Notes:
What are the characteristics of the western genre?
Themes of man taming the great frontier, personal moral code (honor), and retribution
The landscape as a character
Cowboys and indians
Gun fight
The protagonist as a loner (always)
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Films set up expectations for audience
Either fulfill expectation or mess up your mind (plot twist)
In Western films:
always a stand-off
justice
Theme:
The Searchers: Racism, rebel
The Magnificent Seven: Justice for villagers, sexism, transition from settlers to farmers, racism
The Magnificent Seven is remake of The Seven Samurai
Film notes:
"shooting day for night" - shooting at daytime, but because of lighting it looks like night
-because the protagonist shown their soft side, the audience knows what to expect
Expectations rising
Mise en scene - The bandits are riding towards the village, and the background of that scene is a bunch gravestones
Leader: dressed in red - arrogant - leading to gun fire
Able to understand characters through emotions without "save the cat" moment
Character development during the film can be seen
Characters' personality can be seen with mainly dialogues and some actions
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