Many reviews have mentioned the director's nuanced emotional performance in the westerns. On this point, because I don't know enough about the history of Western films, I can't evaluate it. For today, emotional performance is clearly a far cry.
I think the play of this film is really wonderful. It uses a gun to string together all kinds of people in the West, which are absolutely indispensable roles. The description of the woman in the middle is interesting. It may be the reason of that era. Of course, women are attached to men, so they have the calmness of being kidnapped. The sub-robber who kidnapped the woman changed his face several times and wanted to laugh: once to steal the gun from the woman's boyfriend, and once to have the gun taken away by the top robber... The director gave a change of positive expression. Changes in mind are written on his face. Actors of that era demanded such exaggerated performances.
The most beautiful part of the director's handling of this script is that it puts people in the wilderness, emphasizing the smoke and dust. There are also powerful figures on the horizon. Lots of minimal footage of rapid movement through the depths of the foreground cacti. very powerful.
The last one at the top of the mountain felt a little weaker. It may also be limited by conditions. Without a broad vision, the scene always feels cramped. Although in the end the person who was killed fell off the cliff.
A happy ending is a must.
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