Cowboys in American Westerns, heroes in Chinese martial arts novels, samurai in Japan, knights in Europe. . . . . . Different geographical locations have different cultural traditions, but the connotation of the spirit of knighthood is indeed similar to each other. The guns in the hands of the cowboys, the knives in the hands of the samurai, the swords in the hands of the knights, only when they are hoeing the strong and supporting the weak, acting as a chivalrous person, and eliminating violence and peace, is their most glorious and most famous moment. It is the most beautiful yearning for them from people of different cultures. When we are dissatisfied with reality or have been treated unfairly, we want to have one such hero stand up, do justice for us, and then go away and hide the merits and fame.
As a chivalrous person in the eyes of Americans, in the process of developing the West, the revolver became the protector of local order under the background that the social order was not established. Cowboys rely on them to travel the world, happy and grudge. However, when the times change, the rivers and lakes change, the development is slowly completed, and when the cowboys gradually withdraw from the stage of history, they gradually wither. This is the background of the film.
I won't say much about the content of the film. As Sergio Leone's last Western, after watching his Red Dead trilogy, I really feel that this is the last Western. The wonderful content of the film will not be spoiled, and the focus will be on the soundtrack. It's a master score, it's a treat, and as Leone's royal scorer Ennio Morricone, the score in this movie is still worthy of praise. The plot and characters are set off just right. And the soundtrack in every Leone Western film does it like this, and he really deserves to be a master.
The last thing I want to say is that although Westerns as a genre film are no longer mainstream in the American film industry, the withering of cowboys on the screen does not mean the withering of cowboy spirit or knighthood. Superheroes in American blockbusters We can vaguely see its shadow on it. Just like Gu Long, Jin Yong, Liang Yusheng and other masters no longer create martial arts novels, we rarely see movies and TV dramas related to knights. But as long as you observe carefully, you will find that the spirit of knighthood has penetrated into the depths of our souls and is interpreted in an alternative way.
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