"Western movies are the male protagonist"

Cale 2021-12-08 08:01:40

Perhaps it is my prejudice against westerns. I always feel that westerns have problems with the narrative rhythm of the film from beginning to end. This is actually quite western—a gun and a tendon suddenly raised in roughness and calmness. But often the male protagonists of Western films drift away from the last rib. They seem to be a rib, but they are not. In the end, they are often indeed a rib. John Wayne’s brilliant performance made this dull Western movie something to look at. To give an improper example, it’s like Worcesterwood’s Western movie because of him. If the leading actor in a Western movie is not selected well, then on the basis of the boring and tasteless film, there is another reason to cut points. The translation of "Sunset Kuangsha" is very powerful, and it is more artistic than "searcher". The vast wilderness of the western United States is really fascinating. As for whether there is a tendency to racism in the film, Lao Tzu actually cares more about the beauty of Martin’s girlfriend...
November 30, 2010

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  • Javonte 2022-04-23 07:02:04

    Western canon, pure and great. Confront pure nature, pure violence, pure Protestant creeds with a positive attitude that made the Old World unbelievably positive. A simple and brave Texas Republic with a gun in one hand and a Bible in the other. There is also dancing, there is humor, and there is etiquette for each other's humility before fighting. The more I understand the history of the West, the more I understand how this film becomes the epitome of the real West and the spiritual West, and how John Wayne's figure embedded in the door frame is saying goodbye to the West that disappeared in his lifetime.

  • Kaleigh 2022-04-24 07:01:06

    John Wayne in John Ford's lens always looks so tall and mighty, like a hero. But this time Wayne is a tramp with an unknown criminal record, not only not a hero, but a very complex amoral character. The gun battlefield at the end of the film is very beautiful, the photography, especially the door frame composition, is really beautiful, and the music is also beautiful. The most rare thing is that on the basis of traditional western films, it proposes a reflection on the Indians.

The Searchers quotes

  • 2nd Lt. Greenhill: Can't I stay? Please?

    Reverend Clayton: Oh, all right. But you watch me, boy! I'm the hardcase you're up against out here, not them childish savages! And if you don't hear my first holler, you better read my mind 'cause I don't aim to raise no two hollers on any subject at hand!

    2nd Lt. Greenhill: [salutes with his saber and nearly decapitates the Reverend] Yes sir!

    Reverend Clayton: Boy, watch that knife!

  • Mose Harper: [preparing for an Indian attack] That which we are about to receive, we thank thee, O Lord.