'I like to see a man act like a man'

Jessie and Mendez have learned how much or little they can do without power in the strong white man's world. They are principled but limited.

The young girl coming onto Boone's big, rather ugly but macho man is pretty much basic animal instinct. He's the alpha male in the group...back at the depot, Newman's John Russell held his ground but seemed a bit weak in his unwillingess to help the cavalryman(who, after all, had likely been killing and oppressing Russell's Indian "family" for years)...so the pretty girl gravitates to Boone. But Boone calls her on it, understands how little willing the girl is to "go all the way." Too many people around and robbing work ahead to do for Boone; had they been alone in some other context, he likely would have raped her. And indeed, he would have killed the young husband if trouble arose there.

I always liked how, later in the film, right before Boone's fellow outlaws reveal themselves, Boone walks up behind Newman and takes his gun. If you look again, you will see that Boone had been staying right behind Newman as they walked up the hill to the coach and the other bad guys. Boone sensed who the other alpha male in the group was -- the only one who could possibly challenge him -- and took action.

All of these "character details" add up to great satisfaction in watching "Hombre."

Tarantino has no talent and on the sets of his different films,I have seen him so terrified of black actors that he would not look at them and hid in his trailer when Samuel L. asked him a question.
We waited for six hours before he came out and was met by four bodyguards!