Unforgiven: The Western Genre

Short Response Answer the following questions based on your knowledge of the drama. Write a response on a separate sheet of paper.

In 1939 John Ford masterminded a classical western film by the name of Stagecoach. This film has the integrity of a fine work of art. Being that it could be considered a work of art, the impression left on a viewing audience could differ relying on the audience's demographics. However, it is conceivable to all audiences that Ford delivers a cast of characters that are built on stereotypes and perceptions conjured from 'B' westerns that preceded this film's time. Each character is introduced to the audience in a stereotypical genre, as the film progresses, these stereotypes are broken down and the characters become more humanized. This is apparent with a handful of characters being

In 1692, in Salem Massachusetts a small group of girls joined together to go in the woods at night to meet a slave woman name Tituba. Tituba is a slave of Reverend Parris. During their meeting all the girls are dancing

The classic “Western” originated when filmmaking went from silent motion films into sound making films. The character of the cowboy was the hero America needed. “High Noon” a film produced in the early 1950s defined the underlying theme of Western films of its time. In the beginning of “High Noon," the protagonist Will Kane is a newlywed and is ready to start his new life. However, his past catches up with him. Frank Miller a notorious outlaw who

The Crucible is a play constructed on conflict, lies and deception, written by Arthur Miller in 1952. The key theme of this theatrical four-act drama is ‘Wheels within wheels’. Set in Salem, in the heart of puritan Massachusetts, in 1692, the plot follows a community of villagers plagued by accusations of witchcraft. Amidst the executions of their friends, the remaining villagers turn to religion, rumours and secrets to alleviate the tragedy, and gravity of the circumstances unfolding on their doorsteps. Throughout the play, we become progressively responsive to the fact that sex/sexual repression are the motives behind a significant volume of

Many different parts form together to make up the society we see in The Crucible, written by Arthur Miller. Whether it be religion, government, or social roles; they all play some sort of impacting part to the characters we met while watching The Crucible. Who knew that religion and government could change a person’s life in a matter of minutes like it did so many times throughout the movie. The characters like Abigail Williams and John Proctor both knew the risks of going against these roles and what it would do to their everyday lives, but both characters chose to do it in more ways than one.

    The lack of background information on the murder forces Will to take an uninformed and emotional course of action, but even if Will had known the circumstances of the crime, he still would not have been more rational.  Upon hearing of the old men’s gathering, his immediate reaction  is to fight, and several characters attest to his violent nature.  While he claims to have been friends with Beau, it becomes patent that he only wants revenge because of his racism.  In the scene where Beau’s brother pleads with his father not to start a fight, a

Spaghetti western which originally were represented by their productions in the Italian language, therefore it is also known as Italian Western. Spaghetti western is basically a broad genre of Western films that developed in the mid-1960s. It is called Italian Western because most were produced and directed by the Italians. Spaghetti film consisted a music that suits a particular scene where most of the scene had less dialogue, therefore music was a way to narrate what was happening. The film we focused on, was the movie called Once Upon A Time in the West which was made in 1968, this movie is known as the first spaghetti western to gain attention to something called ‘serious’ critics.The movie’s music was performed by the

Will was the smartest person anywhere he went, but had the emotional sanity of just a child. Will was cognitively very well developed, and has a brilliant mind, but his defense mechanisms slowed his developmental maturation. Will had a tough time interacting with those around him. He never had parents to help him mature. He had no family life.

The 1992 winner of the best movie of the year, Unforgiven, is viewed by many to clash with the society of 1992 involving certain aspects of feminism and racism just to name two. This movie won four academy awards including best picture, best supporting actor, best director, and best editing but it was actually nominated for nine which is pretty phenomenal considering the amount of money it cost to make the film. In this movie, morality is in question throughout the whole film, as well as the power money actually has on people. The plot of Unforgiven focuses on the character William Munny (Clint Eastwood), who gave up his life as a thief, murderer, and villain for the love of a woman and to raise the family they were soon to have. Unlike

The “classic” elements of The Western as a genre is dominated by the differences and relationship between society and the lone hero. As the narrative captures this relationship other “classic” elements of The Western are put on display. According to Will Wright, these elements include the secondary class that women hold to men in society as the Easternization of the world, the root of good versus evil, and wilderness versus civilization. These elements are directly correlated to The Western film Shane (1953) where the “classic” plot plays out when Shane comes into civilization on his horse with his moleskins and six-shooter to inevitably defeat the villains threatening society. There are 16 parts to the classical plot according to Wright with some optional, but Shane follows these actions almost perfectly.

Unforgiven, a film directed by Clint Eastwood in 1992 utilizing a screenplay written by David Webb Peoples1 tries to deconstruct the typical portrayal of Old Hollywood’s American frontier in regard to romanticizing violence thereby freeing the typical genre from its old, preconceived stereotypes. The main film stars three well-known actors: Clint Eastwood (as William Munny), Morgan Freeman (as Ned Logan), and Gene Hackman (as Little Bill Daggett). Eastwood dedicated this film to three film directors, which included John Ford, Sergio Leone, and Don Siegel. Significantly, the first of these directors, John Ford, is well-known for his visual narrative and characterization of Americana which helped construct a mythological portrayal of the Old

As the show progressed will started having things like custom shirts and over time became rich. But this was just the begging in later years he started and movies. Will also went on to even raise a family. My point is that the 1990 started a lot of people carriers and was great for publicly.

The 1992 film Unforgiven, directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, has a central theme that is one of good versus evil in which good overcomes evil by bringing justice to those who are evil. Munny has changed from the vicious murderer he was in the past and now wishes to bring justice to evil men who harmed the innocent prostitute Delilah and his friend Ned. The film is not quite the traditional Western film by any means as Eastwood’s character Will Munny has not always been a moral man. Nevertheless, Will Munny through the use of violence sets out to balance out the battle of good and evil by seeing that evil men get what is coming to them, even though Munny is no saint himself.

He, in a sense, re-parents Will by showing him empathy and unconditional support. Sean also uses the unconventional method of self-disclosure as well. When he realizes he may not be making any headway with Will he realizes that in order for Will to know about things such as love and empathy, he needs to hear about them. He takes him to a duck pond and tells him about his own life as way to gain his trust. Sean supports Will unconditionally as a parent would.