The transformation of westerns from entertaining heroes who do not agree with each other and draw guns to a realistic style should be Dongmu's "Unforgivable" in 1992. At that time, the Westerns with bullets did reach a bottleneck, and everyone was tired of aesthetics. In the film, there are no more Red Dead Redemptions who come and go like the wind, only two clumsy old cowboys. Unexpectedly, it has been recognized by the market, and the western films have been rejuvenated. Dongmu contributed greatly.
This film further expands the theme of the West. In the wild and cruel West, men are like ants, so what about women?
The film focuses on the ordinary women who pioneered the West, which is another respectable breakthrough. Large audiences also experienced the miserable world of women in the Wild West for the first time. For men, many women are just tools for men, no different from horses and mules in the shed.
The three crazy women in the film are obviously driven crazy by their own men. The independent and stubborn heroine is completely an alternative among western women. Because of her character, she is not accepted by men, and even actively pursues neighbors. A man like two fools was rejected.
The film has a completely realistic style. The barren land, the raging sandstorm, and the dangers that come from everywhere completely subvert the romantic west, magnificent west, and picturesque west in the past movies. In fact, this is the real west. The actor's acting skills are completely online, and the most commendable thing is the photography. The barren and desolate location with raging sand and wind was actually shot with an extremely artistic conception.
"Thunderbolt", which was released in the same year as this film, was also widely acclaimed. The recent "News of the World" is obviously also of this new realistic style. Westerns that do not draw guns are actually return to the original Westerns, and they are more popular with audiences. , the indestructible is the eternal western feelings and the unyielding western spirit.
This trend of western films is actually worth thinking about by Chinese filmmakers. Chinese kung fu films have also been embarrassed for many years in the strife of breaking a word and flying around.
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