During the time of The Civil War, Spaghetti westerns rarely made it in America. The only Westerns that made it were made by Italian director Sergio Leone (INTERVIEW). The film, The Good, The Bad, and The ugly had a great blend of humor and a good story line, helping to make the film's popularity rise. In the film, while the Civil War was going on, two men by the names of Blondie or The Good (played by Clint Eastwood) and Tuco or The Ugly ( Eli Wallach) ran their own business. The two men would use Tuco's bounty as a way to get money by turning him in. Once he was getting hung then Blondie would save him and they would split the money. This scam soon came to an end and there was resentment between the two men. This was until they both found
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One way that he does this is by the angles of the film. He used various camera angles to get different effects, but the most common shot in the film was close-ups. This happened many times but one of the most vital times the close-up was used was when the standoff was about to happen. The shot was from a distance to begin with, it then began to slowly zoom in. Soon it showed each man individually. First it showed an almost full body shot of each man separately. Then it went through again showing a close-up of each man's face. This helped the viewer to understand the actors facial expressions, how they were feeling, and what reaction they may have next. This close up also zoomed in on the men's guns in their holsters and the men’s hand preparing to grab the gun, This built up tension as the viewer was waiting for each man to grab the gun, and had the viewer on the edge of their seat waiting to see what was going to happen next. Another camera technique Leone used was, placing the focus in the center of the screen. This helped the viewer to know what to pay close attention to. As a new focus point came in then the old point of focus would shift off to the side. An example of this was when the men were at the graveyard. First it had Tuco in the center as he was in search of the grave with the gold. Then Blondies shadow soon appeared and it shifted Tuco to the right, and then it focused …show more content…
Leone choose actors who were either on the rise and becoming popular, and actors who were well known and well liked. This helped the movie to become well known. Another thing that helped with this movie was that a lot of the actors used in the film were American, but the film was filmed mainly in Spain and Italy. This caused a wide variety of people to be able to see the film, making its popularity rise. Another big part about the characters that helped the film was the actors personalities on and off set. They all had unique and well liked personalities. The uniqueness of the characters adds to the humor of the film without distracting from the actual story line. An example of this was when Tuco was in the bathtub and a man came in and Tuco shot him and said, “When you have to shoot, shoot! Don’t talk” (MOVIE). This was at a serious moment because someone was trying to kill him, but he added in humor without overtaking the seriousness. Leone picked a great cast to make the film with. These characters brought a sense of humor but seriousness to the film, helping it to become a popular western
One way that he does this is by the angles of the film. He used various camera angles to get different effects, but the most common shot in the film was close-ups. This happened many times but one of the most vital times the close-up was used was when the standoff was about to happen. The shot was from a distance to begin with, it then began to slowly zoom in. Soon it showed each man individually. First it showed an almost full body shot of each man separately. Then it went through again showing a close-up of each man's face. This helped the viewer to understand the actors facial expressions, how they were feeling, and what reaction they may have next. This close up also zoomed in on the men's guns in their holsters and the men’s hand preparing to grab the gun, This built up tension as the viewer was waiting for each man to grab the gun, and had the viewer on the edge of their seat waiting to see what was going to happen next. Another camera technique Leone used was, placing the focus in the center of the screen. This helped the viewer to know what to pay close attention to. As a new focus point came in then the old point of focus would shift off to the side. An example of this was when the men were at the graveyard. First it had Tuco in the center as he was in search of the grave with the gold. Then Blondies shadow soon appeared and it shifted Tuco to the right, and then it focused …show more content…
Leone choose actors who were either on the rise and becoming popular, and actors who were well known and well liked. This helped the movie to become well known. Another thing that helped with this movie was that a lot of the actors used in the film were American, but the film was filmed mainly in Spain and Italy. This caused a wide variety of people to be able to see the film, making its popularity rise. Another big part about the characters that helped the film was the actors personalities on and off set. They all had unique and well liked personalities. The uniqueness of the characters adds to the humor of the film without distracting from the actual story line. An example of this was when Tuco was in the bathtub and a man came in and Tuco shot him and said, “When you have to shoot, shoot! Don’t talk” (MOVIE). This was at a serious moment because someone was trying to kill him, but he added in humor without overtaking the seriousness. Leone picked a great cast to make the film with. These characters brought a sense of humor but seriousness to the film, helping it to become a popular western