Yeah I enjoyed the first one and maybe pan shot the most. The rest were varying levels of goodness, imo.
Yeah that one I found boringIDAGG said:
I am a big fan of the Coen Brother's movies. This one was a bit hit and miss. I actually liked the final short story the best. The one in the Stagecoach. "Earthly Remains" I think it is called. I watched that one three times. The dialogue and characters are very very good. Tyne Daily, The Frenchman and the Englishman were my favorites.
Well and the Trapper: "People are like ferrets!"
It was intentionally disjointed and displayed the Coen Bros range. Each of the stories had a different flavor similar to how their movies have a very wide range. The same people who made the comedic musical O Brother (like the story of Buster Scruggs) made the dark crime drama No Country for Old Men (like the story Meal Ticket).Zombie Jon Snow said:
I was pretty meh about the whole thing.. and I am a Coen Bros. fan.
The characters and actors were better than the stories. Some great scenery and settings though.
Felt like it had real potential but lacked a message or anything tying it together or even some tangential relationship. Felt very disjointed and anti-climatic.
ChiliBeans said:
Amazing. Favorite thing I've watched in a long time.
what was obvious?VikingNik said:
The last one was pretty obvious once they arrived at the hotel. Pretty haunting, still dancing around in my mind.
That they were all dead.schmendeler said:what was obvious?VikingNik said:
The last one was pretty obvious once they arrived at the hotel. Pretty haunting, still dancing around in my mind.
I was waiting for more exposition on that. I assumed the bounty hunter was going to kill one or all of them. but the coachman "never stops" made me think there was something supernatural. but then, what are we supposed to get from them arriving at an empty hotel?Texaggie7nine said:That they were all dead.schmendeler said:what was obvious?VikingNik said:
The last one was pretty obvious once they arrived at the hotel. Pretty haunting, still dancing around in my mind.
I got that feeling when they arrived as well, but why would they have a dead body if they were dead?
schmendeler said:I was waiting for more exposition on that. I assumed the bounty hunter was going to kill one or all of them. but the coachman "never stops" made me think there was something supernatural. but then, what are we supposed to get from them arriving at an empty hotel?Texaggie7nine said:That they were all dead.schmendeler said:what was obvious?VikingNik said:
The last one was pretty obvious once they arrived at the hotel. Pretty haunting, still dancing around in my mind.
I got that feeling when they arrived as well, but why would they have a dead body if they were dead?
Bobcat06 said:
Isn't the film's perspective on the afterlife addressed after Buster is shot?
Well the angels wings and harp would be a misdirection then...bobbranco said:
I bet Buster went straight to hell.
schmendeler said:I was waiting for more exposition on that. I assumed the bounty hunter was going to kill one or all of them. but the coachman "never stops" made me think there was something supernatural. but then, what are we supposed to get from them arriving at an empty hotel?Texaggie7nine said:That they were all dead.schmendeler said:what was obvious?VikingNik said:
The last one was pretty obvious once they arrived at the hotel. Pretty haunting, still dancing around in my mind.
I got that feeling when they arrived as well, but why would they have a dead body if they were dead?
this makes sense. except for the dead body being dragged along with them.VikingNik said:schmendeler said:I was waiting for more exposition on that. I assumed the bounty hunter was going to kill one or all of them. but the coachman "never stops" made me think there was something supernatural. but then, what are we supposed to get from them arriving at an empty hotel?Texaggie7nine said:That they were all dead.schmendeler said:what was obvious?VikingNik said:
The last one was pretty obvious once they arrived at the hotel. Pretty haunting, still dancing around in my mind.
I got that feeling when they arrived as well, but why would they have a dead body if they were dead?
They weren't bounty hunters. They were soul reapers. They carry souls across the abyss. The passengers didn't quite grasp that when told and only were able to comprehend them as bounty hunters. The coachman who doesn't stop is time, which stops for no one. When the coach turned around and left with their belongings (because you can't take it with you) it became quite clear. The stairs to a brightly lit place above and out of sight fully out of scale with the building they arrived at. So much symbolism.
Agreed. I watched the first story yesterday and thought it was freaking awesome. Just drew me in. Excited to catch the rest.Sex Panther said:ChiliBeans said:
Amazing. Favorite thing I've watched in a long time.
Right there with you. Absolutely loved it... probably my favorite thing Netflix has put out so far.
I'm def gonna watch the last story again soon to try and put it together
I didn't think about that until I rewatched, and the lines about "the coachman never stops" stood out more. You never see the coachman's face, the imagery of him whipping the horses is somewhat ghostlike. Watching it in that light, you see the fear in the faces of the three passengers who don't want to get off the coach because they don't know what's waiting for them inside. Makes sense as a capstone since the previous chapters highlighted the fragility of life.Quote:
They weren't bounty hunters. They were soul reapers. They carry souls across the abyss. The passengers didn't quite grasp that when told and only were able to comprehend them as bounty hunters. The coachman who doesn't stop is time, which stops for no one. When the coach turned around and left with their belongings (because you can't take it with you) it became quite clear. The stairs to a brightly lit place above and out of sight fully out of scale with the building they arrived at. So much symbolism.
When you are called to the pearly gates and meet God maybe you get to fly their with wings and lyre.IDAGG said:Well the angels wings and harp would be a misdirection then...bobbranco said:
I bet Buster went straight to hell.
the time setting continues that them.VikingNik said:schmendeler said:I was waiting for more exposition on that. I assumed the bounty hunter was going to kill one or all of them. but the coachman "never stops" made me think there was something supernatural. but then, what are we supposed to get from them arriving at an empty hotel?Texaggie7nine said:That they were all dead.schmendeler said:what was obvious?VikingNik said:
The last one was pretty obvious once they arrived at the hotel. Pretty haunting, still dancing around in my mind.
I got that feeling when they arrived as well, but why would they have a dead body if they were dead?
They weren't bounty hunters. They were soul reapers. They carry souls across the abyss. The passengers didn't quite grasp that when told and only were able to comprehend them as bounty hunters. The coachman who doesn't stop is time, which stops for no one. When the coach turned around and left with their belongings (because you can't take it with you) it became quite clear. The stairs to a brightly lit place above and out of sight fully out of scale with the building they arrived at. So much symbolism.