Atypical Westerns

Braeden 2021-12-30 17:21:45

# Continue BrushJimmy# I want to see the big difference from his previous works, so I chose this one. Although Jimmy is old, his voice is still crisp and his body is still thin. This is the first time I watched John Wayne's movie. It's really a whole body with a western movie from head to toe!

The plot is actually very simple, the two tigers slaying the dragon is a fight against the bandits. At first I thought it would be Jimmy using the law he trusted and Wayne's exquisite marksmanship. Later I realized that the law was actually useless at all, and in the end it had to be solved by force. The reversal behind this piece is good, otherwise the persuasiveness will be too weak.

The emotional drama in the play also has a lot of extra points. Although it is a typical love triangle, it is not bloody. All the tough cowboy is ready to meet the bride is ashamed to confess to the deity. The female protagonist also yearns for whatever she lacks, and she has always been in love with a lawyer who is knowledgeable and not rude, and Jimmy, who is wearing an apron, is so pitiful. My heart broke when I saw the cowboy burning the house. Seeing that the daughter-in-law who was about to get it was cut off by the "outside monk", she couldn't use her ability to take it back. Whether it was a cactus flower or his last pair of riddled boots, they couldn't help but shed tears.

I haven't watched Western movies very much, and I feel that this one is not that typical. Will brush John Wayne in the future. Hahaha.

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  • Juston 2022-04-20 09:01:48

    I'd like to add one star to this bittersweet ending. The eternal motif of this genre of Western films: the wheel of history rolls forward, and the heroic and narrow sense bred in the wilderness will eventually be replaced by civilization and the rule of law. Depressed and silently exited the stage. This theme always strikes me again and again. In addition, the film's portrayal of the ugliness of democracy is also very vivid. PS I looked through the director's portfolio, I was desperate, and felt that I could announce that I had never seen a Western at all.

  • Arden 2022-04-22 07:01:32

    white civilization good versus black anarchy evil, with black – and – white as thematically ambiguous

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance quotes

  • Floyd: It's Liberty! He - he's hurt!

    [Doc approaches Valance's body]

    Floyd: It's Liberty.

    Doc Willoughby: Whiskey, quick.

    Person on street: Here, sir.

    Doc Willoughby: [takes a drink, turns Valances body over with his foot] Dead.

    [walks off]

  • Link Appleyard: Mr. Peabody's awful hurt and he needs you bad over at his office.

    Liberty Valance: What's the matter, Mr. Marshal? Somebody have an accident?

    Doc Willoughby: So that's it, another one of your 'accidents', huh Valance? I'm looking forward to the day when it's you they'll be calling me for.

    Liberty Valance: [tossing Doc a silver dollar] Paid in advance.