Sheriff Bell:
Sheriff Bell is the first character introduced to the audience however unlike the other two main characters the sheriff is not seen on screen at all in his introduction, instead the audience is introduced to him through a voice over. The voice over is the sheriff talking about his time in law enforcement and the current state of the world. He initially begins talking about how his father and grandfather were also lawmen and that he and his father were sheriffs at the same time. When he states that he was proud to be sheriff at the same time as his father it implies that his father is no longer a sheriff leading the audience to come to the conclusion that he is either retired or dead. Sheriff Bell also talks a lot about the 'old timers'. He mentions how they never used to carry guns which shows how lawmen in the old times didn't require physical force to do their jobs. The sheriff also mentions how he can't help but compare himself to the old timers which suggests that he wants to be like them however he also states that he wonders how the old timers would do in the present showing that he acknowledges that times have changed since then. When Sheriff Bell talks about person he arrested that killed a young girl he is clearly confused by the fact that there was no motive behind the crime as he states that he 'doesn't know what to make of that' the depicts the sheriff as living the past and not being able to understand and cope with the present. Sheriff Bell states that he is not afraid of crime has he knew he had to be willing to die to be a sheriff but he doesn't want to have to confront something that he doesn't understand. The sheriff opening voice over provides the audience with an idea of what the sheriff is like before they have even seen his face which gives them a better understanding of the sheriff and his views.
Anton Chigurh:
Anton Chigurh is the second main character that the audience is introduced to. Chigurh is first seen being arrested which provides the audience with a false sense of comfort as the 'bad guy' is typically defeated once they are arrested however the camera does not show Chigurh's face as he is being arrested which shrouds him in mystery and also creates a feeling of discomfort and anxiety despite the comforting feeling of him being arrested. Even when Chigurh is seen in the station after being arrested, he is in the background and out of focus so the audience still can't get a good look at his face. When Chigurh starts moving towards the officer it creates a sense of impending danger as the audience can tell that he is planning something. The shot also looks like a typical horror movie shot where the 'victim' is facing towards the camera and is unable to see the danger that behind them and is typically out of focus, this helps to emphasise that Chigurh does not fit in a western movie like this and is out of place. Chigurh's movements and actions show his intelligence and how effective he is as if he has done this before, which the audience assumes that he has. He attacks the officer at just the right time, being right after he hangs up the phone and before he can realise what's happening. The look on Chigurh's face as he kills the officer is a psychotic however he is still not shown in a traditional shot, all shots that depict him are either from a moving camera or a titled view and when he is shown in a traditional shot he is not the main focus of it, mostly being in the background and is hidden by shadow or is out of focus. The first time Chigurh is shown in a regular shot and when the audience can finally see his face properly he is shown with a disturbing smile. Chirgurh also has very few speaking lines in the scene he is introduced in, being limited to "Step out of the car please sir" and "will you hold still please sir" showing that he does not say more that is necessary. Chigurh also kills two people in the very same scene which demonstrates his disregard for human life.
Llewellyn Moss:
