Post #5: Adapting No Country For Old Men

One scene from No Country For Old Men that is important to be in the film adaptation is when Moss returns to his wife and says he is in danger and he might not come back home.  This is important because it introduces his wife and it is when Moss first states that he is going to keep the money and face whatever danger comes at him.  Another important scene is when Chigurh flips the coin at the gas station for the first time.  This is a very important scene because this scene develop's the character a lot so you get to know more about him.  One more important scene is when Moss and Chigurh meet at the hotel, because it is an intense confrontation between the two of them and it helps move the plot along.

One scene that is not important is when Chigurh gets hit by a car.  Although this part of the book is cool, it does not move the plot along at all and it would have to be cut in the movie.  (Although this part is kept in the real movie.)  The scene when Moss goes back to where he found the money is important, because an assailant sees him and shoots at him, but the movie should not include all of the detail from this scene, because there is not that much time in a movie to give a lot of detail and the scene would still make sense without all of the detail.