A short description of how suspension is created by the Cohen brothers ‘No country for old men’

The Cohen Brothers Wrote and directed the thriller ‘No Country for Old Men’. They use a variety of techniques in order to create suspense. Editing was used- Parallel editing was used, it was showing views of two locations at the same time both reaching the same point. This edit built up tension in the scene and it

made me grip onto my seat with anticipation.
The mysterious and unexplained story line created suspense for the first half of the film and as the play unravelled the storyline was revealed to the audience. The Mis-en-scene in this film also contributed to the suspense. The constant changing of location put the audience at edge as they was unaware if the man and the murderer was near each other. The Murderers pale face and simple clothing added to his mystery and it created an airy atmosphere when he was on screen.

The build up to the murders of some characters was very effective different techniques were used in order to make the audiences blood cold and cause them to jump and grip onto their seats. The murders were gruesome but they were not like the murders you would find in horror films. The first murder in this film shocked me and it made ma gasp. The camera focused on the victim who was in the for ground, the murderer was in the background and the camera was out of focus on him so you could only see his outline, as the murderer crept up on the victim the camera focused on him more. He then strangled the victim with his had cuffs. The gradual change in focus caused tension to build up.

After the murders the murderer disappears. This creates suspense as the audience is unaware of when or where he might reappear. I think this was a good thriller because tension and suspense was created effectively and at the right time. The only bloody gory scenes was the murder scenes, I think this made it scary because the audience no something bad is going to happen or something just happened.