Perhaps in the eyes of many people, "Duel Yuma" and "Terror of the Earth" are not works of the same grade. Although they are both remakes ("Duel Yuma" is adapted from the movie of the same name, and "Terror of the Land" is adapted from the original novel), they are also Western films. The original and remakes are indeed very outstanding, but regardless of industry evaluations Winning records, "Through the Earth" is much higher than "Duel Yumatown", "Through the Earth" looks very different to the Coen brothers, and "Duel Yumatown" is just a relatively excellent commercial film. But I still think that "Duel Yumatown" is a work far above the evaluation.
The motivation for watching "Duel Yumatown" is because I am a fan of Bell. While watching this film, I am making up a Western movie. From "Flying Guanshan" and "Noon" (I even wondered how I found these two films) to "Unforgivable" and "Dancing with Wolves", although the brilliance and loneliness of Western films have not yet been appreciated Exhausted, but still a little comprehension. The "Duel Yuma" I saw at this time is still different from any Western movie I have ever watched. It tells not the story of a hero, but the story of a loser, a story of a person who failed from the first moment of his life to the last moment. This story is not romantic. The protagonist of the story is not brave. He doesn't even look like the protagonist in a western movie. He is just the father of a child, the husband of a woman, and the friend of a man. Such a person can appear anywhere in the world, but in this film, he appears in the west. He can't say that he didn't work hard. For his family and for a promise, he could go through fire and water, but in the end, he achieved his wish, but he also lost his life. This is Dan. He is not a hero, nor is he suitable for the West. He will never be able to ride the West like John Wayne. The West is not the rivers and lakes of his dreams. Everything is because of a mistake. He wrongly chose the West. And this mistake may be the reason why I really like this movie.
Let’s talk about the film technique. Technically, this is a movie that is hard to see flaws. In other words, every part of it is well completed. As a remake, the setting of plot points and the continuity of emotions are very good-you must know that the original "Duel Yuma Town" was born in the 1950s, strictly following the classic Hollywood narrative model, but to adapt it To become a two-hour new Hollywood commercial film, plot point setting is the most difficult part to succeed, but the remake can happen. In addition, the editing of the last gunfight scene is quite excellent. The gunfight segment composed almost entirely of short shots can take into account the sense of space, rhythm and plot points. Even in the golden age of western films, this segment is also worthy of attention. Called a classic textbook-style gunfight. The golden and white light processing of the whole film enhances the relief-like texture of the characters. This processing method is a noble tribute to the remote and glorious era belonging to the western film. The only downside may be that it does not make good use of the metaphorical lens. Except for the simple metaphorical shots of the strange relationship between Ben and Dan, the "cops and bandits" (such as the two from one point to a single shot, and before the final shootout, they used the height of the characters in the shot to do the psychology. There are not many metaphorical shots outside of the metaphor of advantage. However, for a commercial film, it is commendable to achieve one of the above advantages, let alone "Duel Yumatown" achieve both?
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