"The Battle of Yuma Town" is indeed a masterpiece, and it has some points in terms of objectivity and artistic techniques.
The leading role includes the famous Russell Crowe,
a powerful but evil Western Bandit, and the other a righteous but not powerful veteran. The story mainly tells the process of Evans assisting the government and the railway company to escort the robber Wade to the station for $200. Although the film is not full of gunfights, it is filled with a strong taste of cowboys, and the characters are like a knife carved with rough lines all over the body, even Evans's son is no exception. Although they are both crude, the characters have their own characteristics. Evans is forbearing and strong, Ben Wade is calm and unrestrained, Prince Charlie is faithful and cruel, Evans’ son worships heroes, and government officials are often insidious for fear of death. Looking at the whole film, government officials forcibly enclose the land, regardless of the life and death of others, and the bodyguards acted on their behalf. It is better not to be guilty to indiscriminately kill the Native Americans. Charlie did not blink his eyes and only recognized money and brothers. Ben Wade planned and carried out dozens of robberies. , Only the Evans family are good people, but only the worst they have ever lived. Under such circumstances, it is not surprising that Evans’ son regards Ben Wade, the leader of the daring villain, as an idol. There was a plot in the play in which someone accused Ben Wade of blasting a carriage to death for the sake of gold. If Ben Wade made corrections innocently, it was not a carriage, but a whole train. Evans' son couldn't help but laugh from the sidelines. Sound. Although he worships, the young man does not follow blindly. He still stands by his father's side and assists in escorting Wade. He also has feelings of admiration for Evans and his father, but he has a layer of confusion and suspicion, which can be seen from his many inconsistencies with his father's behavior. Obviously, Evans understands his son, and his son admires others more than he does to himself. This kind of mood can be imagined, not to mention that the other party is still a gangster who is more comfortable and comfortable than himself. So to say that Evans insisted on escorting Ben Wade out of justice or money, not all right, and there was a bit of anger. Ben Wade naturally understands this, but he seems to be able to feel Evan's heart better than others. Although the two survival principles are very different, there is a vague meaning of heroism between them.
It's no wonder that in the whole film, only these two people are called heroes. The rest, like the government people, have poor skills, while the good Charlie and others are too cruel and almost cold-blooded. But even these two people can’t fit the ideal hero image. Ben Wade can do bad things. Although he is free and easy and well organized, he is always a good guy. Although Evans is calm and brave, his marksmanship is superb. But it was too useless, and even his son was a little dissatisfied.
But for such a poor person, Ben Wade is very eye-catching, and he keeps talking along the way, and he delays killing Evans at critical times, because he sees what he yearns for in Evans, principle And justice. Although I have killed countless people, but I always think about putting down the butcher knife, no matter how people are in the rivers and lakes, I can't help myself! The dashing figure was obtained by suppressing and sacrificing the conscience in his heart. In Evansted, Ben Wade saw what he had always yearned for and cherished. In that chaotic era and society, he found the ability to do evil. People who don't do evil, that's why he has always respected Evans. Ben Wade once said to Evans: I dare not try to help others because it will make me addicted. People look into your eyes as if you are their god.
During this period, Ben Wade's subordinate Charlie has never given up on rescuing his boss, even if some of his subordinates have been shaken or doubted. Chasing after all the obstacles, we couldn't help but make us like his loyalty and loyalty.
The three are doing what they think is right until the three meet. In order to save the boss, Charlie had to kill everyone who blocked him. Evans just seemed to be a dead end, and Ben Wade didn’t want Evans to die in vain, so the three forces twisted together to push the film towards Climax. After a fierce gun battle, Ben Wade’s thoughts changed. This is natural. In fact, before this, some audiences must have lost patience with Evans’s stubbornness. If it were not for Ben Wade’s mercy, he would have I don’t know how many times I have died, as Ben Wade said: Enough, Dan, I can’t play with you anymore, your son has stopped watching, no one will watch you perform anymore, why don’t you live while you are , Take your son and your remaining leg home! Although Evans is the real positive character in the film, I think at this moment, all the audience support Ben Wade. However, the most shocking thing in the film is the next story told by Evans in answer to Ben Wade: Although he is the marksman of the marksman camp, the only battle he has participated in was retreat, his The leg was also shot by himself. It is conceivable that he would never have the opportunity to prove himself in battle, just as a bird had broken its wings before learning to fly. After listening to this story, I immediately understood his feelings at home, his son's view of him, and his wife's view of his husband. He needed an opportunity to prove himself too much, and Ben Wade, a well-known thief, was just such an opportunity-although Evans did not completely hate Ben Wade. From this moment on, Ben Wade completely found the part that he had lost. Ben Wade and Evans are like two twins of righteousness and evil. They are two aspects of the definition of heroes and their outstanding characteristics. Add up just to put together a complete hero image. Like Evans' son, they have been looking for a hero and aspire to be a hero. So Ben Wade began to help Evans escort himself under the rain of Charlie's bullets. He wanted to personally help Evans become a true hero and fulfill his ideals in Evans. Their attempt almost succeeded, Ben Wade boarded the train to the execution ground, but almost at the same time, Charlie killed Evans. We can almost feel the shock of Ben Wade, but maybe we can't realize his complicated regret. Then, before we woke up in shock, we saw Ben Wade stepping out of the car stupidly, and as a result, the gun that Charlie handed over killed all the men who tried to rescue him with grievances. We were shocked again, before we were awake from the first shock. This time, apart from shock, we I also have quite complicated regrets for Charlie. Although he is a murderous robber, his loyalty and loyalty make us quite like it. I think this was actually arranged by the director deliberately. In the real world, Ben Wade may not shoot at opponents, but in the movie, the director made us feel the shock and regret that Ben Wade felt in this way. The two shocks we received were superimposed to simulate Ben Wade’s shock when Evans was shot. Our regret for Charlie and the resulting vague resentment towards Ben Wade simulated the Ben Wade team. Evans, my own dreams, and my feelings for Charlie, this is really an extremely clever way of transplanting emotions. My opinion is this film because in the last thirty minutes, especially from Ben Wade and Evans teaming up to him. Killing the subordinates makes the film a rare classic, whether it is viewing or artistic.
In the end, Ben Wade himself boarded the train to the execution ground. In front of Evans' son, he used this method to make the last effort to protect himself and the dream of Evans' son. Of course, the horse that goes with him is believed by the audience that he will not die in the end.
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