American western movies

No Country for Old Men, the best film at last year's Oscar, is a very good western film.

Others are:

1, unforgivable

Director: Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood | king hackman | Morgan Freeman | richard harris

Type: action movie

William Laney was once a notorious thief and murderer. But since he married the beautiful Claudia and gave birth to two children, he decided to abandon evil and live a normal life. Shortly after his wife died of illness, he took his two children with sadness to run a pig farm in the suburbs of Kansas and raised them with his own hard work.

Two cowboys were making trouble in a bar in Wyoming, and one of them cut the prostitute's face with a knife. The brothel owner wanted to hang two cowboys, but the police chief "Little Bill" Dagert only asked them to accompany seven horses. The prostitutes were furious and offered a reward of 1000 yuan to find someone to kill two cowboys.

Scofield boy came to Lanny to announce the list. At first, Lanny promised his wife that she would never set foot in rivers and lakes again and didn't want to get involved in criminal activities again. However, in order to let the young children live a rich life, Laney, who bid farewell to the killer career 1 1 year, decided to return to his old job and participate in this killing operation. Scofield boy, Lanny and Lanny's old partner Ned Logan chased him to the Grand Canyon. Two cowboys died. Unfortunately, however, Logan was caught by "Little Bill" Dagert and tortured to death by them.

Lanny was furious when she saw Logan found dead outside the bar. He killed "Little Bill" Dagert to avenge his friend. When he left, he warned the men of "Little Bill": "If anyone shoots me, I will kill all his relatives and friends and burn their houses and property. You'd better not vilify prostitutes and hurt them, or I'll come back and kill you all. "

Lanny finished her bloody work, got paid and took her two children to San Francisco to do business.

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The film Unforgettable is a film directed and performed by Clint Eastwood in 1993. At the same time, this is also his 10 western. The film won the best picture, best director, best supporting actor and best editing in the 65th Academy Awards with 1993, which is another victory of western films.

However, unlike previous westerns, this film can be said to have completely shattered the heroic myth in traditional westerns. The film is full of regret and sadness. Several characters in the film are also tragic figures, and everyone is burdened with inevitable sins and bad luck. The world of traditional westerns is often black and white, loyalty and treachery are opposite, and justice will always overcome evil. However, in the film Unforgettable, the boundaries between right and wrong, good and evil have become blurred. Everyone is burdened with sin, and violence is the ultimate force to solve everything. The director shows the American west as a dark world where the law of the jungle prevails, and the darkness of human nature is also exposed here. This makes the film achieve a peculiar artistic effect and has thought-provoking power.

The film retains the characteristics of violent catharsis of western films in the past, and at the same time has a melancholy tone. The hero's heavy sin and nostalgia for his wife cast a gray mood on the film. The film is full of gun battles and murders, but it complements the story and is very successful.

King hackman, who plays a police officer in the film, won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for this film. He added another eye-catching stroke to his honor list with his charming performance. Clint Eastwood, who plays Manny, failed to win the Best Actor, but his performance was equally remarkable. He won the best director award for this film, and at the same time, he still holds the golden statue of the best film award in his hand. This is the first time that Eastwood has won an Oscar since the film. It's a pity that he didn't wear the title of film emperor, but the two heavy golden statues of best film and best director are enough to comfort him.

2. The last Mohican

Director: michael mann

Starring: Daniel Day Lewis and Madeleine Stowe.

Type:

1757, Britain and France, two countries that have forged feuds on the European continent, competed for colonies in the new continent discovered by Columbus. On the west bank of the Hudson River, there is an Indian tribe-Mohigan, and there are only three people left here. His father Jinkaga, his son Ankas and his white adopted son Nadaye lived a traditional and quiet hunting life. They worship gods and hunt only to survive. But Britain and France, for their own selfish desires, will print separately. ...

3, the fire dance crazy sand

Director Sam Remy.

Starring Sharon Si Tong.

Type:

The film is a western, which describes a small town named Leiden Thompson, and is run by the overbearing villain Elo (played by king hackman). Elo usually does many evils and makes many enemies. In order to consolidate his sphere of influence, he thought of a quick solution-to attract Japanese traders from all over the world to fight in succession, and to take this opportunity to eradicate his old enemy. At this time, a vindictive cowgirl (played by sharon stone) appeared, and she was prepared to punish these evil people with powerful firepower, quick, ruthless and precise marksmanship …

4. Not subject to legal restrictions

Director: Les Mayfield

Starring: Colin Farrell | Scott Kan | Ellie Ratt | Gabriel Muhammad | Gregory Smith.

Type: action movie

Shortly after the end of the American Civil War, the defeated southerners returned to their hometown to start their lives again, but the rich Yankees did not give them a good life.

In a small town in Missouri, the midwestern United States, residents felt sad and angry when they heard that all their land had been taken away by greedy railway giant Thadeos Raines without their knowledge. In the excited situation, a group of cowboys who had been soldiers in the civil war began to take back their legal property by force.

Jesse james acted as the leader of this group of young people. Together with his younger brother Frank, he directed a group of bloody western cowboys to openly confront Lei Ensi: during the period from 1866 to 188 1, they robbed banks, wagons and trains, creating an earth-shattering robbery and becoming a western thief known to all women and children.

Lei Ensi, with deep pockets, hired legendary private detective Allen Pinkerton to hunt down James in the vast western desert and decided to fight him to the end at all costs. Who will win the final victory in this contest between money and courage?

Behind the scenes:

Jesse james is a well-known legend in the United States, and his story seems as wonderful as Robin Hood, which is familiar to our audience in China. Therefore, over the years, there have been more than 30 film and television works focusing on his life, and his "photogenic rate" is second only to abraham lincoln and billy the kid, two famous American historical figures. Among them, the most classic is "Dangkou Zhi" starring Henry Fonda1939; The latest movie about jesse james is Frank and Jesse, starring Rob Lowe and bill paxton.

Although American westerns have been a little weak in the past two years (such as the box office disappointment of Indiana Jones and War Horse as examples), this can not reduce the enthusiasm of Hollywood filmmakers for western themes at all. After all, the spirit of the West is the representative of American national spirit, and more importantly, western movies were once one of the fastest-growing genre films in American film history. In Hollywood, almost every director dreams of making his own westerns one day, and Les Mefidel is no exception. According to the director, he grew up watching westerns. The legendary life of jesse james has always been a fascinating mystery to Mayfield. It is a long-cherished wish to shoot the story of Jesse this time.

Step 5 dance with wolves

Director: kevin costner

Starring: kevin costner | Mary McDonnell | graham greene

Type: literary film

In order to find a new way of life, Civil War hero Captain Dunbar rode mathis Branch to the magical west. Major van Bure of Heisburg sent Dunbar to the most remote Severwick. Dunbar was deeply attracted by the grandeur of the grassland, and he decided to live alone in an unmanned post. However, due to the suicide of Major Van Bure and the killing of the driver by Indians, Dunbar became isolated.

Dunbar lives a quiet and monotonous life alone. This boundless sky, Yuan Ye, seems to be his paradise. Dunbar also made friends with a wolf with white front legs and named it "two white socks".

However, the quiet life did not last long, and Dunbar had contact with the Indian Sioux. Sioux people have been talking about Dunbar's arrival, and they are arguing about how to treat Dunbar.

Dunbar decided to take the initiative to find the Sioux. On the way, he saved a Sioux woman who wanted to commit suicide and "stood and danced and punched". She was originally white, but lost her relatives and was adopted by the Sioux since she was a child. After returning the "standing dance boxing" to the Sioux, Dunbar rode away.

Dunbar's visit greatly shocked the Sioux. Indian leaders unanimously agreed to pay a return visit to Dunbar. The next day, several Indians came to Dunbar station. In this way, the two sides began a slow and friendly contact. Gradually Dunbar became a friend of the Sioux, and he also had an Indian name called "Dancing with Wolves".

Dunbar's riding skills and marksmanship left a deep impression on Sioux people when hunting bison. He also saved an Indian boy. From then on, Dunbar moved into the Sioux camp and began to become one of them. At the same time, there is a sincere feeling between Dunbar and "Standing Dance Boxing".

When the ferocious Pani attacked, Dunbar tried his best to distribute the guns and ammunition in the post to the Sioux, helping them defeat Dunbar and become the Sioux hero again. All Sioux people worship Dunbar very much, and they wish Dunbar love and union with "standing dance boxing". Dunbar deeply realized the simplicity, kindness and friendliness of Indians, and he lived freely and happily among Sioux people. Dunbar is a complete Indian except for his skin color and appearance. However, just when Dunbar wanted to go to the post to retrieve his diary and live among the Indians forever, he found that a group of white soldiers had been stationed there. They shot Dunbar in Indian costumes. Mathis died and Dunbar became a prisoner.

Dunbar's defense of Indians attracted many insults and beatings. They identified Dunbar as a traitor. So Dunbar stopped speaking English and resolutely spoke Indian. The garrison major could do nothing, so he had to send a team of soldiers to escort Dunbar back to Hayes fortress. The Sioux discovered this situation. They destroyed the motorcade and rescued Dunbar.

When winter came, the Sioux settled down in the deep valley. In order not to bring trouble to Sioux friends, Dunbar declined to stay and left Sioux village with his wife "standing, dancing and boxing".

Eighteen years later, the Sioux were forced to sign an agreement with the government to give up their land passed down from generation to generation.

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Dancing with Wolves is the first film directed by kevin scott Werner. The film lasts for three hours and costs180,000 USD. It is a large-scale epic western film, with 3,500 bison, 300 horses, 130 technicians and 400 extras. It is also the first film with Indian subtitles in American film history. Kevin Slatner said: "What I want to show is the Indian experience at that time, and it is a history of indigenous people." He insists that the film must have Indian subtitles, and he is confident that this will inevitably arouse people's strong interest, concern and support. Sure enough, he succeeded.

At the premiere, he invited many Indians to watch the film. Three hours passed, and the applause in the cinema was thunderous and prolonged. Dancing with wolves has become an immortal western legend in the history of world movies with its unique perspective and connotation.

Dancing with Wolves was a blockbuster at the 63rd Academy Awards, with 12 nominations and the final award, which attracted worldwide attention. Kevin scott boldly adopted the western film style which has been ignored for more than ten years, and examined the complex themes of culture, history, race and equality from a brand-new perspective. The diversification of films has injected fresh and powerful vitality into western films. He revived a genre and achieved brilliant success.

Although the film adopts the legendary narrative story structure, what is different is that the film skillfully combines the realistic style with the romantic color and emotional appeal, which makes the whole film have gorgeous artistic charm. And the film also has a wonderful pen in shooting technology. It perfectly combines the rich historical and cultural atmosphere with the magnificent scenery of the western prairie. Rich photographic angles, clever dynamic rhythm and complex and excellent scene scheduling make the film achieve excellent visual effects. But the real success of the film should also be attributed to its profound theme connotation. With the end of World War II, humanitarianism has been mentioned in a considerable position in literature and art, and historical reflection has made the theme of war and the history of western development two major themes in movies. Dancing with wolves reflects the history and thinking of this western expansion, which is extremely difficult to grasp and express. People are paying more and more attention to the plight of Indians. This film is contrary to the previous practice of describing Indians as barbarians in movies, especially in western movies, and affirms the simplicity, sincerity and kindness of Indians. The film also puts forward the ideal that all ethnic groups should give up their struggle and live in peace, and embodies the freedom and beauty of this ideal with the harmonious coexistence of Dunbar people and Sioux people, playing the melody of friendship, equality and peace. These artistic successes finally made the film a brilliant victory in the Oscar competition.

6. Burning years

Director: Edward Swayze

Starring Brad Pitt | Anthony Hopkins | Julia Ormond | Eden Quinn

Type: romantic

William, the cavalry colonel, is tired of war. He took his family to the western wilderness and cultivated pastures in a remote mountainous area. The colonel's wife abandoned her husband and children and returned to the east because she couldn't stand the harsh environment. Colonel William shouldered the burden of raising three sons alone.

The three brothers grew up in a difficult environment. They are like brothers, but they have different personalities. Brother Alfred is honest and dutiful; The third brother Samuel is an idealist and deeply loved by his father. Tristan, the second child, is a wild and unruly person. He is free and unrestrained, often associates with Indians and learns a lot from them. Father and son live a cold life in a pure male world.

However, after Samuel graduated from university, he brought his fiancee Susanna home. The quiet life was broken. Alfred had a crush on Susanna, but Tristan's temperament touched Susanna's heart. Four young people painfully suppressed their feelings.

Just then, the first world war broke out. The three brothers joined the army and went to Europe despite their father's dissuasion. During the war, Tristan watched Samuel die, but there was nothing he could do. Tristan, who was infinitely sad, dug out his brother's heart in the Indian way and took it back to his motherland for burial.

Alfred left his hometown after his proposal to Susanna was rejected. The shadow of his brother's death also made Tristan unable to face his beloved Susanna. Tristan also ran away from home and was never heard from again. Time passes in painful waiting. Susanna was disheartened and finally agreed to marry Alfred.

At this time, the colonel unfortunately suffered a stroke, and Tristan, who had been wandering for many years, returned home at this time. He has suffered a lot in these years. After he came back, he got married and had children, and wanted to live a quiet life. Everything seems to have ended peacefully. However, on his way back to the city, his wife was unfortunately killed, which once again ignited the restless fire in his heart.

Susanna has always felt deeply guilty about Samuel, and now Tristan's wife's death has brought him great pain. She couldn't stand such torture and committed suicide. Tristan has put aside everything at this time, and finally got revenge with the help of his father and eldest brother Alfred.

Tristan lived a hard life again. He lived a long time. He personally sent his father away and watched the children get married and have children. He was killed by the bear's paw in a fierce battle with the bear in the 1960s, and his death was heroic. ......

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This is a film full of warmth and masculinity, just like a distant fairy tale. The story happened at the beginning of this century, and the background is between the mountains and plains in the western United States. At that time, the sky was so blue and the mountains in the distance were so clear. A military father and his three sons live a comfortable life in Shan Ye. The three sons who grew up in the years of fighting with giant bears and running with fierce horses have different interests and pursuits, and they embody their Excellence in different ways.

The entry of a woman seems to have broken the tranquility here. Such an educated woman suddenly appeared in the dilapidated house, which made the old captain William find the warmth he had not seen for a long time, and his three sons fell in love with her at the same time.

If you think this story will unfold in the process of brothers turning against each other and brothers killing each other, it is all wet. Throughout the story, the feelings of father and son, brothers and lovers are intertwined, which makes people linger. It tells a long but worrying story, which is really a very touching story. In this utilitarian society, we have not been immersed in such an atmosphere full of human feelings for a long time.

The picture of the film is beautiful, which vividly shows the scenery of the western United States that is different from Dancing with Wolves. The towering mountains in the background are in harmony with the male world in the film and have a certain visual impact. Grassland, blue sky and fine horses are so harmonious and desirable, so this film won the 67th academy award for best cinematography.

In the film, the hero, Brad Pitt, is one of the shining and handsome young people in contemporary Hollywood. He once surpassed Tom Cruise in the film Interview with Vampires at Night, and in this film, his role orientation became a typical image in people's minds in the future: unkempt, bohemian, but full of masculinity. Another movie star in the film is Anthony Hopkins, who won an Oscar for his role in The Silence of the Lambs. In this film, his lines are few and his appearance time is not long, but he is the soul of the whole film. He fully showed a stubborn, tenacious and majestic father image, which made people respect and deserve to be a superstar. No wonder the great director Oliver Si Tong invited him to play Nixon in Nixon.

By convention, the music in the film should still be mentioned here. If you listen carefully, can you feel the sea breeze blowing from the bow of the Titanic? Yes, the soundtrack of this film was written by James Horton, who later wrote the soundtracks for Braveheart and Titanic. It should be said that the soundtrack of this film is also excellent. James Horton is good at using instrumental solo to connect melody with band combination, which often brings people into a very distant realm. This soundtrack is a clever combination of piano and violin solo, which paves the way for the development of the plot and adds a lot of color to the whole movie.

7. Golden Escort

Directed by Sergio Leon

Starring: Clint Eastwood | Lee Van Cleef

Type: action movie

One of the top ten westerns in Hollywood. The finale of the trilogy Escort directed by Sergio Lionel in western movie master. The best western region I have ever seen, and the favorite western region at present. If I have to choose a movie that represents the whole western region, I can only choose it.

During the civil war, three gangsters seized a batch of wealth while the political situation was chaotic. The three men sometimes exchanged ideas and sometimes confronted each other with guns. ...

The shock of this film is that the philosophy of robbers is truth: the survival principle that robbers believe in is actually the survival principle of the whole country, and it can even be understood as the survival principle that both natural people and social people must respect-the "robber principle" mentioned here is a neutral word without derogatory meaning. It is precisely because of their adherence to the "robber principle" that a great country was established in that wild land. On the other hand, in our country, which likes to say that our national character is excellent and encourages moral construction, people's basic desires are not respected, and movies like Independence and Rashomon will never be made. ...

It is worth pondering that this film seriously tells the confrontation process of three robbers representing the three forces of "good, evil and ugliness", but regards the background of the civil war as a farce. When the two armies confront each other, the whole world is truly calm and rational, and others are injured and killed in meaningless crowding and chasing. Obviously, robbers and the army are mapped to each other, and the diversity and inequality of the world stem from the looting of resources by robbers and robbers ... When I first saw this film, I was in awe because the director was able to penetrate deep thinking about political struggle with a highly commercialized plot mode. Later, after reading the director's own words about the creation of this film, I was even more gratified that I understood it correctly. Director Sergio Rene said: "In my opinion, the American Civil War is futile. The key to this movie is a line' I have never seen so many idiots die without a purpose'. "

8. Western past events

Director: Sergio Leone

Starring: henry fonda | Cardinal Claudia | Jason Robards | Charles Bronson

Type: action movie

Lionel's masterpiece, the Italian western film, is called the greatest western film in the history of movies after the Escort Trilogy with Clint Eastwood.

The story tells that a mysterious guest (Charles Bronson) comes to a small town and is involved in a land battle between a widow (Claudia Cardinell) and railroad tycoon. The most interesting role in this film is played by henry fonda, who always shows his integrity. It is rare to play a ruthless killer in this film. There was almost no expression from beginning to end, only a small gesture at the corner of the mouth, which made people shudder ... When the film was released in the United States, it was once released by the filmmakers because of its length.

9. aspire to the Millennium

Title: West Malone

Category: romantic movies, award-winning movies and others

Director: Wesley Ruggles.

Starring: irene dunne and Rosco arthurs.

This film describes that Yang and his wife Sabra came from the east to settle in the western prairie and worked hard to reclaim land with a group of immigrants. There was a dispute and a fight between the two sides because they violated the interests of the rancher. Yang was brave, robbed the rich and helped the poor, and tried his best to safeguard the rights and interests of Indians, so that the originally barren western plain was gradually transformed into a modern city. Later, due to the oil field fire, Yang was also buried in the sea of fire. Richard dix and irene dunne both gave excellent performances.

10, stagecoach

Title: stagecoach

Type: Active Other

Director: john ford. John Ford

Starring: john wayne, john wayne and Clay.

/kloc-at the end of 0/9, the post car was the only means of transportation in the wild border areas of the western United States. Buck, the driver, drove to Dangtu town to change horses and prepare to go to Rotburg. Among the passengers was Dr. Bonner, who was drunk but open-minded. Lucy, who was working, was nicknamed "Curly" by a wine merchant and sheriff.

Female members of the town's major security league kicked Dallas, a prostitute, out of Dangtu town. With her head held high and a defiant expression on her face, she boarded the mail car. Guo Ling, a cowboy who escaped from prison, will also take a bus to Fort Rothel to avenge the three Broome brothers who killed his parents and brothers and put him in prison.

On the way, two more passengers came up: a gentleman who went bankrupt because of gambling, and a bank owner Gatwu who absconded with money. When the mail arrived at Frye Station, Hetofei, who had served in the army, took care of Mrs. Lucy and got off. During the break, social prejudice made pretentious passengers ignore Guo Ling and Darassi. Only a kind doctor sympathized with the woman whose family was killed by Indians and turned to ashes.

The lonely post car galloped on the wasteland, and the troops protecting the post car retreated. Lucy fainted in the restaurant because of the bumps all the way. With everyone's care, the baby was born safely. The magnanimous Darla and Guo Ling told each other about their life experiences. Guo Ling begged Darth to accept his love, and Darth advised Guo Ling to flee the border.

The scene of burning, killing and looting by Abash people in India is chilling. Their leader, Zorogum, is a burly man with a rough face, like a stone statue carved by Hongyan. The Abbas started to attack. The mail car sped away with all the people. There is a fierce battle in the wilderness. Guo Ling's skill was extraordinary, and Hetoffee was shot and killed. Dr. Bonner bravely faced the baby, and Dallas hugged the baby all the way. Only the bank owner showed his selfish nature ... At the critical moment, a group of federal cavalry arrived in time to repel the Indians and make the post car out of danger.

When they finally arrived in Fort Rothel, Captain Mallory picked up Lucy and the newborn. Curly got a call from the town and arrested Gatewood. Guo Ling found the enemy's trail. After a gun battle, he killed the three Broome brothers and injured himself. When he was ready to turn himself in to curly, the sheriff put him and Daras in a carriage and let them cross the border and start a new life.

1 1, noon

Title: noon

Type: Other

Director: Fred Zinnemann Fred Zinnemann

Starring: gary cooper gary cooper and gary cooper Gray.

1870, Will Kane, the sheriff of Hyderabad town in the western United States, finished his five-year term and was ready to leave. After his wedding with Amy, he was about to leave when Frank Miller, a gangster sent to prison by Kane five years ago, got out of prison and took the "noon" train to get back at Kane. The deputy sheriff, the mayor and others advised Kane to leave quickly, and it was useless to fight with them. But Kane didn't want the townspeople to be cheated by gangsters again. Before the arrival of the new sheriff, he resolutely stayed, and four gangsters lined up in the street and approached Kane step by step. Kane is not afraid to kill three gangsters without help. Finally, Frank took Amy hostage and forced Kane to lay down his weapon or kill Amy to avenge his dead brothers. Kane is very helpless. In order to save Amy, he raised his hands and walked to the middle of the street. When Frank was ready to shoot Kane, Amy desperately grabbed Frank's face and eyes with her loose hand, and Kane took the opportunity to kill Frank. Later, Kane took off the sheriff's badge from his chest, threw it underground, and drove out of town with his wife Amy.

12, history of western development

Title: How did the West win?

Type: Other

Directed by john ford, Henry Hathaway and George Marshall.

Main performance: henry fonda.

The whole film introduces the history of white people's exploration of the western United States with three stories, directed by three great directors, among whom, John? Ford made Civil War, Henry? Hathaway has filmed Rivers, Plains, Desperado, George? Marshall filmed Railway. Many scenes were spectacular, and the photography and music were first-class.