What are Good, Bad and Ugly?

Brendon 2022-04-19 09:01:11

Compared with the first two parts of the Red Dead trilogy, the nearly three-minute duration of "The Golden Dead" obviously indicates a grander narrative and fuller characters, which makes people unconsciously search for the title in the constantly reversing story development. deep meaning.

The Ugly is the first to appear, the classic sly villain image: "If you work for a living, why do you kill yourself working"; The Bad follows closely, unscrupulous black eat black and carbine master: "When I'm paid, I always follow my job through."; The Good that finally appeared on the stage was slightly different from the relatively pure image of the first two films. First, he killed other competitors and cooperated with the escaped The Ugly to make a bounty. When he didn't want to continue During the cooperation, The Ugly was thrown in the desert, and it was this set of salacious operations that brought the follow-up retribution between the two.

However, looking at the back, the director's interpretation of these three people is still very stable. One of the most critical elements is that this film breaks through the traditional western film of a single scene of fighting and the contest between good and evil, but is placed in the larger context of the Civil War. In the face of the cruelty of war, any force is powerless, and even The Bad seems to have restrained a lot. But it is in this extreme helplessness that the power of human nature can be more prominent. The Ugly just wanted to find treasure under the cover of troubled times, but The Good really understood the war-weary officers and soldiers' yearning for peace, and took the selfish The Ugly to blow up the bridge together. Of course, a conversation with the priest's brother made the character The Ugly truly flesh and blood. Even though he is still a short-sighted and profit-seeking villain, he is still a tough guy who has a complicated psychology towards his family and has grown savagely for survival. Bandit, I really can't hate it. Compared with The Bad, which has no compassion, and The Ugly, who is struggling to survive, The Good is not perfect, but it represents a possibility of great love and higher pursuit, and it is more likely Become a hero in troubled times and get spiritual redemption.

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly quotes

  • Blondie: [watching the soldiers fighting on the bridge] I have a feeling it's really gonna be a good, long battle.

    Tuco: Blondie, the money's on the other side of the river.

    Blondie: Oh? Where?

    Tuco: Amigo, I said on the other side, and that's enough. But while the Confederates are there we can't get across.

    Blondie: What would happen if somebody were to blow up that bridge?

    Tuco: Yeah. Then these idiots would go somewhere else to fight.

    Blondie: [lighting his match] Maybe.

  • One-armed Union soldier: [Wallace and Tuco are at the train station, handcuffed together] Hey, corporal, afraid he'll get lost? Where's the Rebel going?

    Cpl. Wallace: To Hell, with a rope around his neck and a price on his head.

    Tuco: Yeah... three thousand dollars, friend. That's a lot of money for a head.

    [He flips the soldier's empty sleeve]

    Tuco: I bet they didn't even pay you a penny for your arm.