heroes and cowards

Emie 2022-04-19 09:01:45

The 2-hour movie was spent in a dull and depressing atmosphere. Tension spread in every corner. What impressed me the most was the scene where the characters pretended to laugh to relieve the pressure, and this unnatural laughter brought but a deeper anxiety.
The story itself is very simple. A group of robbers voted to wash their hands after the last vote, but the police did not let go and hunted them down. In the end, the protagonist fell under suspicion and betrayal. But the movie is about much more than that. Jesse, the leader of the robbery gang, does not seem to be seen as a heinous crime. On the contrary, he is a hero in the eyes of a considerable range of civilians, from our Robert as an idol since he was a child. Can be seen. This may be related to the background of the American Civil War at that time. The people traumatized by the war need to set an example of a hero, a hero who is not bound by the power of the government. However, Jesse has participated in more than 20 robberies in the past 10 years, but he has been mysterious. With a keen sense of smell, the authorities are troubled and helpless, and such a figure can certainly be idolized (except for those who have been robbed). Our other protagonist, Robert, is a stupefied kid who wants to be famous. He begins to join Jesse's robbery gang with a cult mentality, but after just one addiction, he faces a life of escape, which is full of boredom, depression and Suspicion, and finally decided to sell Jesse out of fear of retaliation for shooting Jesse's cousin. Look at the finale, Jesse ended this breathless life with Robert's hand. What happens to Jesse after he dies? The corpse was paid to visit, and was later bought at a high price. The photo was bought for 2 dollars a piece, and the hut in front of him also attracted people to visit, which shows that his influence is too great. After our Robert successfully assassinated Jesse, he seems to have successfully entered the upper class of society. According to the assassination process, the stage play can be staged more than 800 times, but he has unexpectedly gained the name of a coward and a traitor. He is very uncomfortable with this. Reconciliation and disgust, for this many times and others. All he wanted was the respect and praise of others, but the result was completely the opposite. 10 years after the assassination, someone also assassinated Robert in revenge. What would he do after his death? nothing! This is probably what he didn't understand even when he died.
The same suspicion, the same unscrupulous survival, the same shooting in the back to kill friends, why the sharpshooter Jesse can be remembered as a hero, while Robert is a coward, a traitor, and a villain. You don't understand the audience's mind, Ronaldinho!

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Extended Reading
  • Mariela 2022-03-24 09:01:41

    20130907 Screening of copies seen at the Archives. Photography, performance, music, rhythm are all top-notch.

  • Ronny 2022-04-23 07:01:49

    The picture is good, a little boring for the love to hate gay movie...

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford quotes

  • Jesse James: [Bob walks in on Jesse in the bath] Go away.

    Robert Ford: Used to be nobody could sneak up on Jesse James.

    Jesse James: Now you think otherwise?

    Robert Ford: I ain't never seen you without your guns, neither.

    [Jesse removes a towel, revealing his gun]

    Jesse James: [pause] Can't figure it out: do you want to be like me or do you want to BE me?

    Robert Ford: [defeated] I'm just making fun is all.

  • Jesse James: Give me some more conversations, Bob.

    Charley Ford: I got one. This one's about as crackerjack.

    Jesse James: Let Bob tell it.

    Robert Ford: I don't even know what you're talking about.

    Charley Ford: About how much you and Jesse have in common.

    Jesse James: Go on, Bob.

    Charley Ford: Tell a story.

    Robert Ford: Nope. Nope.

    Charley Ford: Entertain Jesse. He's here.

    Robert Ford: Well, if you'll pardon my saying so, I guess it is interesting, the many ways you and I overlap and whatnot. You begin with our Daddies. Your daddy was a pastor of the New Hope Baptist Church; my daddy was a pastor of a church at Excelsior Springs. Um. You're the youngest of the three James boys; I'm the youngest of the five Ford boys. Between Charley and me, is another brother, Wilbur here, with six letters in his name; between Frank and you was a brother, Robert, also with six letters. Robert is my Christian name. You have blue eyes; I have blue eyes. You're five feet eight inches tall. I'm five feet eight inches tall. Oh me, I must've had a list as long as your nightshirt when I was twelve, but I've lost some curiosities over the years.

    Jesse James: [stares at Bob for a long time, smiles] Ain't he something?