As I’ve mentioned before,
this semester I’m taking a film class.
At the beginning of the semester we mainly focused on Western
films. Here are films we watched and my
thoughts on them!
“Stagecoach”
When I
first found out that we were going to be watching Western films, and not to
mention this one was a black and white film, I was not exactly
open-minded. But, I did enjoy this film
although I did not initially think that I would. It was a bit slow and confusing in the
beginning, but it eventually picked up and was enjoyable. While not my favorite of the Western films
that we watched, it is definitely worth watching.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031971/
“Shane”
As much as
I enjoyed watching the movie the week before, this movie brought about my fears
of Western movies. The movie was much
longer than it needed to be, and I couldn’t help but finding many of the actors
really annoying. If you’re
well-acquainted with Western films, I wouldn’t choose this film to start.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0046303/
“High Noon”
This was
one of the most enjoyable films that we’ve seen in class so far. From the opening ballad (which I proceeded to
have stuck in my head for days afterwards), I was hooked. The film never lost my attention, and the pacing
never bored me. This is definitely a
great film to start with if you’re looking for a way to get into watching
Western films.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0044706/
“The
Searchers”
My personal
favorite by far in genre that we watched in the class. It was a bit long, but the plot moved quickly
and there were enough plot twists that I felt like it didn’t drag on. I would recommend this film to anyone, even
if you’re not looking for a western film, or even if you don’t like
westerns.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049730/
“The Wild
Bunch”
Unfortunately,
I don’t have much to say about this film because I fell asleep 15 minutes into
it and slept for an hour. When I
eventually woke up, I was completely lost and remained lost for the remaining
hour of the movie. People seemed to
enjoy it, though it did have a pretty violent ending, but it is known for being
one of the most violent movies. Would
you watch it?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065214/
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