Jennifer Sanchez
2015SP-FILM-280-5062
April 29, 2015
Comparison and contrast of the themes.
Both “Stagecoach” and “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” films are examples of masterpiece cinematography in the genre of western of their era each. Nevertheless, films can hardly be called similar even with having almost the same means of entertaining and story performance.
Thus, I would like to start from the definition of classic western. Western is an art direction, common for the United States, it includes a variety of genres, such as comedy, action, detective and thriller. Action to Westerns generally occurs in the second half of the XIX century, in the Wild West - in future it is western United States, western Canada, and Mexico. As a cinematic genre has spread from the United States to other countries, which gradually created their own western equivalents. The greatest flowering of western fell on the middle of the XX century.
According to the “Stagecoach”, it shall be noted that this film was the first …show more content…
So, both films contain images of gunslingers, cowboys and course bounty hunters, as well as the fact that they are often depicted as very special people, radically good or bad using revolvers or rifles as daily even routine means of survival with those wearing hats, spurs and bandannas, and riding from one dusty town to another. Society there is built around principles of honor and personal, circumstances and facts of the law presence are not set there in their dominance on the first plan. What is also common for both films is bright images of main characters. When thinking of Westerns the first name that comes to mind is John Wayne - the main character of “Stagecoach”. And following to Wayne one of the Western genres biggest stars was Clint
2015SP-FILM-280-5062
April 29, 2015
Comparison and contrast of the themes.
Both “Stagecoach” and “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” films are examples of masterpiece cinematography in the genre of western of their era each. Nevertheless, films can hardly be called similar even with having almost the same means of entertaining and story performance.
Thus, I would like to start from the definition of classic western. Western is an art direction, common for the United States, it includes a variety of genres, such as comedy, action, detective and thriller. Action to Westerns generally occurs in the second half of the XIX century, in the Wild West - in future it is western United States, western Canada, and Mexico. As a cinematic genre has spread from the United States to other countries, which gradually created their own western equivalents. The greatest flowering of western fell on the middle of the XX century.
According to the “Stagecoach”, it shall be noted that this film was the first …show more content…
So, both films contain images of gunslingers, cowboys and course bounty hunters, as well as the fact that they are often depicted as very special people, radically good or bad using revolvers or rifles as daily even routine means of survival with those wearing hats, spurs and bandannas, and riding from one dusty town to another. Society there is built around principles of honor and personal, circumstances and facts of the law presence are not set there in their dominance on the first plan. What is also common for both films is bright images of main characters. When thinking of Westerns the first name that comes to mind is John Wayne - the main character of “Stagecoach”. And following to Wayne one of the Western genres biggest stars was Clint