"The Gal Who Got Rattled" is credited as being Inspired by… a story by Stewart Edward White. "All Gold Canyon" is a direct adaptation of a short story by Jack London. Four are based on short stories written by the Coens over a 25-year period. Anthology Film: The film is comprised of six short films set in The Wild West.Regardless of his crimes, they're apparently not enough to keep him from reaching Heaven in angelic form, unless this is a universe where everyone gets to reach the Promised Land in the afterlife regardless of their sins on Earth. He's very good-natured and friendly, he claims not to hate his fellow man, and most of his killings are either done in something like self-defense or inflicted on people who had it coming, but he seems to resolve every situation with violence and has no qualms about celebrating each fresh kill with a lively song-and-dance number. Ambiguously Evil: The title character.Is he an Idiot Savant? A Shell-Shocked Veteran? Or maybe his living situation has put him in near-catatonic depression that only lifts when he performs? His face is aware, but he always seems blank. The Artist in "Meal Ticket" never says a word or makes a sound when he's not on stage.It is never revealed whether the chicken from "Meal Ticket" can actually do math or whether it was some kind of trick.
Ambiguous Ending: The characters in "The Mortal Remains" are heavily implied to be the souls of the dead on their way to some unspecified afterlife, but it's never actually confirmed.The Artist in "Meal Ticket" is replaced by a chicken that can do simple math.The text on the final page of the short story implies that the Kid will meet his own match in time, perpetuating the cycle. Buster lampshades this as he dies, admitting "you can't be top dog forever". Buster Scruggs is killed by the Kid, a younger musical gunslinger.Afterlife Express: In "The Mortal Remains", it is strongly implied that the stagecoach in which the passengers are riding may be this.His Irish partner shares the same breezy and amiable disposition. He's also quite a cheery fellow and a lovely singer. The Englishman in "Mortal Remains" admits to enjoying watching people die, specifically the look in their eyes.His fate in the afterlife is also weird, as he's seen becoming an angel, complete with harp and wings, as he's seen fluttering his way into Heaven. How "evil" he is may be debated over, as we never see him harm anyone who wasn't threatening to kill him, but he's shockingly sanguine about wandering into deadly situations and then shooting his way out. Fittingly for the trope, he objects to being labeled a "misanthrope" on his wanted poster, since he does not hate his fellow man. Buster Scruggs, a friendly and golden-throated singing cowboy who cheerfully and mercilessly guns down anyone who threatens him and is a wanted outlaw in at least one county.
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs contains examples of the following tropes:
"All Gold Canyon": An old prospector ( Tom Waits) attempts to locate an elusive pocket of gold."Meal Ticket": A limbless orator ( Harry Melling) and his impresario ( Liam Neeson) find their fortunes dwindling."Near Algodones": A would-be bankrobber ( James Franco) gets himself into various predicaments."The Ballad of Buster Scruggs": An affable singing cowboy ( Tim Blake Nelson) navigates several confrontations with gunslingers.The film tells six unconnected stories set in The Wild West, with the framing device of an anonymous hand flipping through an illustrated book of short stories. It was released on November 16, 2018, on Netflix. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is a Western Anthology Film by The Coen Brothers.
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