High Noon Themes

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High Noon is one of the greatest American films of all-time, in fact it was ranked in the top thirty greatest films of all-time. The Most Dangerous Game is a short story, and although you might have not have ever heard of it, it is a great story. In High Noon, the setting is in the middle of nowhere, the main character, Will Kane faces death with nowhere to run. In The Most Dangerous Game, Rainsford, who is the main character, also faces death. The two men have to overcome different obstacles to live. High Noon and The Most Dangerous Game have similarities between the main characters and have similar plots and patterns, however the theme between the two are different. Although it can be debated that the themes are the same, in my eyes they

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