When I first saw this film, I thought it was very strange, and I couldn't grasp the so-called value point at all.
The fat man in the two cowboys cut off the prostitute's face with a knife because of the unintentional ridicule of the prostitute. At this time, the brothel owner brought in Sheriff Little Bill to preside over justice. Little Bill felt that the two cowboys were not guilty of death, and according to the law they were destroying the boss's private property, so he sentenced the two cowboys to compensate the boss for several batches of horses, which was also considered compensation for the loss. Another young cowboy even took a good horse to apologize to the victimized prostitute when making compensation, showing a slightly sincere attitude.
But the prostitutes did not buy it, and raised funds to recruit killers to help them kill the two cowboys to seek justice for the victimized prostitutes. But the brothel owner was worried that the prostitutes did not have so much money to pay. If the killer was called and found that he could not get the corresponding payment after completing the task, it would threaten the brothel owner and the prostitutes, so the boss told the sheriff.
Sure enough, a killer called the Earl of England came to the town and wanted to kill, but was surrounded by the sheriff. The sheriff said that there was a rule that outsiders were not allowed to carry weapons in the town, and he would beat the killer who ignored this rule. meal. From here, there is no problem with the logic of everyone, and their behavioral motives are neither right nor wrong, and they are all maintained or operated under the normal social order.
The protagonist William was invited by the kid and went to the town with his friend Ned to carry out tasks and get paid to improve his life. When the group came to the town, the sheriff found William and questioned him whether he had a weapon according to the rules. William said that he was not found, and William, who had a cold, was beaten. After William recovered, he and Ned kidnapped and killed the young cowboy to complete a target mission. Because of the death of the young cowboy, the sheriff identified Ned and his party as the murderers, and forced Ned to name the other two accomplices with severe torture, and finally killed Ned with excessive punishment.
On the other hand, William and the kid completed another mission to kill the fat cowboy and got the bounty. William also learned the fact that Ned was killed. So William decided to go back and find the sheriff to avenge Ned.
Find the sheriff in the brothel William, and kill the sheriff and four other people with his superb marksmanship and cool-headed experience, and escape perfectly.
The show is over!
Seeing that now, based on my objective description of the plot, without discussing the character's emotions and overall intentions, I think the logic is too strange just for the plot, I can't see a little justice, and I don't understand Why do they do this?
The prostitute laughed at the cowboy jj for being small, and the cowboy was so angry that the prostitute's face was covered with anger. Yes, the cowboy was guilty, but the sheriff's sentence was not wrong. The cowboy had six horses, and the sheriff fined him five, and the amount of the fine was relatively large. of. And the young cowboy was very sincere when he apologized, and he felt guilty inside. The prostitutes beat him and scolded him, but they still wanted to take their lives. Sentenced to jail.
Sheriff I also think he is the maintainer of the local security order. Not allowing outsiders to enter with guns has indeed protected the peaceful life of local residents. This gun ban awareness is very conscious in the United States where gun battles are taking place every day. As for the sheriff torturing Ned to death, the sheriff was indeed at fault, but it was also wrong for the Ned gang to kill in the town first.
As for William's killing and avenging his friends in the end, there is no problem. The normal flow and ending of a Western.
Having said that, it's true that there is no right or wrong in Clint Eastwood's film, and it's naive to be binary and ignoring the history of the film's era. It was a barbaric age with imperfect laws and even the wild American West. Every cowboy has the first gun, and it is this gun that can protect himself and his family.
Women have low rights, can't work, have nothing to do when they are oppressed and unfairly treated, and they are lowly prostitutes. They have no other choice but to watch the bounty and invite the Cowboy Killer to avenge them and uphold justice.
Let me give an inappropriate example. In fact, this movie is easy to understand as long as the logic of his background is changed. E.g
There was a group of hard-working, kind and simple female workers in the United States who worked in the factory. Two rogues raped a weak female worker (similar to Sowon), and the female worker suffered serious physical and mental injuries. But the women can only call the boss to preside over justice and make the two rogues pay the price with their lives. The boss called the police. gone. The boss took the fine, what should the female workers do, and the fine could not be divided among them, and the poor female worker was left behind.
But the kind-hearted female workers did not give up. They united and pooled money to ask the world's knights to help them bring the two rogues to justice and carry out extrajudicial sanctions. Because the police they rely on are nothing but the protection net of evil forces.
This is far away in front of the computer on the other side of the ocean. You looked at the keyboard and saw this incident, and you were immediately filled with righteous indignation. First, you made a comment to criticize, but you can still act. Justice, and rescue the American imperial people who are in deep water.
In the end, you sacrificed a comrade-in-arms, eliminated two rogues, and pierced the protective umbrella of the local underworld forces in one fell swoop. You became the hero in the hearts of the female workers and got the reward they deserved.
The end!
You see, changing the background makes it easier to understand the motives of each character's behavior in the movie. But the director deliberately or unintentionally weakened the right and wrong of everyone in the movie. There are no absolute good people and no absolute bad people in the movie, so that the movie can be further sublimated in a certain plot. That's the charm of Clint Eastwood's films.
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