Tombstone

Throughout the years, there has been an abundance of movies depicting the wild west during the nineteenth century. One of these films includes Tombstone which was released in the year 1993. Based on real events, this movie is about a man named Wyatt Earp, played by Kurt Russel, who is a retired officer that settles in a town called Tombstone with his two brothers. Later, they encounter a group of outlaws called the Cowboys which was led by Curly Bill and Johnny Ringo. Due to some conflict between

At the beginning of the book, in 1920, Wyatt Earp is working as a private detective in Los Angeles. While he is resting on his porch with his dog, Earpy, “Big Nose” Kate comes up and says that she needs Wyatt’s help. Kate says she will pay Wyatt $500 if he goes to Brooklyn to get her son back on track. Kate was married to Doc Holliday, Wyatt’s best friend, which means that her son is also Doc Holliday’s son. Because the son is Doc’s son, Wyatt agrees. A day later, Wyatt heads out to New York to help

The dictionary.com definition of a museum is "a building or place where works of art, scientific specimens, or other objects of permanent value are kept and displayed." What better place to find an object of permanent value than a cemetery. I searched through four museums and could not find anything that peaked my interest into my study of humanities until at last it hit me, a cemetery I had passed countless times as a child that I had never truly thought of at all. At the corner of Cypresswood and

In many modern "period piece" movies, the screenwriters put extra effort in world building so that the film's story can seem more real. One example of this kind of movie is 1993's Tombstone. Tombstone follows Wyatt Earp and his family in their struggle to peacefully live alongside a violent gang called the Cowboys. Between periods of tense hostility and character growth, this film gives viewers a wide and varied scope of how life was in 1881 Arizona. Opening the movie is a newsreel style of narration

Tombstone The Wild West, following the civil war, and even after reconstruction, was a place filled with surprising and fascinating characters, including the well-known and quite stereotypical character of the western cowboy. Though not all cowboys are presented in a bad or harsh manner, some, including the ones in George P. Cosmatos’ gritty and bloody “shoot ‘em up” western film, are. While some may be dubious of the apparent luck and skill of some of the gunmen such as Doc Holliday and Wyatt

Tombstone: An Evaluative Essay Tombstone is a dynamic western adventure movie that is based around the life of Wyatt Earp, his family and close trusted friends. The main character in the movie is Wyatt Earp a successful lawman from Dodge City that has retired from law enforcement and moves to Tombstone, Arizona with his family. Wyatt, (Kurt Russell) his brothers Virgil (Sam Elliot), Morgan (Bill Paxton), and their wives arrive in Tombstone with the intention of establishing their homes there and

Tombstone reflection The movie Tombstone reflect the society of the old west, in term of “wild west” what makes it so wild? Lawless was the most obvious characteristic during that period of time, that’s why people use guns to self-defending, to maintain certain properties and authorities with their guns, but sometimes gun might cause some bloody and violent conflict among people. During that “wild brutal’’ period of time, the gun seems appeared as a necessity for people to protect himself as

Tombstone was released December 25, 1993 and made $6,454,752 in the first week. Tombstone is based in the city of Tombstone in the Arizona Territory during the 1880s. The movie is about the conflict that an ex-cattle town sheriff and his family face. Wyatt Earp, played by Kurt Russell, his older Brother Virgil Earp, (Sam Elliott), and his younger brother Morgan Earp, (Bill Paxton), come to Tombstone to become miners. When they first get off the wagon at the hotel, the county sheriff greets them

Tombstone “Tombstone” the movie was based on the historical events that actually took place in Tombstone, Arizona. A ex sheriff, Wyatt Earp came into town to reunite with his two brothers and a old friend, Doc Holliday. They planned on getting rich and settling down in Tombstone, Arizona to retire. Their plans however were interfered with by a group of outlaws called the cowboys, who were causing problems for the people in Tombstone. The 3 brothers ended up becoming sheriffs and planned to deal

extensive cemetery and various tombstones are false. Firstly, he points out that many of the tombstones that read “Here lies the body of..” have no actual body underneath because the individuals died at sea or in another country. In addition, every tombstone is engraved with the cheesy sentimental sayings that are common on gravestones which portray the people below as angelic, sacred beings. However, as the old man describes, many were far from sacred which increases the tombstone heresy. For instance, one