Amazing western. Amazing film.

Amazing western. Amazing film. Suspenseful, starkly realistic, and full of great technique. Some stand out shots you should look for are 1.) the opening shot: a lone horse which seems to set the story up very appropriately seeing as horses and their limitations/dangers will fit somewhat prominently into the plot. It’s also appropriate in that it represents a genre archetype of a typical western. This movie, however offbeat, is a very straightforward genre picture. 2.) The very poignant scene where from the point of view of just to the left of a grave marker we hear the character of Coley say “Maybe it was a child…” 3.) The chase scene in which Willet is chasing after Billy who is chasing after Coley who is trying to get within earshot of Willet. In this scene there is a shot where each man is of equal distance from the other two in a straight line with the men on each end right at the end of the frame on their respective sides and the center man (Billy) is perfectly centered in the frame. Beautiful shot! 4.) The closing shot of Billy walking alone that fades to blue/white. Beautiful and poignant ending. This movie is the best western I’ve seen in a long time despite its obviously low budget. That being said…the DVD had horrible sound quality!
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