What is the western movie in your impression? The cowboys stood opposite and stared at each other. Suddenly someone moved their wrists. Between the sparks and sparks, a vote of people was bombarded with a 45 bullet that was more accurate than a precision guided missile (although you can't tell where it hits) , Yes, if you have watched N westerns, then you must have watched N to the Nth power in the above scenario. Very enjoyable, but it is easy to make people have too romantic associations with the performance of the firearms in the 19th century. Fortunately, we have "Unforgivable", which can tell us the truth.
"It's really not easy to be fast, but the most important thing is to be cool-headed." The summary of Sergeant Bill and the mockery of the British gunmen in prison can be said to be a mockery of the entire group of western films in the 1960s, one by one. The picture has been re-interpreted into a meaningless rush of a group of rascal lazy men. The key to victory lies in whether you can not rush (of course not very quickly) draw your gun and hit your opponent, and at the same time, your gun is good enough to not be caused by a misfire. Explosion, if this kind of ridicule is not specific enough, just look at the shootout at the end of the film, and you can roughly understand what the cowboy shootout looks like in the real world. There is no fabulous marksmanship, no unbelievable tactics, only flesh and blood. Psychological quality, calm head, and luck.
One kills five, (not including those who were let go) such a description is often easy to create a lot of wonderful associations, but Eastwood tells us that the facts it represents can be far from our imagination. It's not irritating, it's not romantic, and it's even very funny, but that's how it happened, and the fantasy of the western gunfights in the hearts of some viewers also ceased to exist.
But Eastwood’s ambitions are much more than that. The structure of the signature gunfights that Westerns depend on is ruthless enough, but he is not satisfied yet. What he wants to challenge is the emotional foundation of the entire Westerns, the heroism of cowboys. Smash it. For the audience, it may be depressing to see the hero they admire being crushed by the "bad guys", but compared to the sudden discovery that the so-called "heroes" are just desperadoes who don't care about other people's lives, this It’s nothing to be depressed. "Unforgivable" strips off the coat of the western movie knight’s fairy tale. It tells us the real life state of those who have their heads on their waistbands all day long and take pleasure in shooting and killing people. It tells us "heroes." Concepts such as "ism", "removal of violence and peace" and "justice" occupy a limited proportion in their world.
A total of 8 people died in the film. Which one is the "bad guy" and which one should die? Even the worst of them is just a farmer who violently abuses prostitutes on impulse. Should little Bill die? A police officer who works hard to ensure the peace of the town in the west where there is no legal system and prohibits all people from entering with a gun? Not a loyal but at least not bad brothel owner? Or another farmer who asked for forgiveness? If you ask questions like this, then you can’t find the answer in this film, as the shooting of the sheriff Shiwei said: "Should you die has nothing to do with this matter", what justice, what good and evil, there is only simple In a violent world, there is no point in talking about morality. Chivalry has become a lie, whether it is a cowboy in the American West or a hero in the green forest of China.
If you understand this level, you will understand why such an old-fashioned western film can win 4 Oscars in 1993. "Unforgivable" is a transcendence and a summary of Western films.
If you have not watched Westerns, please watch "Unforgivable", if you have watched many Westerns, please watch "Unforgivable".
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