At first glance, "Sunset Yellow Sand" has a "fancy" appearance, which means that the scenes of the film are very rich and the editing is sharp, especially the extensive use of parallel editing. In this film, Pekinpa cut a coherent action several times, inserting a large number of other simultaneous events in the middle, in order to create a stronger tension and emphasize a sense of "fate", but this approach does not always work. It works, sometimes it seems superfluous, like a pure dazzling technique.
As a western film in the late 1960s, the visual style of "Sunset Yellow Sand" is rough and dirty, obviously influenced by contemporary Italian western films. In the era of classic Westerns dominated by Ford and Hawkes, Westerns were mostly cheerful and hopeful. In "Sunset and Yellow Sands", the scene is always full of the desolation of the era and the end of the heroes. It is obviously also Corresponding to the demise of the Western film outside the play.
Despite the amazing group play schedule, it is a pity that the film’s shaping of supporting roles is still relatively thin and typographical. Almost all of the film’s pen and ink is used to shape the three main roles played by Horton, Bogning and Ryan. In fact, this The shaping of the three characters is indeed very successful, but due to the limitation of space and excessive performance, neither the robber nor the hunter’s supporting role can "stand", thus weakening the credibility of the film .
Perhaps the biggest problem with "Sunset Yellow Sand" is that the sound effects are relatively poorly processed. Many recordings are very rough, especially when the characters laugh. In addition, the sound mixing during each war is relatively thin. The film hopes to be The tension created by gunshots, quick editing, and plasma is thus weakened.
Like "The Searcher", "Unforgivable" and other works, "Sunset and Yellow Sand" is also a movie that pays tribute to the dying western world. Although too much plasma has kept the film from being exploitative, it can be said to be an outstanding anti-genre Western film in terms of standards.
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