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One McCarthy influence I've seen many times in Cohen films is their exploration of nihilism. You could say aspects of Leonard's characters are nihilistic, but L

One McCarthy influence I've seen many times in Cohen films is their exploration of nihilism. You could say aspects of Leonard's characters are nihilistic, but Leonard's worlds are rarely (if ever) so.

tptacek 9y ago
I think you're attributing to McCarthy something better attributed to film noir, which is one of the Coen's most obvious and remarked-on overt reference points.
- kolanos 9y ago
  I don't consider Film Noir inherently nihilistic.
  - tptacek 9y ago
    It's not, it's just a trope of the genre.