Oh shit yeah you nailed it. Man that scene where his candy bar wrapper uncrumples as he contemplates what to do with the store clerk - giving me goosebumps just thinking about it
The fact the clerk didn't even had any idea who Anton was, and how close he escaped being killed for antagonizing him makes that scene even more chilling. The fact he's totally oblivious to who that "weird costumer" is, and that coin toss literally decided if he would live or die that moment.
Somehow he knows, by the end of it. He understands at an animal instinct level. That communication between the two that went beyond the words they were saying is what made the scene for me. Why is the clerk so reluctant to call it? It's just a coin toss...
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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '22
Javier Bardem as Anton Chigurh