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No Country for Old Men

Jim Riley

15th March 2009

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OK, so I’m two years behind but for me, that’s not bad at all. I’d heard good things about this film and I wasn’t disappointed. There’s a lot of violence and you could just watch it as a thriller. But if you do that you’re missing a lot. Consider it a meditation on crime, violence and modernity; a subtly woven morality tale. Many people don’t like the ending, but there’s a point to it.

And of course, this should be something which allows you - or forces you - to reflect on the sociological approaches to crime. What is it that modern society does which leads to such horrific ends?

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Jim Riley

Jim co-founded tutor2u alongside his twin brother Geoff! Jim is a well-known Business writer and presenter as well as being one of the UK's leading educational technology entrepreneurs.

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