Film Genre Research: No Country for Old Men

The film begins with the production company logos, followed by a black screen with the title of the movie in white font. Blowing wind can be heard before a man begins talking. The black screen cuts to a sunrise scene of a desert. The narrator talks reminiscently and nostalgically about being a sheriff. During this, several wide shots of the desert at sunrise play over. The narrator tells a story about a man he arrested, and how times have changed since then. The desert scenes slowly evolve into morning scenes as the sun rises. The landscape is very still and quiet in all of them. A scene of an officer leading a man to a police car appears. The narrator begins talking about "this particular crime," hinting that it is the one the movie will be about. The officer puts the man in the back of the police car, and then a shot from the driver's seat shows him put a compressed air canister in the front seat. The officer gets in the car, and drives away as the camera rises with a crane over the desolate land.
Budget: 25 million
Box Office: 171.6 million
Awards: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture (Golden Globe), Best Picture of the Year (Academy Awards), Best Achievement in Directing (Academy Awards)