A wide-brimmed hat and a cape, don't face the sun, welcome the dusk. Sergio Leone witnessed that period of lawlessness and savage era with the fierce "Fistiller Trilogy". The bandits who looted wantonly, the cowboys with a fatal blow, the riders galloping in the desert, fought desperately under the scorching sun and the lone star. Someone commented that the romanticism of Western films is the purest and most moving sentiment of the desert. Why is the Western World so unforgettable?
(1) Pure
"By 1899, the age of outlaw and gunslingers was at an end."
Before the U.S. federal government was able to effectively govern the vast land of the west, the immigrants moving west and the ecstasy of gold gave desperadoes ample room for survival. Because of the lack of order and the incompetence of punishment, the perpetrators are bold. Cowboys (or bounty hunters) use riding boots and revolvers to press the late justice on the vacant seats. There is no interrogation, no trial, crime and punishment are only separated by a wall of reward posters. There is no protest, no lawsuit, and people are simply divided into "people who hang themselves" and "people who break the rope." Because of the existence of a patron saint like cowboy, treacherous people can no longer escape from the final sanctions of good and evil with laughter.
The distant western world has returned to the "state of nature" described by Hobbes where everyone is in danger. The happily enmity knights allowed the most authentic view of good and evil and the pleasure of military conquest to be released most freely. The cowboy beat the villain, regained the treasure, and saved the people. In front of the modern civilization, everyone has to face the ubiquitous shackles, the vassal under the huge power overlooks, and Hansawa Naoki's "double return" has become a tearful rebellion. It's no wonder that in our childhood, we would lose our blood because of defeating the gangsters in the CS match. It's no wonder that the "only heaven knows and the earth" in the desert is so dazzling.
(Two) the desert
The yellow sand is full, and the desert is the most typical example of the "state of nature". The desert means the barrier of thousands of mountains and waters, without luck, the desert is an insurmountable moat; the desert means the duality of life and death, the violent wind, drought, scorching heat, and the emptiness of the skyline make the hero also come to an end; the desert surpasses Given the time limit, nothing can escape the erosion and burial of wind and sand, but it can draw the mighty galaxy in the endless dark night.
Dongpo was stunned and sang, "I mourn the moment of my life, and envy the infinity of the Yangtze River." The heroes and bandits of the West come and go either for revenge or for justice, and it is hard to escape the pride of life and death. But what about the joys and sorrows of mankind and mankind itself in front of the western world? Whether it's the separation of the sky or the dead, the cold west makes death and humans closer than ever-so the shortness of life and the insignificance of individuals have become the most important themes of "Westerns". The western world gives mankind new frontiers and expectations. The western region is gestating life, but it denies life with cold death.
The ruthlessness of the West surprised the audience, knowing that the "Western Quick Gunner" Clint Eastwood could not escape or get old, or fell under the gun of a certain murderer; but they also believed in "one-step kill". The heroic posture of "ten people" is bound to be permanent. It is the collision of the hope of mankind with the cruelty of nature, and the distinction of "things and me are endless" makes the lament of "the dead are like this, and the emptiness is like the other" eternal.
(3) Lone smoke
Is there only a desert in the west? This is not the case. Peaks, forests, and deep valleys stand in the wild corners of the west. But the desert measures the distance with these natural features. It is the distance between hometown and another, the distance between the present and the future, and the distance between people. There is no shortage of people in the rivers and lakes of the west, and there is no shortage of loneliness. The loneliness is the gold rush of old people who have gained a lot but no one talks about it. The loneliness is Arthur Morgan's use of redemption to wash his sins but cannot escape death. The loneliness is the cowboy who has to kill the sympathetic thugs. The Western Quick Gunners drive tigers and devour wolves and dance alone on the blades of the two big families; the retired colonel avenges his relatives, but he cannot save his lost lives; the ugly man is the brother and the bandit, but he can hardly escape the brothers with cold eyebrows.
Like fate, the psychology of people in the western world is not connected; however, a hundred years later, the psychology of modern people is similar to that of their ancestors. In the small cubicle just a few steps away, the "ants" dare not push their hearts on their stomachs; on the couch sharing the same bed, there may be happy dreams.
People talking without speaking. People hearing without listening.
People writing songs that voices never share.
And no one dare disturb the sound of silence.
Why is it not connected?
(Four) joys and sorrows
It is true that no matter how much emotion is given, the washing of time can always make the colors left by mankind pass, and the western world will still be the western world after all. The joys and sorrows of mankind are incommunicable with the western world, let alone meaningless.
However, it is precisely because of the endowment of human beings that the "meaningless" western region has been added with the connotation of life.
The west is full of people's yearning with its scenery, the west is cruel, igniting people's hope, and the west is connected with people's dreams with its sorrows and joys. The parting between the Western Quick Gunner and the colonel made the setting sun beautiful and picturesque, the afternoon sun was hot as a result of the cowboy duel, and the reunion of separated relatives in the desert brought happiness to the bitter land. The joys and sorrows of mankind may not be connected with the western world, but the strong emotions span a century of time and space through the language of the lens, and make friends with contemporary monarchs and gods. Perhaps sorrow, perhaps joy, sorrow and joy are intertwined. In this land, too many people have recorded the blood and sweat of the struggle for a better life, either sad or happy, from generation to generation.
For thousands of years, there is nothing but sorrow and joy.
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