Hot sun, yellow sand, wasteland, river valley, small town. Cactus, cowboy hat, revolver, tavern, whiskey. Solitary hero, bounty hunter, spear and horse, bloody duel, justice on earth. A simple story, the opposition between good and evil, a magnificent background, powerful music, and high-angle shooting. Everything is telling you, this is the charming tone of American Westerns. Old-fashioned, but timeless; old-fashioned, but undiminished; single, but rich and pure; traditional, but never out of date. Even, "The Brave Seven Dragons" is a remake; even, the prototype of the story of "Seven Samurai" is well-known; even, there is a 1960 version of Zhuyu before. But what does that matter? The modern shooting methods provide strong technical support for the traditional battle scene; the diverse characters add a little political correctness to the single story routine. Moreover, a pure-blooded Western does not need such complicated narrative techniques, how vivid characterization, and how profound thematic connotations. A simple story structure is enough, a masked character interpretation is enough, and a clear division of good and evil is enough. What I want is the unrestrained posture of a lone cowboy in the loose sand, what I want is a silent shot in a life-and-death confrontation, what I want is the fierce scene of bloody fighting when the prancing horse is galloping, and what I want is the hero leaving after the war. 's resolute back. What I want is a simple and rude! What you want is a hearty one! From this point of view, "The Brave Seven Flood Dragons" is enough! At least in my viewing cognition, it is definitely a typical western film, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is excellent. This classic type of Hollywood film, after the 1930s, was pushed to its peak by the two "Johns" of John Ford and John Wayne. , "Chivalrous Tenderness" in the 1940s, "Noon" in the 1950s, "Red Dead Redemption", "Once Upon a Time in the West" and "Tiger and Leopard" in the 1960s. After the decline of the '70s and '80s, the '90s westerns were revived again, and my "Western complex" began. Kevin Costner's "Dances with Wolves" and Clint Eastwood's "Unforgiven" have both won Oscars and are still insurmountable classics today. Since entering the new century, the overall rhythm of western films has been faster, and the new types of action elements have more elements, which make people look more refreshing. All of them are works that make people's heart and blood rush. Even if it is "The Burning Years" and "No Country for Old Men" with only a little western element, or the hardcore with a western shell. The nuclear sci-fi American drama "Westworld" is also my favorite. And then to today's "The Brave Seven Dragons" - the spirit of the West is immortal! Especially at the end of the film, the so-so familiar "awards music" sounded, will you also have a knowing smile under the illumination of this immortal western light?
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