An "American Dream"

This is the first time I've actually seen a Western. The movie tells a story of the "American Dream" (I admit it's a nonsense, all Westerns tell this story) Morton who thinks everything can be solved with money, Frank who advocates violence, Jill who wants to be good, And her poor husband McBain, who worked hard but was unfortunately killed, of course, can't forget the fugitive Cheyenne. They have gone through untold hardships and came to the West for the "American Dream". The protagonist Harmonica is different from them all, his purpose is revenge. No wealth, no American dream, has nothing to do with him. Personally, I feel that "revenge" is just an appearance that the film provides us, and that Harmonica is here to maintain justice in the American West where the law has become ineffective. Or "cowboy" justice. (Maintaining justice itself is also a mission of the "cowboy" existence.) Frank who bullied women and killed children has violated the rules of the cowboy, (the fugitive Cheyenne also said in the play, "I kill everyone, just don't kill children) The ending of the movie It is also a "cowboy" style one-on-one, justice has been served.
Sergio Leone's use of the lens in the film is perfect, in the long-range, majestic, in the close-up, sometimes our characters are full of vicissitudes, and sometimes let The picture is full of humor and provokes our laughter. His old partner Ennio Morricone also made almost impeccable music for the film, which also perfectly sets off the atmosphere of the film.
Some people say that the bad guys are often more dramatic than the good guys. That's absolutely right! Henry Fonda is one of the worst villains in movie history! Like Anthony Hopkins in The Silence of the Lambs! Compared to his counterpart in the movie, Charles Bronson , the performance is actually great, but compared to Henry Fonda, it's almost too bad.
Finally, I would like to say that Jill, played by Claudia Cardinale, her position in the film may be confusing, she submits to Frank who killed her husband after her husband's death, and in Frank's duel with Harmonica , seduce the fugitive Cheyenne. In fact, in Sergio Leone's films, women are often synonymous with weakness. For example, in "Once Upon a Time in America", the heroine Deborah did not choose the "noodles" she loved but chose "Max" who could maximize her own interests. character of.

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