The Hollywood Western has a rich history stemming all the way from America’s social and political events in the late nineteenth century (Bandy & Stoehr, 2012). With it came filmmakers and stars, like John Ford and John Wayne, whose names would become synonymous with the genre. The Western’s longstanding history has undoubtedly created conventions that audiences have come to love and expect. However, just as other genres have combined into hybrids or evolved, the classic Western is no exception.
Unforgiven (1992) is an example of a revisionist Western film. Directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, it tells the story of an old farmer, with a legendary reputation, who attempts to carry out one last job in order to earn some money for his family. The …show more content…
Friedman, D. (2007). Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven (Unpublished lic.theol. draft).
Retrieved February 18, 2018, from https://internt.ht.lu.se/doc/1206692610. calendarEvents.1674.pdf.0.Friedman_Unforgiven_070903.pdf/Friedman_Unforgiven_070903.pdf History.com. (2009). Battle of the Little Bighorn. Retrieved February 19, 2018, from http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/battle-of-the-little-bighorn Lim, E., Dr. (2018, January 18). The Hollywood Western. Lecture.
McGee, P. (2007). From Shane to Kill Bill: rethinking the Western. Oxford:
Blackwell Publishing.
Motley, C. (2004). "It's a Hell of a Thing to Kill a Man": Western Manhood in Clint
Eastwood's Unforgiven. Americana : The Journal of American Popular Culture, 1900 to Present; Hollywood, 3(1). Retrieved February 18, 2018.
Parks, R. (1982). The Western Hero in Film and Television: Mass Media Mythology.
Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms International Research Press.
Rollins, P. C., & O'Connor, J. E. (Eds.). (2005). Hollywood's West: The American
Frontier in Film, Television, and History. Lexington, KY: The University Press of Kentucky.
Saunders, J. (2006). The Western Genre: from Lordsburg to Big Whiskey. London:
Unforgiven (1992) is an example of a revisionist Western film. Directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, it tells the story of an old farmer, with a legendary reputation, who attempts to carry out one last job in order to earn some money for his family. The …show more content…
Friedman, D. (2007). Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven (Unpublished lic.theol. draft).
Retrieved February 18, 2018, from https://internt.ht.lu.se/doc/1206692610. calendarEvents.1674.pdf.0.Friedman_Unforgiven_070903.pdf/Friedman_Unforgiven_070903.pdf History.com. (2009). Battle of the Little Bighorn. Retrieved February 19, 2018, from http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/battle-of-the-little-bighorn Lim, E., Dr. (2018, January 18). The Hollywood Western. Lecture.
McGee, P. (2007). From Shane to Kill Bill: rethinking the Western. Oxford:
Blackwell Publishing.
Motley, C. (2004). "It's a Hell of a Thing to Kill a Man": Western Manhood in Clint
Eastwood's Unforgiven. Americana : The Journal of American Popular Culture, 1900 to Present; Hollywood, 3(1). Retrieved February 18, 2018.
Parks, R. (1982). The Western Hero in Film and Television: Mass Media Mythology.
Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms International Research Press.
Rollins, P. C., & O'Connor, J. E. (Eds.). (2005). Hollywood's West: The American
Frontier in Film, Television, and History. Lexington, KY: The University Press of Kentucky.
Saunders, J. (2006). The Western Genre: from Lordsburg to Big Whiskey. London: