The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

I personally really enjoy this film and I have watched it numerous times before this class. But I can now totally see the differences with John Wayne westerns and westerns like this film. This film is the first of its kind because of one big difference. The Good, The Bad and The Ugly was one of the first films to actually show a cowboy firing his weapon and killing an adversary in the same frame. In John Wayne films if you pay attention you will never see Wayne fire his weapon and the camera follow his shot until it strikes home. I appreciate this Clint Eastwood western mainly because it changes the whole genre perception of Hollywood westerns and is just so more realistic to me, all because of different camera angles and shots. I found it interesting how many close-ups were shot at the actors which is another pivotal contribution to this film. I really enjoy this perception of the American cowboy in this film due to the fact this is how I envisioned the west in my mind.