While watching the movie, I have always had a question. Is the sheriff's return to town for a reason similar to Bruce Wayne's return to Gotham City?
The Mexican woman has mentioned that Kane is dead and the town is over (there is no doubt that Frank Miller will be the new owner). If what the Mexican woman is saying is true, the inaction of the townspeople is contrary to what happened five years ago, so Frank Miller should be here not for the town, but for the sheriff. It's a personal grudge. Although the people in the town have no conscience, the sheriff is not a hero who wants to save the town. He just can't walk away like the judge and the Mexican woman. Because he is the main target of revenge, once he escapes, he will be hunted down. He has no ability to deal with four people, not to mention that he did not have a gun when he escaped, so he might as well go back to the town to rescue soldiers. (By the way, the Mexican woman probably left because the deputy sheriff was having trouble keeping herself safe, because she said he was just a "boy") But what doesn't make sense is why he stayed in town after everyone refused to help. I think it's because of the script itself, the plot is better looking and there is a stronger dramatic conflict, but it also caused my "empty feeling" when watching the movie.
Some people accuse the townspeople of indifference, for example, church and bar people, I don't think so. What makes me unhappy are those "mentors" who talk about understanding but don't help, "close friends" who avoid them, and subordinates who take advantage of others. Again, it's a personal grudge.
In addition, if the "West" in "Western" has the meaning of "grudge and hatred", I really don't see how this film is against the "West".
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