The big collision of the times hides the brilliance of the cowboy

Bonnie 2022-04-19 09:01:18

verbose, verbose, verbose. The era of a cowboy is coming to an end, and the era of the big rising railroad is coming. Reminds me of what the boss of RT-Mart said: "I didn't lose to any competitors in the same industry, but I lost to this era." The harmonica player defeated all opponents and avenged the dead souls, but he still couldn't help but bring Walking away with Sean's body was like announcing that the era of cowboys no longer belongs to Sweetwater, or even to the Big West. The railroad track has been repaired to the gate of Sweetwater, whether you accept it or not, whether Morton lives or not, it will eventually lead to the Atlantic Ocean. The era of the steam engine has already begun to make a big stride in American industry, and it also marks the beginning of the great development of modern industry...

The love and hatred of the cowboys is particularly vicissitudes and powerlessness under such a background. Coupled with the subdued soundtrack of the whole film, the sense of the decline of the era is vividly rendered. Although the harmonica player killed Frank in the end, how could there be no winner in this feud record. I can't help but think of Zeng Guofan. He tried his best to pacify the civil unrest. In the end, he just prevented a decadent dynasty from collapsing in the next few years. Is it good or bad. The fallen... either retire from the stage or be overthrown.

In the film, Master Leone appropriately connects the West that he wants to highlight with the changes in the era of the Great Railway: there is conflict (the old man in the carriage rides the horse and whips the horse, rushing away from the railway construction site), there is support (Morton The grand plan is to connect the railway to the east coast of the Atlantic Ocean), there is a rainy day (Mark Bain has made a model before his death, and is ready to build a railway station in Sweetwater Town), there is only profit (Frank learned that relying on the advantages of water sources, building a railway station has huge benefits, and decided to Solve or kill all those who prevent him from taking Sweetwater, not to usher in the industrial age, but to make huge profits. He doesn't care if the railway is not, the development is not developed!).

The harmonica player Cowboy in the background at this moment is more like the image of "Xia", who punished evil and promoted good and got rid of Frank's gangster, and completely eradicated this Western cancer that was killing people and hurting people! ! ! In this way, it will avenge the deceased's hatred, clean up the local security, and most importantly, remove obstacles for the industrialization of Tianshui Town, and even the entire western region.

The ending is always sad. A cowboy without a horse is like a camel without its hump; Red Dead Redemption can't swim in the west, like a camel stuck in a sand vortex. Therefore, "Xia" means doing good deeds and hiding merit and fame. Retreat to retreat, live your own life, and do not block the progress of the times.

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Once Upon a Time in the West quotes

  • Jill: Hey, you're sort of a handsome man.

    Cheyenne: But I'm not the right man. And neither is he.

  • Cheyenne: [pointing his gun at Morton] Hey, Mr. Choo-Choo.