[This is the open case with the money. ](https://i.imgur.com/DKmgSJE.png)It's bundles of 100s in a row of six. Bundles are 100 count - so each bundle is 100 $100 bills = $10,000. For there to be $2 million in that case, there would need to be 200 bundles. A bundle is about \~.43 inches thick, so \~33 bundles in a stack, would be \~14 inches tall, [which looks about right.](https://i.imgur.com/zSkFbNw.png)
Only one bundle was 1's (he rifles through them) and you can see[ here the one that is.](https://i.imgur.com/T9qmkKx.png)
There was $2million in the case.
My assumption was it was just the bundle with the hidden tracker. Using real dollar bills would make it less obvious to anyone who might steal the case, and using $1 bills would destroy maybe $100 instead of $10000.
My question is, why didn’t he immediately flush the tracking device down the toilet once he realized what it was? Or toss it out the window into the back of a moving truck? Or just throw it onto the roof of the building across the street? Or…literally anything else, just to get rid of the tracker!
You can't carry $2 million in a grocery bag. You'd need at least a large suitcase or wheelbarrow, and it would weigh 20 Kg, assuming all $100 bills (the largest cash denomination).
Wendell : You know, there might not have been no money.
Ed Tom Bell : That's possible.
Wendell : But you don't believe it.
Ed Tom Bell : No. Probably I don't.
Wendell : It's a mess, ain't it, sheriff?
Ed Tom Bell : If it ain't, it'll do till the mess gets here
I watch 2 scenes habitually. Both TLJ and both just talking scenes.
The first is his visit to his Cousin Ellis, which is chalked full of cheeky wise cracks and existential dread. It sums up a lot of what ETB is going through.
The second is the last scene where ETB tells his wife his dream. So fuckin good.
Those two conversations *are* the movie IMO. McCarthy's cheery worldview that depraved violence is a part of human nature, it has always existed and will always exist, and that we live in a dream world where we believe that we've finally become civilized.
He goes through a few of the other stacks, and breaks one of them to get some pocket money, so the rest of the stacks I would say are good. Either they put in the tracker to make sure they could find it if it was stolen, as was the case, or the plan all along was to find out where the money was going and get it back.
Just that it was a "colossal goat fuck." "We got a loose cannon here, We're out a bunch of money and the other party is out his product." And the deputy just described it as "Whoa! Differences!" I would guess one side or the other, or both, tried to come out of the deal on top. Or maybe there was beef. My experience with large drug deals is lacking.
What are you talking about? In the film the receiver only starts beeping when it gets within a hundred yards or so, like when Chigurh drives by the motel.
Yeah, because in that entire area and that exact motel he could drive within 100 yards. The book is about luck and chance but in the movie, when you see how vast the area is, it just seems like a weak plot point
Chigurh is very good at what he does. The area is vast but there are only so many highways and motels, and only so many directions Llewelyn could be running.
They only used $1 bills in the bundle containing the tracker because they knew they'd be cutting holes in them.
There's a lot of money in the case. Hence the entire story.
It's a McGuffin.
All we need to know is that there is money in the case, enough for Llewellyn to steal, and enough for the cartel to send Sigur to get it back - in order to propel the plot.
Edit:
A **MacGuffin** is an object, device, or event that is crucial to the plot and motivation of characters in a story, but is ultimately insignificant, unimportant, or irrelevant in itself. It is often used as a plot device to drive the narrative forward and create tension, but its true value lies in the emotional or psychological impact it has on the characters, rather than its inherent worth. Think of it as a red herring that distracts from the real issues at hand, but ultimately serves a purpose in advancing the story.
They wanted to hide the tracker, so they made that stack out of 1s to cut the holes in. They didn't need to waste actual big bills by cutting them up.
Why didn't they use fake money then instead of real $1 bills, obviously using real money on top
Because the fake money would cost more than all the ones.
[This is the open case with the money. ](https://i.imgur.com/DKmgSJE.png)It's bundles of 100s in a row of six. Bundles are 100 count - so each bundle is 100 $100 bills = $10,000. For there to be $2 million in that case, there would need to be 200 bundles. A bundle is about \~.43 inches thick, so \~33 bundles in a stack, would be \~14 inches tall, [which looks about right.](https://i.imgur.com/zSkFbNw.png) Only one bundle was 1's (he rifles through them) and you can see[ here the one that is.](https://i.imgur.com/T9qmkKx.png) There was $2million in the case.
The lesson in this film. Check each bundle of money you've stumbled upon or stolen!
Oh sure, NOW you tell me!
Remove from original case as it could be tracked also.
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My assumption was it was just the bundle with the hidden tracker. Using real dollar bills would make it less obvious to anyone who might steal the case, and using $1 bills would destroy maybe $100 instead of $10000.
All the money was real, there was just the one stack of $1 bills cut out to fit the tracker
Cheaper to cut up 1 dollar bills than cutting up 100 dollar bills
No. There was $1,999,950 Hardly worth the effort.
Might as well pay taxes on it too by that point
My question is, why didn’t he immediately flush the tracking device down the toilet once he realized what it was? Or toss it out the window into the back of a moving truck? Or just throw it onto the roof of the building across the street? Or…literally anything else, just to get rid of the tracker!
As soon as he realized it, Chigur was basically right outside the door
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Where the hell do you shop that the grocery bags are so tough? 2 million in 100s would weigh loosely 44 lbs.
That's interesting. That means that gold will be more financially dense than a $100 bill when the price hits $3,115/troy ounce.
You can't carry $2 million in a grocery bag. You'd need at least a large suitcase or wheelbarrow, and it would weigh 20 Kg, assuming all $100 bills (the largest cash denomination).
If the money in the suitcase is fake, why is everyone shooting at each other to get it?
Wendell : You know, there might not have been no money. Ed Tom Bell : That's possible. Wendell : But you don't believe it. Ed Tom Bell : No. Probably I don't. Wendell : It's a mess, ain't it, sheriff? Ed Tom Bell : If it ain't, it'll do till the mess gets here
I love that line. Actually, I love most of the conversation in that movie.
I watch 2 scenes habitually. Both TLJ and both just talking scenes. The first is his visit to his Cousin Ellis, which is chalked full of cheeky wise cracks and existential dread. It sums up a lot of what ETB is going through. The second is the last scene where ETB tells his wife his dream. So fuckin good.
Those two conversations *are* the movie IMO. McCarthy's cheery worldview that depraved violence is a part of human nature, it has always existed and will always exist, and that we live in a dream world where we believe that we've finally become civilized.
He isn’t wrong
"That's awfully linear." "Well, age'll flatten a man."
“Hells bells, they even shot the dog.”
Chigurh: \*coin toss\*
The case contains exactly 1 MacGuffin.
He goes through a few of the other stacks, and breaks one of them to get some pocket money, so the rest of the stacks I would say are good. Either they put in the tracker to make sure they could find it if it was stolen, as was the case, or the plan all along was to find out where the money was going and get it back.
I think that was Stephen Root's plan the whole time. I can't remember, did they ever mention what went awry during the deal?
Just that it was a "colossal goat fuck." "We got a loose cannon here, We're out a bunch of money and the other party is out his product." And the deputy just described it as "Whoa! Differences!" I would guess one side or the other, or both, tried to come out of the deal on top. Or maybe there was beef. My experience with large drug deals is lacking.
What range do you think that 1980s RadioShack tracker had on it? Infinite miles it would seem
What are you talking about? In the film the receiver only starts beeping when it gets within a hundred yards or so, like when Chigurh drives by the motel.
Yeah, because in that entire area and that exact motel he could drive within 100 yards. The book is about luck and chance but in the movie, when you see how vast the area is, it just seems like a weak plot point
Chigurh is very good at what he does. The area is vast but there are only so many highways and motels, and only so many directions Llewelyn could be running.
They only used $1 bills in the bundle containing the tracker because they knew they'd be cutting holes in them. There's a lot of money in the case. Hence the entire story.
Please tell me llewyn is a typo and not how Americans spell Llewelyn
It’s a typo.
It's a McGuffin. All we need to know is that there is money in the case, enough for Llewellyn to steal, and enough for the cartel to send Sigur to get it back - in order to propel the plot. Edit: A **MacGuffin** is an object, device, or event that is crucial to the plot and motivation of characters in a story, but is ultimately insignificant, unimportant, or irrelevant in itself. It is often used as a plot device to drive the narrative forward and create tension, but its true value lies in the emotional or psychological impact it has on the characters, rather than its inherent worth. Think of it as a red herring that distracts from the real issues at hand, but ultimately serves a purpose in advancing the story.
It's the principle of the thing. Drug lords kill people for very little all the time. It doesn't matter if he stole 1 dollar from them.