Rarely watch Westerns, the last one was blown away by Quentin's "The Hateful Eight", this time by Sergio Leone's "The Bad and the Bad." I have also seen "The Bicycle Thief" directed by Sergio Leone before, which is a classic.
I watched the 179-minute version. When I watched it, I didn't feel it was lengthy at all, the structure was compact, and the plot was attractive. The story is based on the Civil War and tells about three people: The bad , the good, the ugly.
Clint Eastwood plays The good, handsome, tall, blond, smoked, fast-shooting, and kind. After blowing up the bridge, he took pity on the dying young Union Army, covered him with a windbreaker, and let him smoke a cigarette before he died. (The scene about the bombing of the bridge is said to be the inspiration for Buster Keaton's "The General")
The funniest thing is that Blonde and Tuco met the Northern Army on the way to find gold coins. Because the army was on their way all the time, their blue clothes were covered with gray. Tuco thought it was the Confederates yelling, "Go on the Confederates! Cheer on General Grant! God is with us because he hates the Confederates!" But when the blond saw the army walk in, he said lightly, "God changed sides. , because he hates idiots!" Saying this, the leading officer slapped his uniform to reveal blue. Subject Tu was stunned, and the soundtrack played at the same time, and the actors' acting skills made me laugh out loud.
In the end, at the grave, the confrontation between the three is very interesting, who is faster than who shoots. Angel Eye is obviously more afraid of blonde hair, because Tuco is better at manipulating, and it can be seen from being beaten in the prison camp that he is a straw bag. The three looked at each other, and in the end, the blond was the first to kill Angel Eye, 3 shots in a row, without leaving any way out. When we got to Tuco, Tuco couldn't shoot. His bullet had been replaced by the blonde the night before. So the blonde had predicted the night before that there would be a duel between them the next day. And he didn't want to kill Tuco. Just like, when he first met Tuco, he killed several people in a row, but Tuco was the only one left. Give him to the sheriff, and save him when he is hanged in public, with a bounty in half. After several times in a row, Tuco was not satisfied with half points, and Blonde stopped trading with him. Tuco is indeed a villain who wants to get rich, but Blonde is a good guy, so he only kills the bad guys. Every time Tuco was rescued from the hanging, he never killed the innocent around him. Step 1: Break the sling. The second step: knock off the hats of the surrounding executioners.
After killing the bad guy, facing Tuco who had no bullets, the blond put Tuco on the sling and let him stand on the wooden tombstone with his hands tied. This is actually a game to test the Tuco villain. Looking at Tuco, it pays more attention to life or money. There are gold coins under his feet, and a sling that stifles him at any time on his head. Life and death are in an instant. When Tuco was in a cold sweat, the audience did not dare to come out.
At this time, Tuco kept his eyes down, looking at the gold coin. Every time he glanced, his feet were unstable. For the villain who loves money like his life, this is a great pain. Maybe this is a lesson Blonde taught Tuco. Life is more important than money.
This time Blonde chose to save Tuco. The $200,000 from the Unknown Tomb is divided equally. When the blond rode away handsomely, he turned back and shot down the sling, as they always did in cooperation for the bounty. When Tuco was rescued, he shouted angrily at the blond hair who had gone away: "You bastard!" At this time, instead of the joy of rebirth and the pleasure of money, he cursed. This is a kind of helplessness that life cannot be independent, and the fear of danger.
The first words Blonde taught Tuco were: One is the one who is hanged and the other is the one who cuts the rope. Doesn't this sentence describe the relationship between the two of them? Tuco hated him at first.
The second sentence is: "There are two kinds of people in this world. One's gun is full of bullets, and the other is only digging graves." From the change of Tuco's bullet the night before Blonde, it can be seen that he is not being Fascinated by temptation. When Tuco went to dig a grave, he dropped a shovel calmly. When Angel Eye died, he came to the Unknown Tomb and told him the real hiding place of the treasure, while saying the second word to him.
In addition, how can Clint Eastwood always maintain his style and dress handsomely. Even at the juncture of life and death, he still smokes a cigarette and negotiates with his opponents.
Two classic lines:
If you work for a living, why do you kill yourself working?
If you work for your life, why work for your life?
In this world theres two kinds of people, my friend. Those with loaded guns. And those who dig.
There are two kinds of people in this world, my friend, one with a bullet in a pistol, and one who digs a hole.
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