This is the master of all the elements since the birth of the film, and at the same time it was named as the first western film, which influenced a large number of latecomers.
Bout innovatively used Pans&Tilts (the camera moves left and right & up and down) in this film, so that new venues and props can enter the original stage. In the classic lens, when the lens is shifted to the left, the horse enters the lens. This brings the audience an unusual discovery pleasure and greatly improves the audience's attention to the plot.
Bout is also the founder of film language. Cross-cutting (cross-cutting (cross-montage)) is used in this film to show events at different locations on the same timeline at the same time. This special "deception" injects fresh blood into the changes in the film. So that the movie is no longer a single-threaded storytelling.
There is also a classic scene where the sheriff shot 6 shots at the camera with the revolver at the end. This is the first time a character interacts with the audience at such a close distance. This shot was also paid tribute to a large number of later movies.
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