Personally My Darling Clementine, directed by John Ford, did not live up to my expectations as a western. Wyatt Earp the main protagonist is not the usual rough and tumble hero depicted in my favorite country themed flicks, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, and Walker Texas Ranger. Wyatt Earp is shown to be a caring almost girlish man, it seems he places more emphasis on making the town of Tombstone. Too much of the plot is worthless in my eyes, Ford seems to show meaningless scenes which play no role in the movement of the plot. Scenes like the raising of the Church, and the entire part about the Shakespearean artist play no role in making the plot more interesting. They only serve to further effeminate the main characters Doc and Wyatt. I think Ford was trying to romanticise the old West, which should never be done. There was no room for error out in the dessert it was not a romantic place.
Walker Texas ranger i feel does a much better job showing the true Western Hero. Yes, I know that Walker is from the 1990's and takes place in Texas, but it still has many elements of the great western thrown throughout. Like Wyatt, Walker doesn't carry or use a gun. He relies on his 3 time black belt karate skills, to bring down a myriad of armed assailants carrying knives swords and rocket launchers. In My Darling Clementine, at any point where Wyatt is in real danger, he mysteriously procures a gun and shoots the bandit. A Western should depict a heroic character, stronger enough to fend on his own, beating up bad guys and then going out to his hot woman for some loving. A true American hero is portrayed in Westerns, which in my opinion doesn't happen with Wyatt Earp.
Granted the movie was fairly decent Ford did an excellent job directing and putting his ideas on screen, in my opinion it just doesn't meet my expectations for a true American Western
Walker Texas ranger i feel does a much better job showing the true Western Hero. Yes, I know that Walker is from the 1990's and takes place in Texas, but it still has many elements of the great western thrown throughout. Like Wyatt, Walker doesn't carry or use a gun. He relies on his 3 time black belt karate skills, to bring down a myriad of armed assailants carrying knives swords and rocket launchers. In My Darling Clementine, at any point where Wyatt is in real danger, he mysteriously procures a gun and shoots the bandit. A Western should depict a heroic character, stronger enough to fend on his own, beating up bad guys and then going out to his hot woman for some loving. A true American hero is portrayed in Westerns, which in my opinion doesn't happen with Wyatt Earp.
Granted the movie was fairly decent Ford did an excellent job directing and putting his ideas on screen, in my opinion it just doesn't meet my expectations for a true American Western
4 comments:
I agree that there are many points in the movie that made absolutely no sense. I feel also that the Shakespeare scene held no relevance to the plot but maybe there is a hidden meaning that we are just not seeing.
Elliot I definetely agree with the way you described the movie. I also don't think that the west should be romanticied and also I didn't see a point to the Shakespeare scene either.
You missed out on John Wayne. Stage Coach didn't have many unnecessary scenes. Bravo on bringing in Chuck Norris.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BB7iPdfqRw
excellent elliot. i first wondered like you, why some of these scenes were even added to the movie. i have been puzzled on this topic ever since. YOu bring up a good point with the shakespeare part: a completelyu strange and uncalled in the movie. i do however love good, the bad and they ugly like you. love you always, dan
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