COMM 150 Lecture 22: Re-visioning the American West: Clint Eastwood and Unforgiven
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Re-visioning the american west: clint eastwood and unforgiven. Clint eastwood: no other actor/director in the post john wayne era is as closely linked to the western genre, used western to think about american culture. The western: first truly american genre. Great train robbery: found its way into international film canon. Several foreign countries established studios in west to do own versions of. Largely glorified and mythologized the american frontier era after it had come to an end: powerful format. Corresponds to america"s vision as a country which created itself anew of the wilderness. 11/8/16: ride horses, deal with cattle (protect from predators and villains, come into town for that which town represents (both good and bad) Dangerous wilderness: very stereotypic representations in early days and later revised. Outside main street (for gun fighting: stock characters. Needs to be taken out of community by hero in a shoot out. Generic townspeople who represent masses or community.
