The plot design of this film reminds me of another movie - "October Siege". The key plots take place within an hour or two, which creates a very strong sense of tension and urgency for the audience. feel. The clock appeared many times, and time seemed to pass minute by minute before our eyes.
When I watched "Main Street" before, I felt that the residents of the western town were a group of conservative and arrogant people. After watching this film, I felt that they were not only conservative and arrogant, but also ungrateful and timid as mice. Sheriff Kane hunts down killer Frank for the public good, bringing peace and tranquility to the townspeople. But when Frank was released from prison and came back to take revenge on Kane, the residents of the town abandoned him. The disappointed and indignant Kane had to fight alone with the four killers with the help of his new wife. The heart for this town is dead. Before the battle, he proudly pinned the police badge that symbolized honor, but after the battle, he threw the police badge at his feet in disdain. a kind of contempt.
Kane's wife is an anti-violent Quaker. She doesn't believe that killing can solve the problem, and she has witnessed the tragic death of her relatives, so she firmly opposes Kane staying to fight the four killers. However, when she saw that her husband had to deal with the four killers alone, she still shot and used a way she hated to save his husband's life. I wonder what she was thinking?
And Kane is a typical lonely hero in the West. He is a tough guy who is too proud to run away, a Western law enforcement officer with strong personal heroism, a hero in the hearts of Americans, and even the President of the United States. spiritual role model. It can be said that Gary Cooper played very well, showing his pride, grief and exhaustion vividly. In the end, when he can finally leave the town with his head held high, will he have a clear conscience, or will he bemoan that all that he has done for the town over the years is in vain.
And the townspeople actually have a variety of representatives. For example, the one-eyed dragon who is willing to fight with Kane, such as the fourteen-year-old boy, they are even braver and more honorable than those young and strong cowboys. And Kane's friend, because he was afraid of death, asked his wife to deceive Kane who came to ask for help, and even his wife felt ashamed. When Kane went from sticking to the town with confidence to finally writing his suicide note in disappointment, the so-called men in the town seemed to have evaporated from the world. During the decisive battle, the streets of the town were empty at noon. Isn't it exactly Kane's real situation and how he felt in his heart?
I finally saw the beauty of Princess Grace Kelly. She just debuted with a beauty different from Hepburn, Vivien Leigh or Bergman, just like a daisy, pure and lovely, fresh and beautiful, and full of vigor and vitality. Hollywood in that era was like the midsummer night sky, and those beautiful and different actresses were like the stars embellishing them. It is really difficult for me to say which one is more dazzling and which one is more dazzling. .
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