Mirror Stage (No Country For Old Men)

One film that can be referenced to demonstrate the Mirror Stage is No Country For Old Men. We are able to relate to the characters, understanding that the world has become a very different place, one with new threats and an evil which is harder to understand. This is conveyed through the viewpoint of the Sheriff who has grown old and is coming to the end of his career. We understand this new world from his perspective, yet we see ourselves in him, either as uncertain as to what the future holds for us, or reflective on the past which no longer applies to the new world. In a sense this can be seen to reinforce the establishment of traditional theories constructed by white heterosexual males, as the audience is seen to align with the sheriff who complies to these same features of traditional theorists. There is also the element of following three characters throughout the film, allowing us to view the events in different places, making us feel as though we are god-like, all-seeing and all-powerful.