The film, “The Good, The Bad and The Ugly” directed by Sergio Leone, the father of Spaghetti Westerns, is considered one of the best Westerns of all time. It launched Clint Eastwood into stardom as, “The Man with No Name” also known as Blondie “The Good”, through his interactions with his co-stars Lee Van Cleef, Angel Eyes “The Bad”, and Eli Wallach, Tuco “The Ugly”. The hero here, Blondie, is not the typical hero that you would expect, but through an analysis of several scenes, one begins to see how he embodies a hero we all wish we could be. Also, as stated by Corrigan, “The focus of the essay is… to reveal subtleties or complexities that may have escaped viewers” and not to retell the story shown in the movie (Corrigan 2015, pg.13). As such,
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This creates the mise-en-scène of judgment as Pablo berates Tuco for missing his parent’s funerals and his life of crime. The broken figures and moving music create an overwhelming feeling of sadness and then a surge of emotions as Tuco’s brother tells him that giving him a sermon would do no good, signifying that Tuco was already lost to evil. However, it is here that Tuco reveals the truth behind his life choices, how their family had grown up in a level of poverty where the only ways to cheat death were to become a priest or a bandit (Leone, 1966). Pablo elected to be a priest, leaving Tuco, who said he couldn’t remember if he was 10 or 12, to provide for himself and their parents, forcing him to become a bandit. It is then that the roles become switched, now the broken figurines create a mise-en-scène that religion has been just a shield that Pablo used to hide from his own cowardice, but Tuco broke this shield with the truth. It is here that one can see a real-life hero, Tuco, for there was no glory or perfect morals, he simply did what he had to do to assure his family’s survival. This accusation makes Pablo slap Tuco across the face, who responds by punching him into the figurines. However, now that the shield that Pablo has hidden behind is broken he calls to Tuco, who waves him off, but this does not stop him from whispering, “Please forgive me …show more content…
Tuco comes out visibly upset, but proceeds to mask his emotions by acting like nothing is wrong, and even praises his brother comparing him to the Pope despite their recent fight. Blondie elects to play along with the facade saying, “Sure. Well after a meal there is nothing like a good cigar” and then gifts his iconic cigar to Tuco (Leone, 1966). It is then that Tuco smiles and the music switches to a much more upbeat and happy tune signifying the good dead that Blondie had done. The reason I believe this shows his connection to humanity is because Tuco had forced him to walk through a desert with the intent of killing him because Blondie had done the same to him. It was only because Blondie learned the name of the grave that Tuco saved him, and yet Blondie saves him from embarrassment. These themes of humanity and heroes is not an isolated incident, and Blondie shows them again during the battle at the bridge and his discussions with the alcoholic
This creates the mise-en-scène of judgment as Pablo berates Tuco for missing his parent’s funerals and his life of crime. The broken figures and moving music create an overwhelming feeling of sadness and then a surge of emotions as Tuco’s brother tells him that giving him a sermon would do no good, signifying that Tuco was already lost to evil. However, it is here that Tuco reveals the truth behind his life choices, how their family had grown up in a level of poverty where the only ways to cheat death were to become a priest or a bandit (Leone, 1966). Pablo elected to be a priest, leaving Tuco, who said he couldn’t remember if he was 10 or 12, to provide for himself and their parents, forcing him to become a bandit. It is then that the roles become switched, now the broken figurines create a mise-en-scène that religion has been just a shield that Pablo used to hide from his own cowardice, but Tuco broke this shield with the truth. It is here that one can see a real-life hero, Tuco, for there was no glory or perfect morals, he simply did what he had to do to assure his family’s survival. This accusation makes Pablo slap Tuco across the face, who responds by punching him into the figurines. However, now that the shield that Pablo has hidden behind is broken he calls to Tuco, who waves him off, but this does not stop him from whispering, “Please forgive me …show more content…
Tuco comes out visibly upset, but proceeds to mask his emotions by acting like nothing is wrong, and even praises his brother comparing him to the Pope despite their recent fight. Blondie elects to play along with the facade saying, “Sure. Well after a meal there is nothing like a good cigar” and then gifts his iconic cigar to Tuco (Leone, 1966). It is then that Tuco smiles and the music switches to a much more upbeat and happy tune signifying the good dead that Blondie had done. The reason I believe this shows his connection to humanity is because Tuco had forced him to walk through a desert with the intent of killing him because Blondie had done the same to him. It was only because Blondie learned the name of the grave that Tuco saved him, and yet Blondie saves him from embarrassment. These themes of humanity and heroes is not an isolated incident, and Blondie shows them again during the battle at the bridge and his discussions with the alcoholic