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You really never rooted for Walt? You didn't hope that he'd make the right decision? You didn't find a little guilty pleasure in the satisfaction of a bad deed done well?
If not, then why did you even watch the show?
I'm fine with rooting for a bad guy. But no, I don't enjoy stories that only have irredeemable characters that I can't root for.
Besides, Javier Bardem won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, which doesn't usually go to main characters.
But ok, even if Llewelyn wasn't the main character, he's the central character of the plot. His death resolves the main storyline in the movie, and it happens off screen. That's not good storytelling.
Personally no i never rooted for Walt. Don't get me wrong I still enjoyed his character and the show overall but I figured him to be a pretty bad guy from the start. Sometimes I just enjoy a show even when all the main characters are bad people. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is another example from a completely different genre. Most episodes end with those characters in a bad predicament based solely off of their poor actions, but that's what makes it interesting to watch for me. I would feel like a shitty person of i rooted for them because they are incredibly shitty people. Another example i can think of is Narcos. That show was wildly popular, but there's no way anyone can justify rooting for Pablo Escobar.
Anyway I guess that's all beside the point of why you may not like No Country for Old Men. I haven't seen that movie in a long time so I can't recall many details. But I can still appreciate reading your thoughts on what makes for good storytelling. There's really no right or wrong as far as I'm concerned, everyone has their preferences.