The history teacher asked to write an article about American Civil War movies. ! The number of words is about 500 words, and the language should not be too.

Sergio Lionel is a master, a three-hour movie, without stopping. Suspense and tension are endless, just like fireworks in the night sky, one after another. The Golden Guard is a milestone in Sergio Lionel's films. Since then, his narrative has become relaxed and profound. While simply expressing the story of the western ranger, a deep sense of history also unconsciously infected the audience. Italians tend to be tough on the outside and soft on the inside. Sergio leone has shown the tragic American Civil War again and again in this film, not only to set off the atmosphere of the film. The world is in war, but the three protagonists shuttle between the two opposing camps for a sum of gold, as if they were the masters of the world. This kind of escape is just a great sadness and irony. When the camera slowly caressed the piles of bones on the ruins, the rhythm of the film suddenly became slow and solemn. This kind of emotion is brewing little by little until the end of the film, when Eastwood puts on a raincoat for a dying wounded soldier and gives him his last bite of cigar, reaching a climax. ...

Although the whole film is extended for three hours, and the western film can't develop wonderful fighting scenes like the eastern martial arts, the gun battles are all solved in an instant, so the grasp of the overall atmosphere, the grasp of the plot and the description of human nature have become essential elements for the success of the western film. In the three hours of this movie, the humanity reflected by the good guys, the bad guys and the ugly ghosts, as well as several important classic scenes, are not comparable to those later action movies that "fight, the protagonist will never get hurt" or movies that only focus on fighting without content. This is also the reason why this film can still rank among the 30 prehistoric films after nearly 40 years, which is worth recommending and collecting.

Ugliness of Good and Evil —— Rangers who fight happily in the sun

A long time ago, in the far west, there were three days of businessmen waiting for the train. Among them, an unknown guest named "Shan" always has half a cigar in his mouth, and he can shoot the rope used to hang the prisoner with one shot from a hundred yards away (of course, he has to shoot twice occasionally); There is also a little man nicknamed "Angel Eye". His beard is cool, but his marksmanship is even cooler. As long as he gives money, "it is easy to kill a person"; The last name is very long, Tuco or something, which means "furry wild rabbit". He is not only ugly, but also full of evil. His worth was once fired to $3,000. This man stood on the gallows several times, but he can live to this day. Obviously not in name only.

This is three people, waiting for the bus.

It doesn't matter where they are going, because a man nicknamed "that man" brought them down.

Sergio Leong wants to end the "Dollar Trilogy", so he also plans to let the three protagonists die together in the first act of the fourth drama. Unfortunately, the opening of the imaginary "Once upon a time in the West" turned into an "impossible task" because the guy who played "kindness" refused such a romantic death.

Why bother? Why bother? He is no longer a nobody. His name is Clint Eastwood.

In fact, what I want to say is "Good, Evil and Ugliness" (or "The Lone Ranger Duels Hell Gate"). Before I saw Once upon a time in the West, I dare not pretend that it is the best western film. Fortunately, these two brothers come from the same school, so I can safely declare that Sergio Leon is the greatest (Italian) western film director. Spaghetti Westerns is an American-style western film, which was shot by an Italian director, two or three American movie stars and a dozen foreign actors on a vast European land (such as Spain) to meet local needs. Its uniqueness lies in that the characters in the film will never be as distinct as john wayne's traditional westerns-the hat on the good guy's head is always white, and the hat on the bad guy's head is always black. Such a value judgment, the white rabbit will do: the mother rabbit is good, the wolf is bad-but it is contaminated with the temperament of "film noir", anti-hero, non-mainstream, dystopia and subversion of tradition. Everyone is a little bad. According to Lyon, I admire this great optimist, john ford. He is naive and romantic enough to shoot Cinderella ... Because of his European origin, he is a virtuous Irishman. He always looks at things from the perspective of Christians. The protagonists always look forward to a bright and prosperous future, but in my eyes, western history is really fighting violence with violence.

Of course, a competent Italian western film should be accompanied by Leon's signature techniques: large close-up, deep focus, sense of time and unparalleled theme music.

Sergio Leon is the one who sets Italian westerns. From 1964 to 1966, he filmed the famous dollar trilogy, namely, a handful of dollars, for a few more dollars, and the good, the bad and the ugly. It is not difficult to see that the early Leo was a man who struggled with money, and the central story of the trilogy was centered around raiders of the lost ark. After that, Lyon is different, more and more mature, more and more calm, more and more conservative and more homesick. For example, the past in the west, the past in the revolution and the past in the United States.

Speaking of money, a few dollars, with a budget of $200,000, is exactly the number of gold coins hidden by the federal government in the ugliness of good and evil. At that time, Eastwood's salary was only 15000 dollars. By the time of Good, Evil, Beauty and Ugliness, the budget had soared to $654.38+200,000. At this time, Eastwood was also on the rise. He got a salary of $250,000 and an unknown percentage. You know, in the 1960 s, it was a hero to spend10 million dollars to make a western for an Italian. Of course, Leon is by no means a fuel-efficient lamp. In the film, he filmed the confrontation between the two armies during the American Civil War with great momentum, which has the great momentum of the main theme of China's revolutionary film Armageddon. For another example, Leon also hired an engineering team of more than 500 people, and spent six weeks erecting a bridge and building an artificial river with a 300-foot dam. All this is just for the two cowboys in the film to blow it up. In order to deal with the scene where the bridge was in ruins, Leon had to set up eight cameras to capture this moment. There is a rumor that the producer has great trust in this legendary director. According to his son, Professor Frelin, a western expert (the author of From Calme to Selma Ziyal-Italian Westerns), the last work of Leon's project was Leningrad in World War II. At that time, his mind only had a general story outline and a six-minute storyboard, but-guilt-the old guy relied on it. ! ! And half of them belong to the Soviet government! ! ! Although this kind of gossip may not be credible, it also shows the confidence of the outside world in burning money in Lyon.

Nowadays, the title of "good, evil and ugliness" has been used up like "unbearable lightness in life". As for why this film was made and why it was called this name, Leon said: "Good, evil and ugliness are similar to the first two films, and this time it is a treasure hunt for three characters. But what interests me is to demystify the adjectives good/evil/ugly to show the absurdity of war. What do you mean by good, evil and ugly? Each of us has a little sin, a little ugliness and a little kindness in our hearts. Some people are ugly, but when we get to know them better, we will find that these people are more valuable ... As for the American Civil War that the characters in the film encounter, it seems to me that it is useless and stupid: there is absolutely no' motivation for progress' ... When I shoot the prison camp of the North Army, some of them will think of Nazi concentration camps and Jewish bands (to hide the screams of prisoners when they are abused) ... Americans always exaggerate the romance in the west. They never take the west seriously, just as we Italians never take ancient Rome seriously ... Perhaps the most serious discussion about this comes from Spartacus in Kubrick: other films are all on paper. It was this superficiality that hit me and attracted me ... "

Humor, ease of lifting weights, perhaps it is this superficiality that hit me and attracted me. Leon only occasionally shows a little irony and warmth. Politics is not important. The blue army's clothes were covered with dust and turned into white troops. In the commander's dying dream, the bridge between the two armies was bombed. The butcher, who had just had a fight with his brother who was a priest, just wiped his tears, got into the carriage and began to tell Blondie very proudly how much his brother wanted him to stay there. Brandy, who knows everything, said nothing but handed him half a cigar and put it in his mouth. Tuco took a drag and slowly smiled happily. So ennio morricone's theme music began, and I knew they were full of hope and set off again.

This more open-minded and happy attitude than that in the west has always been with me, even in those dangerous moments. For example, the first ten minutes, the last ten minutes, and the middle 140 minutes.

Some busybodies listed the shortcomings of this film, especially the historical flaws. For example, how did the story happen in the southern United States? For example, explosives used to blow up bridges were invented by Nobel in 1867, two years after the end of the American Civil War. For example, the barrel of a revolver is not there; Another example is Tuco's super pistol assembled by Colt automatic pistol, Remington, Smith and Wesson, which is also impossible!

Yes, these small mistakes constitute the only flaw in the whole movie.

During his 25-year career as a director, Leo only directed 10 films, among which 8 films scored over 7.0 on IMDB, and 5 films made the top 250 list, among which "Good, Evil, Beauty and Ugliness" was the highest ranked film (30th), with a total score of 8.6.

Now I want to talk about these three actors, who made this film immortal.

Good:

The success of Eastwood's life is almost based on the role of "nobody". His famous Dirty Harry is simply a replica of nobody, and this unforgettable masterpiece from 65438 to 0992 was dedicated to Lyon by name. But fate is so dramatic. Leon's ideal candidate was not him, but henry fonda.

At that time, Eastwood was just a young man who worked in the CBS TV series "Hides" for four years. "He didn't say anything, but he is good at getting on the horse, walking a little tired and obedient ... but he is very sophisticated and a little sly. I hope he looks more masculine, like a tough guy, and a little old-through a beard, a short shawl and a cigar. He had never smoked in his life when I went to see him. This is really a problem. Let a non-smoker hold a cigar at any time ... Before starting the second movie, he said to me,' Listen, Cee, you can ask me to do anything except smoking!' -of course, that's impossible, role requirements! ""Clint in real life is slow and calm, like a cat. As soon as I finished my work during filming, I immediately sat in the corner and fell asleep until the next scene. "

After filming "Good, Evil, Beauty and Ugliness", Eastwood set up his own production company Malpaso with a salary of $250,000 and a severance payment of $0/19,000 from CBS. Since then, he has embarked on the road of no return for the prodigal son in the west.

Evil:

Lee Van Cleef, who plays the villain Angel Eye, has appeared in 10 1 movie. He spent most of his life fighting, starring in Kung Fu movies such as Master Ninja, Bruce Lee and Kung Fu Crazy. However, his first appearance was at noon. His right hand was born deformed and the last joint of his middle finger was missing. Maybe that's why he died in a duel between good and evil and ugliness.

He died of 1989 like Lyon, and he died of a heart attack like Lyon, only eight months late.

Ugly:

Among the three protagonists, I would like to pay my highest tribute to eli wallach, who played the traitor Tuco in the third episode of The Godfather, a Broadway star who participated in World War II. He almost died filming the train breaking his handcuffs. The nearest train was only six inches, and only a little subconscious action saved him. At the end of the film, he ran in the cemetery, which was the most touching scene I have ever seen. The incomparable happiness, dizziness and ecstasy of complete freedom made me tremble even more than the montage thrown into the air in 200 1 A Space Odyssey. At this time, I had an opportunity to describe Enio Morricone's music, but I'd better keep my mouth shut, because there is a power that transcends the humbleness of language.

In my opinion, in that burning circular cemetery, in the garden of the gods buried with legendary treasures, there are three pirates or rangers fighting happily. They are different, their eyes are wandering, their sweat is dripping, and guns and people are one, as if no one knows. One of the three guns is empty.

Director Sergio Lerner said: "In my opinion, the American Civil War is stupid and futile, without any reason. The key to this movie is a line' I have never seen so many idiots die without a purpose'. "