"The Good, the Good, the Good, and the Good,": A variety of human natures under the lure of heavy money

Cortez 2021-10-19 09:49:38

The history of civilization of a nation is the history of blood and tears of a nation. This sentence is not an exaggeration. No matter which country or system, aside from the historical and natural law of "to be divided for a long time, and for a long time to be combined", how many absurd events have occurred for a nation from its birth to its gradual development and strength. , How many people died needlessly in these incidents? Even the United States, which has always admired democracy and freedom, is no exception. Under the aura of today's powerful national power, when people revisit those classic Western movies over and over again, the historical embarrassment is still unavoidable.

In the so-called "everyone's accomplishment, ten thousand bones die", the perspectives of politicians and artists will never be the same. If "Dancing with Wolves" and "The Years of Love" can be regarded as Americans' reflection and torture of their own past history, then "The Good, the Good, and the Bad guy" is a discerning outsider who knows the history of the American Civil War. An objective description of. The Italian director Sergio Leon has a special dream-like obsession with the United States. Most of his works revolve around the United States. Among them, the Fistful of Dollars trilogy is in its own right, and even catches up with the American Westerns. , Especially the last "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" is the Mahayana of the first two episodes. It not only endowed the American Western dream with an epic and magnificent temperament, but also established Sergio León's status as the master of Italian Western films.

Sergio Leon's interpretation of the film's suspense is quite similar to Hitchcock. Sergio Leon believes that scary things are not only lurking in the shadows or alone when alone, but sometimes, in broad daylight, when we are with normal and friendly people, we will also feel very lonely and dangerous. Surrounded and isolated. Perhaps it is this kind of anxiety, loneliness, and tension that stems from themselves that makes the two masters with very different styles show different splendor in their works.

"The Good, the Good and the Bad" uses the treasure hunting experience of the three people as clues to give a rich western style of the United States, interspersed with the historical event of the Civil War, and in the humorous film language, it depicts a desolate and atmospheric picture of the western United States. The story begins in the scenes of several cowboys, and then the camera shifts back and forth in the desolate western wilderness, with a fierce-looking big man, whistling wind and dust. The slow shooting tempo and the gripping tension make the beginning of the film full of prestigious momentum.

As the story unfolds little by little, the three protagonists appear one after another. The film not only stereotypes the characters preconceivedly, but also calls them good, bad, and villain respectively. This kind of deterministic approach to human nature is extremely rare in the film. It is well known that the most complicated is human nature. In most literary or film and television works, the complexity of human nature is often regarded as the highlight, and the quality of the work is judged based on this. But Sergio Leon did the opposite, which shows that his confidence and ability to control the language of movies are extraordinary.

The characters in the film are somewhat facial makeup. The villain Du Ke has a plain appearance, wretched smile, well-developed limbs and simple mind. He is profit-only, a standard clown look. In his concept, only the interests are the first goal, and the lives of others are worthless. All his words and deeds are also changed after weighing the gains and losses of the interests. The film portrays Du Ke's "profit-type" villain very vividly. After learning that a good person knows the gold coin is down, his facial expressions change instantly, and his attitude is like two people. Such unscrupulous and shameless tactics can only be done by Du Ke, a really small person who burns, kills, loots, and abandons women and children. However, the hateful person must have a pitiful place. When he came to the monastery to visit his brother, the brothers were thief of different ways. When they learned the news of the death of their parents from the mouth of the admirable brother, his expression of regret was exactly the same. There is hard evidence that humanity has not been completely wiped out. In order to find a way to survive, my brother abandoned his home and became a priest, and my brother became a robber. No one is willing to fall for himself, Du Ke has no choice, because the only logic of this indifferent Great West is the strong food of the weak.

The blond boy who is categorized as a good person is obviously a good spokesperson. He has a handsome and handsome appearance and a strong character. What is more commendable is that he is not greedy. He can tease Duke but will not kill him, but he is a villain like Angel Eyes. But he didn't tolerate it. It was the opposite of the black and white of the bad guy's "angel eyes". The portrayal of good people in the film is also very delicate and in place, putting clothes on people who are about to die on the battlefield, and making the officer laugh to death in the explosion of the bridge that blows up the bridge. These cruel scenes contain warmth and affection. While giving praise to the kindness of the kid, it also flogged the cruelty of war.

The film constructs the entire story with the theme of good, evil and ugliness, highlighting the connotation through the competition and comparison of the three. The picture is grand and simple, and the plot is witty and ups and downs. The historical event of the American Civil War is interspersed with the American Civil War, making the film relaxed. In addition to the perception, it adds a sense of dignity to history. The inside and outside of the painting are filled with the unruly and wisdom of a wise man named Sergio Leon.

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly quotes

  • Tuco: You want to know who you are? Huh? You want to know who's son you are? You don't, I do, everybody does... you're the son of a thousand fathers, all bastards like you.

  • Angel Eyes: [as Wallace is beating Tuco] How's your digestion now?