Professor Myrna Monllor English 124 The Western Latter

Professor Myrna Monllor English 124

The Western Latter half of the 19 th century Archetypal characters Modernity encroaching on a primitive way of life The values of honor and sacrifice Codes of honor No social order Final conflict reestablishes moral order Morality tales

All the archetypes Cattle/Railroad baron The Pinkerton Detective The Determined homesteader The sheriff The outlaw http: //tvtropes. org/pmwiki. php/Main/Western. Characters

Stagecoach 1939 John Ford Unforgiven 1992 Clint Eastwood The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly 1966 Sergio Leone

New Vision: Revisionist Westerns 2008 Neo-western 2007 2012

Elmore Leonard 1925 -2013 “Try to leave out the parts that readers tend to skip” 3: 10 to Yuma Get Shorty Be Cool Out of Sight Jackie Brown (Rum Punch) “If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it. ”

Story How does the story begin? What is the main theme? Where are we? What is the situation? How does the story end? Who are the characters? What is the conflict? How is the story told?

The Beginning “He had picked up his prisoner at Fort Huachuca shortly after midnight and now, in a silent early morning mist, they approached Contention. The two riders moved slowly, one behind the other. ”

WHAT IS THE MAIN CONFLICT?

Conflict/Theme Jim Kidd: “How much do you make, Marshal? ” Paul Scallen: “A hundred and fifty a month, some expenses, and a dollar bounty for every arrest against Bisbee ordinance in the town limits. ” “ Have you figured out yet what my price is? ” “ You don’t have enough money, Jim. ”

What roles do they play? Is there a hero? A villain? WHO ARE THE CHARACTERS IN THE STORY?

Characterization • Paul Scallen "I'm only one man, Mr. Timpey, and I've got to get him there. ” • Jim Kidd "You don't take any chances, do you? Where's your sporting blood? ” "Something that makes sense. You said before I didn't mean a thing to you personally, what you're doing is just a job. Well, you figure out if it's worth getting killed for. • Mr. Timpey “I don't see why I have to get dragged into this. My job's got nothing to do with law enforcement. . ” • Charlie Prince Is Mr. Timpey similar • Bob Moons to Mr. Butterfield? What has just happened when Bob enters the room? How does making Paul Scallen a marshall change the meaning of the story as compared to the film?

Paul Scallen “He wanted to get Jim Kidd on that train…but he was afraid. He was afraid of what he might do once they were on the street. Even now his breath was short and occasionally he would inhale and let the air out slowly to calm himself. And he kept asking himself if it was worth it. ” “Scallen knew fear at that moment as fear had never gripped him before”

Ending Kidd studied the deputy for some minutes. Finally he said, “ You know, you really earn your hundred and a half. ” … He felt as if all his strength had been sapped, but he couldn’t help smiling at Jim Kidd. He was thinking pretty much the same thing.

What elements from the story did the screenplay writers take? A prisoner being taken to Yuma. Can principles be bought? The shoot out

James Mangold • • • The Wolverine (2013) Knight and Day (2010) Walk the Line (2005) Identity (2003) Kate and Leopold (2001) Girl Interrupted (1999)

3: 10 to Yuma (2007) • Screenplay – Halsted Welles – Michael Brandt – Derek Hass • Nominated – Best Achievement in Music – Best Achievement in Sound – Remake of a 1957 film • Budget 55 million

The Music Gunshots Cracking whips Whistle Voices Electric Guitar Ennio Morricone Marco Beltrami

The Music 1957

The Music: Ennio Morricone

The Music: Marco Beltrami

The Music: Marco Beltrami

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What is the first sound you hear as the movie begins? Who is the first character that we see? What is he doing? What had he been doing? HOW DOES THE FILM BEGIN?

The Film: Beginning

The Film: Beginning Establishing theme

What do we learn? •

Establishing the Conflict Losing family’s respect Owing Mr. Hollister money Father-Son Antagonism Regaining respect Taking Ben to the train

The Landscape

The Landscape

Characterization WILLIAM

Witnessing the crime “He’s fast. ” What did William take from the crime scene?

Characterization: Will “I ain't ever walking in your shoes. “

William “There’s a wildness in his eyes. ”

Why didn’t William shoot Ben Wade at the end? “You did it, pa. ”

Characterization DAN

Could Dan be a Christ figure? What do we learn about Dan the first time we see him? Characterization: Dan “I've been standing on one leg for three damn years waiting for God to do me a favor. . . and He ain't listening. “

“Sometimes a man has to be big enough to see how small he is” Mr. Hollander

Characterization: Dan’s Family Mark, William, and Alice and Mark

“You lied to me. ” Alice Evans: Don't do it, Dan. No one will think less of you. Dan Evans: No one can think less of me.

Characterization BEN WADE

What is Ben doing the first time we see him? Could Ben be the Devil? Characterization: Ben Wade Proverbs 13: 3. "He that keepeth his mouth, keepeth his life. He that opens his lips too wide shall bring on his own destruction". “

“I don’t mess around with doing good things. ” Ben Wade

Ben Wade’s Family

Velvet Jump out that back window with me now.

All of man’s ways seem right to him, but the Lord ponders the heart. Proverbs 21: 2

I want to thank you for your hospitality, hope I can send your husband back alright.

“even bad men love their mammas. ”

I read that Bible from cover to cover. It took me three days.

Parallel Characters The villain The hero

Father Figures Dan Ben Brave, but handicapped. In debt. Principled. Seems weak. Folk-hero. Lawless. Bible quoting. Draws. Unforgiving. Strong. Confession: Was shot by one of his own men while retreating. Confession: His father was killed. His mother abandoned him in a train station. Hero. Debts are paid. Son honors father, follows righteous path. Becomes an example. Remains a hero. Kills his darker side through the symbolic death of Charlie Prince.

Characterization CHARLIE PRINCE

Characterization: Charlie Prince You’ve forgotten what he done for us.

Parallel Characters : Sons Charlie Prince Will

The Others

Is Mr. Butterfield a coward? Why does Dan return the Marshall’s badge? Oh, I'll be walking with you. . . every step of the way. You have my word on that, Dan. What about Byron Mc. Elroy and Tucker?

Before the water touches your land, it resides and flows on mine. And as such, I can do with it as I f… please. Mr. Hollister Doc Potter What purpose do these characters serve? Velvet

Foreshadowing in dialogue • Do you need it (the money) bad enough to die? • You do one good deed…Imagine it’s habit forming. • Sorry, mister, but I’m not going to die here today.

Symbol: The Money

Symbol: The Hand of God Ben Wade to Tucker, ” Be careful with that thing, it’s got a curse on it.

Symbol: Alice’s Brooch “Sometimes a man has to be big enough to see how small he is. ”-Hollander

Symbol: The Drawings

Symbol: The Landscape

Turning Point “Just you left, Dan. Just you and your boy. ”

Now, you see Dan, generally pretty much everyone wants to live. That means Butterfield, too. He's gonna walk out on you. He's gonna come back up here, and he's gonna walk out on you. Now, what you gotta figure is why you and your boy are gonna die.

That's what the government gave me for my leg - 198 dollars 36 cents and the funny thing is that. . . when you think about it, which I have been lately, is they weren't paying me to walk away, they were paying me so they could walk away.

Ending What examples of suspension of disbelief can you provide?

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