When the sun sets, when the sunset glows, when the night falls and the wind blows that night, the cowboy's guitar will sound lonely on the open and vast western grasslands.
If it weren't for Gregory Peck's performance, Lewt in the story would be a complete villain: amoral and lawless, who not only played with Pearl's feelings several times, but also killed her fiancé on the eve of her wedding. However, like Pearl, we can't seem to really ignite our hatred for Lewt. On the contrary, we can't help but fall in love with his unbridled smile and his wild horse-like personality. Whenever Lewt hums a sad song softly, we can't wait for his forgiveness.
This is the legendary story that happened on the farm. Different from the city, what this vast grassland calls for may never be morality and justice, nor rules and obedience, but wildness and pride, unrestrainedness and freedom, and the passion to love and hate. On this piece of land, this is the kind of story that should be staged: a desperado, grabbed his beloved girl on the back of a horse, fired a gun into the sky, and then laughed and galloped to the cool place far away on the hillside...
Peck is in He was 30 years old when the film was made, and his young and handsome face was full of vitality. 62 years have passed, and the people in the play have long since passed away. Recalling that time flies, life is easy to get old, not only sighs endlessly.
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