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Blaze 2022-03-21 09:01:53

In the first story, the director used audiovisual elements to create a relaxed, pleasant atmosphere. First of all, the director used the breaking of the fourth wall to express the male protagonist's contempt for everything incisively and vividly. Secondly, the director put the camera into the guitar, shot the protagonist's hand strumming from the hole, and matched the protagonist's singing, which made the audience feel very relaxed and happy. Finally, when the protagonist is dueling with other people, a large number of long-range lenses are used to shoot the opponent, which reflects the contempt for others and the arrogance of the protagonist.

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The Ballad of Buster Scruggs quotes

  • Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs"): [Buster blows off the fingers of the right hand of Curly Joe's brother, who screams and clumsily tries to draw with his left] Whoa! Looks like when they made this fella, they forgot to put in the quit. Five fingers at a bullet a piece...

    [turns to the camera, grinning]

    Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs"): I ain't got but the one bullet left. Sure hope I don't miss!

    [turning his back to Curly Joe's brother, he points the gun backwards and studies his target on a hand mirror]

    Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs"): Let me see here. His heart would be on the left, but in the mirror it'd be on the right... of course, we is both facing the same way and the gun is upside down, so... Yeah, best not play it too fancy.

    [he shoots and Curly Joe's brother collapses to the ground, dead]

    Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs"): Cause for reflection!

  • Buster Scruggs (segment "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs"): [after killing Curly Joe by kicking a table and making him shoot himself with his own gun] I'm not a devious man by nature... but when you're unarmed, your tactics might gonna be downright Archimedean.