decision to watch "Duel Yuma Town" has nothing to do with the old film of the same name, which was filmed in 1957 and now seems too thin and masked, and did not explore the Western film. Whether there is any sign of interest in the film under the sun has nothing to do with Russell Crowe, who plays the bandit leader Ben Wade, is completely directed at Dan Evans, the lame farmer played by Christian Bale - yes There are various signs that Bell's acting skills are becoming more mature, restrained and more attractive, especially after watching his performance in the movie "I'm Not There" in the shape of Uncle Bao not long ago, I am more convinced of this.
Bell did not disappoint this time. The image of Farmer Dan he created was very vivid, and he reproduced both the outside and the heart in a simple and precise manner, with a rich sense of hierarchy. It was more vivid than the bandit leader Ben Vader, who seemed to be vivid, versatile, and sentimental. There is a scene, but the end of the film is quite disappointing (of course it has nothing to do with Bell's acting skills), so that other highlights in the film with a taste of Western movies, such as the yellow sand on the rugged mountain road are full of dangers, the robbers attack the dart car. Rush and gunfights, galloping horses, and the cramped western town full of suspicious eyes, etc., are all diluted by the unsightly ending.
It stands to reason that even if the bandit leader Ben Wade sympathizes with the farmer Dan Evans because of their mutual appreciation, it will not develop to the point of "no relatives". At the end of the film, after witnessing the volunteer escort Dan Evans being shot, Ben Vader, who was escorted, suddenly changed his personality, and broke out like a convulsion. However, due to the lack of sufficient foreshadowing and emotional transition before, this change made the audience feel more or less abrupt, although he knew the bandit leader for a long time. Sooner or later, it will "reverse the water", but the way it is presented is very uncomfortable. Objectively speaking, the new version has a lot of freshness in nearly 3/4 of the length of the film, but unfortunately, in the handling of the most critical ending, a mistake was made that made the film suddenly eclipsed, so the unique style of the Western film was beaten. I got a discount, as if I found half a worm when I was eating fruit.
The story of the film is simple and clear, and the narrative develops linearly. Former soldier and current farmer Dan lost a leg in the Civil War. Now he is struggling with money. His ranch was violated by the railway company, and the company simply burned his barn. Threatening him to move out, the God of Heaven is not good at it, so that his livestock industry has lost everything, and his second son's lung disease will not be cured for a long time... In the face of the predicament, his wife became more resentful, and his eldest son William looked down on his "useless" more and more. The 14-year-old The boy has a certain understanding of the standard of manhood. When he saw the famous, all-inclusive, "shoot when it's time to shoot" fast shooter and sharpshooter Ben Vader, he immediately admired him to the extreme, thinking that he was the real man. Son.
There were times when the tiger was dozing, and the real man was captured, and so Dan's mission began, because even if Ben Vader was captured, it would be no easy task to send him on trial—since the boss was captured. From a moment on, his subordinates, especially his loyal and ruthless deputy Charlie Prince, followed the patrol, waiting for an opportunity to strike. Mr. Butterfield, a representative of the Southern Pacific Railroad, offered a reward for volunteers to form an escort to take Ben to Contense, where there was a 3:10 pm prisoner train to Yuma that would bring Ben to The town of Yuma, Arizona, is facing a public trial in federal court, and the escort process takes three days.
Insanely poor Dan joins the escort team, led by bounty hunter Mike Elroy, who has a deep grudge with Ben Vader. The captured Ben seems to have calmly accepted the status quo of being escorted, but as long as he is caught by this dangerous person, the death rate of the escorted team members is 100%. At the same time, he is also a good talker, and the "philosophical preaching" along the way is suspected to be a Tang monk. In addition, this gentleman's escape ability is not weak, which brings many difficulties to the escort.
During the three-day journey, the escorts continued to die, and the outlaw Charlie had gathered his men to guard the only way, and temporarily encouraged and hired a group of idle and lack of money masters to join. Seeing this situation, the policemen who came for reinforcements disarmed and surrendered, and they were all killed by Charlie. When the train whistle came, Dan, who was fighting alone, wanted his eldest son to remember that when everyone gave up, he wanted to do this alone. An impossible task... At this time, Dan's image in his son's mind was already quite tall, and William finally realized what a real man is...
One is a farmer who has always kept his duty, and the other is a lawless bandit leader. No matter the old version or the new version, the identities of the two are the same. The inner world and image of the characters in the new version are richer, more diverse, and more fresh. For example, in addition to the established strong style and leadership ability of the bandit leader, in the new version, he is still an "elegant thief", becoming "internal and external". He is also good at observing, thinking, and philosophical, and he is very particular about the way of life. , can be described as bad charm. Farmer Dan is also not a hero in the usual sense. His only participation in the Civil War was a retreat. In the face of adversity, he was cowardly, cowardly, fearful, angry, and thoughtful, and he also provided money for gangsters because of his livelihood. The cattle used to block the advance of the dart car. In the end, he chose to let go of Yibo, which was quite tragic and solemn as "the strong man is gone forever".
It can be said that Crowe's Ben is easier to handle than Bell's Dan. Although Crowe has more room for acting in many aspects such as expression, body and dialogue due to the advantages of character characteristics, he lacks Bell's performance. Only relying on the subtle changes in facial expressions to describe the "internal strength" of the characters' characteristics, Bell's "inner strength", which is like a drama, is very powerful, especially when Dan finally decides to fight for dignity and honor, The psychological changes between this, the film does not focus on performance, but Bell uses his impeccable and moderate performance to timely convey this difficult and delicate mental process, which makes Dan's decisions and behaviors have a kind of magnet. like charm.
Charlie, the gangster's deputy, played by Ben Foster, was very cool as soon as he appeared, with a "broken back" in his cool shape. Bandit No. 2 is unremarkable, decisive, vicious, cruel, and loyal to the boss to the point of having a one-way "broken back". If there is a Western Movie Character Hall of Fame, this superb character should be selected.
In addition, the soundtrack of the film is more reliable, and the theme of the extremely dazzling guitar playing unknowingly makes the audience fall into the retrospective reverie of the western film.
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