Revised Western Essay
The standpoint of race, women, and violence have been shown a lot in the revisionist Western story, Unforgiven. Legendary actors Clint Eastwood (Will Munny), and Morgan Freeman (Ned Logan) take on the rolls of old retired gunslingers trying to finish one last job.
The first thing noticed about Ned Logan is that he’s colored, which is kind of a big thing at that time; having a colored person play a decently big role in a Westen was practically unheard of. Throughout the whole film, neither the directors or characters make race or nationality that big of an issue, strictly because the movie was directed in the 90’s. Most Westerns directed from the 60’s to the 80’s where more in-depth with the viewings of …show more content…
In the early days, Will explains how he and his partner Ned had a violent path of destruction and murder as gunfighters. He later says that he has killed “everything that walks or crawls at one time or another” including women and children. When he drank he became more violent, and when violence ensnared him, he had no mercy for really anything. When Will's best friend and partner dies, Will seeks revenge on the sheriff of Big Whisky, Bill Daggett. Bill Daggett is the violent sheriff of Big Whisky who brutally beats English Bill out of town for the simple act of not handing over his firearm. Little Bill beat and killed Ned for the murder of Mikie and Davey, who cut up Delilah. Will is on a furious rampage to find whoever killed Ned and also who is responsible for putting his body on display out front of the bar with a sign that says “this is what happens to assassins”. Will murdered six cowboys in the bar including the bar owner. Will has now become the big fear of Big Whisky, now that people know who he really is. In front of the bar, he yells out saying “if anyone shoots me, not only will I kill you, but I’ll kill your wife and all your friends, then I’ll burn down your house”. Will makes it very clear that if anyone messes with him, he will kill everyone and everything that is related to the person and all their friends. Before Will leaves he wants no harm to be dealt
The standpoint of race, women, and violence have been shown a lot in the revisionist Western story, Unforgiven. Legendary actors Clint Eastwood (Will Munny), and Morgan Freeman (Ned Logan) take on the rolls of old retired gunslingers trying to finish one last job.
The first thing noticed about Ned Logan is that he’s colored, which is kind of a big thing at that time; having a colored person play a decently big role in a Westen was practically unheard of. Throughout the whole film, neither the directors or characters make race or nationality that big of an issue, strictly because the movie was directed in the 90’s. Most Westerns directed from the 60’s to the 80’s where more in-depth with the viewings of …show more content…
In the early days, Will explains how he and his partner Ned had a violent path of destruction and murder as gunfighters. He later says that he has killed “everything that walks or crawls at one time or another” including women and children. When he drank he became more violent, and when violence ensnared him, he had no mercy for really anything. When Will's best friend and partner dies, Will seeks revenge on the sheriff of Big Whisky, Bill Daggett. Bill Daggett is the violent sheriff of Big Whisky who brutally beats English Bill out of town for the simple act of not handing over his firearm. Little Bill beat and killed Ned for the murder of Mikie and Davey, who cut up Delilah. Will is on a furious rampage to find whoever killed Ned and also who is responsible for putting his body on display out front of the bar with a sign that says “this is what happens to assassins”. Will murdered six cowboys in the bar including the bar owner. Will has now become the big fear of Big Whisky, now that people know who he really is. In front of the bar, he yells out saying “if anyone shoots me, not only will I kill you, but I’ll kill your wife and all your friends, then I’ll burn down your house”. Will makes it very clear that if anyone messes with him, he will kill everyone and everything that is related to the person and all their friends. Before Will leaves he wants no harm to be dealt