome / NoCountryForOldMen

* It's pretty impressive how long Moss is able to survive while on the run from Anton. Not only that, but he's also able to wound him a few times! In the end, Moss is the only person whom Anton was unable to kill.[[He gets killed by Mexicans instead.]]

** Every scene with Anton Chigurh is a mix of Crowning Moment of Awesome and NightmareFuel.

* It's pretty impressive how long Moss is able to survive while on the run from Anton. Not only that, but he's also able to wound him a few times! In the end, Moss is the only person whom Anton had to exert ''real'' effort to kill.

-->'''Chigurh:''' ''[flips coin]'' This is the best I can do. [[{{Catchphrase}} Call it.]]
-->'''Carla:''' ...I knowed you was crazy when I saw you sittin' there. I knowed exactly what was in store for me.
-->'''Chigurh:''' ''[smiling]'' Call it.
-->'''Carla:''' No. [[DefiantToTheEnd I ain't gonna call it.]]
-->'''Chigurh:''' ''[[[VillainousBreakdown smile slowly fades]]]'' ''...Call it.''
-->'''Carla:''' The coin don't have no say. [[ShutUpHannibal It's just you.]]

* It's pretty impressive how long Moss is able to survive while on the run from Anton. Not only that, but he's also able to wound him a few times! In the end, Moss is the only person whom Anton just could not kill.

** The scene near the end where he gets his arm broken in a car crash and treats it as no worse than a scratch, even when a bystander points it out.

* And another kind of victory is achieved by the lady clerk who refuses to disclose where Moss worked. She made Chigurh ''back down'', plain and simple.
* Anton getting T-boned with a car. Sure, he survives, but it shows that the "badass psycho" is still a human being and is equally vulnerable to life as his victims.

-->'''Chigurh:''' ''[[VillainousBreakdown [smile slowly fades]]]'' ''...Call it.''

-->'''Chigurh:''' *flips coin* This is the best I can do. [[{{Catchphrase}} Call it.]]

-->'''Chigurh:''' *smiling* Call it.

-->'''Chigurh:''' [[VillainousBreakdown *smile slowly fades*]] ''...Call it.''

* It's pretty impressive how long Moss was able to survive while on the run from Anton. Not only that but he was also able to wound him a few times! In the end, Moss was the only person whom Anton just could not kill.
* And another kind of victory was achieved by the lady clerk who refused to disclose where Moss worked. She made Chigurh ''back down'', plain and simple.
* Anton getting T-Boned with a car. Sure, he survives, but it shows that the "badass psycho" is still a human being and is equally vulnerable to life as his victims.

-->'''Carla:''' ...I knowed you was crazy when I saw you sittin’ there. I knowed exactly what was in store for me.

-->'''Carla:''' No. [[DefiantToTheEnd I ain’t gonna call it.]]

-->'''Carla:''' The coin don’t have no say. [[ShutUpHannibal It’s just you.]]

* A meta-example is the famous coin-toss scene in the gas station, by virtue of the great performances by Bardem and the man playing the attendant. It's unbearably tense, and the audience is left straining at every word.
* More a meta-example, but the unprecedented amount of praise and accolades being showered upon the Coens for the film, their first film to be simultaneously successful at both the box office and with critics since ''Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou.'' After a lull in their career and a three-year absence, they make what could possibly considered the best film of their careers, as well as finally giving them the Best Picture and Director nods they deserved.

* It's pretty impressive how long Moss was able to survive while on the run from Anton. Not only that but he was also able to wound him a few times!
* A meta-example is the famous coin-toss scene in the gas station, by virtue of the great performances by Bardem and the man playing the attendant. It's unbearbly tense, and the audience is left straining at every word.

* This is one of the few movies that ''starts'' with a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome, Ed Tom's voiceover speech, which so perfectly encapsulates the feel of the movie and the despair of his situation that it leaves you breathless

** The scene near the end where he [[spoiler:gets his arm broken in a car crash and treats it as no worse than a scratch]], even when a bystander points it out.

* Carla calling Anton's bullshit about choice and his "moral code" [[spoiler:even if he later kills her anyway]]. It's a combination of TheReasonYouSuckSpeech and YouKeepTellingYourselfThat. Chigurh even suffers a brief and subtle VillainousBreakdown.

* This is one of the few movies that ''starts'' with a CrowningMomentOfAwesome, Ed Tom's voiceover speech, which so perfectly encapsulates the feel of the movie and the despair of his situation that it leaves you breathless

* [[PsychoForHire Anton Chigurh]] blowing up a car in front of a store using a piece of torn cloth and a lighter in ''NoCountryForOldMen''.

*** Every scene with Anton Chigurh is a mix of Crowning Moment of Awesome and NightmareFuel.

* It's pretty impressive how long Moss was able to survive while on the run from Anton. Not only that but he was also able to wound him a few times!

* Carla calling Anton's bullshit about choice and his "moral code" [[spoiler:even if he later kills her anyway]]. It's a combination of TheReasonYouSuckSpeech and YouKeepTellingYourselfThat. Chigurh even suffers a brief and subtle VillainousBreakdown.

*** Every scene with Anton Chigurh is a Crowning Moment of Awesome.

*** Every scene with Anton Chigurh was a Crowning Moment of Awesome

* Carla calling Anton’s bullshit about choice and his "moral code" even if he later kills her anyway. It’s a combination of TheReasonYouSuckSpeech and YouKeepTellingYourselfThat and even suffers a brief and subtle VillainousBreakdown. Its Awesome

* [[PsychoForHire Anton]] [[CompleteMonster Chigurh]] blowing up a car in front of a store using a piece of torn cloth and a lighter in ''NoCountryForOldMen''.
** Speaking of Chigurh, don't forget the scene near the end where he [[spoiler:gets his arm broken in a car crash and treats it as no worse than a scratch]], even when a bystander points it out.

* Carla calling Anton’s bullshit about choice and his "moral code" even if he later kills her anyway. It’s a combination of TheReasonYouSuck and YouKeepTellingYourselfThat and even suffers a brief and subtle VillainousBreakdown. Its Awesome

* This is one of the few movies that ''starts'' with a CrowningMomentOfAwesome, Ed Tom's voiceover speech, which so perfectly encapsulates the feel of the movie and the despair of his situation that it leaves you breathless.