Subtitle The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs (2018) [7... ✪

: This story serves as a Western-themed retelling of the classic fable about the inability to cheat death, showing a man escaping one hanging only to face another.

Each segment of the film concludes with a death, reinforcing it as the film's central, omnipresent theme. subtitle The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) [7...

: The title character’s death serves as a dark visual gag and a reminder that even the most skillful and confident "hero" is eventually replaced by the next faster gun. : This story serves as a Western-themed retelling

: The final chapter is a transparent allegory for the afterlife, featuring a stagecoach ride that mirrors the crossing of the River Styx. The passengers represent souls being ferried to a destination they cannot escape, while the "reapers" on board explain that stories are merely a distraction from the end. Deconstructing the American Dream : The final chapter is a transparent allegory

The film also serves as a critique of American ideals like meritocracy and entitlement.