Why Anton Chigurh is still an iconic movie villain, 10 years later
He was good for that movie but I don't think he stands the taste of time
He was good for that movie but I don't think he stands the taste of time
Was Anton Chigurh (No Country for Old Men) an iconic villain?
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Fixed for you . And yes he does , he makes even more sense now with the random violence in the world
Also think he is. I remember a vivid ass nightmare with him in it after watching this 
I know it will never happen and would ruin it but I always wanted some kind of origin story for that character
I know it will never happen and would ruin it but I always wanted some kind of origin story for that character
Vandelay
Life is absurd. Lean into it.
Easily.
CreepyMcCreeperson
Veteran
All Josh Brolin had to do was take a few bills from each stack. He was greedy, and that's what got him killed.
I say this every time I watch movies or shows where someone finds a lot of cash.
I say this every time I watch movies or shows where someone finds a lot of cash.
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Superstar
Haven't read the article yet but Chigurh has always been iconic to me because he was villainous in a very different sort of way.
He wasn't just some crazy guy looking to cause chaos like maybe the Joker, and his actions weren't motivated by clearly defined external factors like greed, sex or lust for power. He killed because he could. Not even seeming to gain any sort of satisfaction from it; he just did it like it was a way of life. You can't even explain his actions as being based on some compulsion or NEED to kill since he often let a simple coin toss determine people's fate.
Other villains (no matter how awful) usually have some kind of motivation (no matter how poorly defined) that people can at least in some way relate to on a personal level (jealousy, revenge, rage etc...) but Chigurh had none of those.
I've used Chigurh as a barometer of "villainy" for over 10 years now because I think he is the best example of genuinely (unpredictable) evil. A narcissistic sociopath (the WORST kind of person imo) who kills simply because he has the means to do so. There are people like this in the real world who actually exist which makes him even scarier.
He wasn't just some crazy guy looking to cause chaos like maybe the Joker, and his actions weren't motivated by clearly defined external factors like greed, sex or lust for power. He killed because he could. Not even seeming to gain any sort of satisfaction from it; he just did it like it was a way of life. You can't even explain his actions as being based on some compulsion or NEED to kill since he often let a simple coin toss determine people's fate.
Other villains (no matter how awful) usually have some kind of motivation (no matter how poorly defined) that people can at least in some way relate to on a personal level (jealousy, revenge, rage etc...) but Chigurh had none of those.
I've used Chigurh as a barometer of "villainy" for over 10 years now because I think he is the best example of genuinely (unpredictable) evil. A narcissistic sociopath (the WORST kind of person imo) who kills simply because he has the means to do so. There are people like this in the real world who actually exist which makes him even scarier.