FILM GENRE AND AUDIENCE EXPECTATION 7
FilmGenre and Audience Expectations
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FilmGenre and Audience Expectations
Thewestern culture always proclaims that individuals have the capabilityto discover new realms, experience the unknown and expand theirknowledge(Saunders, 2013).The essay paper, therefore, discusses the way Unforgiven conform toand revises the standard convention of the Western as depicted inStagecoach. Furthermore, it shows how Clint Eastwood’s reworking ofthe west genre in Unforgiven reflects American social and culturalvalues. Lastly, it displays the ambivalence or anxiety regarding thesocial values and attributes of the U.S.
Unforgivenand its conformity with the classical western conventions inStagecoach
TheStagecoach film portrays the White community as they strive toovercome the purported opposition of the world concerning their questand determination for civilization. The White society is in stiffresistance with the outside world that includes Buck, Ringo anddifferent people of color such as Native Americans. They also facedconfrontation from some inside entities whom the community consideredas vulnerable and softer categories of White civilization, forinstance, an aristocratic southerner, women, fearful whiskeysalespersons and the doctors. In the case of Unforgiven, the filmsuggests that the hero can go outside the law to forgive the peopleof color who are against the civilization of the Whites or useexcessive force as a way of suppressing any opposing figure. Ringo inthe Stagecoach is vivid evidence of the way the western strive toconvince the viewers that the hero has high moral reasons to continuewith a violent act of justice. In a different scenario, women help inrevising the traditional western conventions and they serve as theprotective force that endeavours to secure a safe and peaceful spherefor taking care of children. After Lucy gave birth to a baby, Dallasstarted to view the imaginable future that also takes Ringo intoaccount such as life without oppression. He, therefore, requestedRingo to seize any slight opportunity and escape from Curly even ifthe act betrays the code of the west (Saunders,2013).
Clintreworks on the western genre of Unforgiven and American social values
Themovie represented American history to portray the way traditionalnation pride gets endangered by the civilization of the West. Thethreatening aspects include technological progress, white-collarprofessionalism, urbanization and consumerism which negativelyaffected the pioneer values such as entrepreneurship,self-dependence, and individualism. In a different perspective, ClintEastwood was the last great star of the western and utilized theending stage of Stagecoach film to reflect the fame acquired inSergio Leone’s phase. Precisely, Eastwood developed a man with anunknown name who mysteriously emerged in a specified scene to avengethe evils perpetrated in the western society. Besides, he reworkedthe American social and cultural values by using conventional westernforeground tactics and themes. He also depicted himself as anenigmatic western hero while also employing humor to echo self-parody(DiMare,2014).
Thedisplay of ambivalence or anxiety about social values or attitude
Thefirst contradiction is that the society of the West aims at enhancingjustice as they strive to bring about civilization in their nations.However, they act outside the law by using a forceful and humiliatingmeasure to ensure that people of color such as Indian Americansconform to their ideology. The second aspect of ambivalence isconsideration of technological progress and civilization as the onlyprocedure to civilization. That demonstrates insensitivity regardingthe extent it endangers the pioneer social attitudes and values ofthe ancient inhabitants of a particular region. The other element ofanxiety is the neglect of women in the quest for White civilization.The aspect led to the inside opposition and the use of violence tosuppress divergent views in the western community. For instance, thewife of Will persuaded the hero to stop using violent methods as aprocess of instilling justice on individuals opposed to westernideologies. That depicted the traditional role of women who used thedomestic platform to advocate for peace amidst anxieties regardingsocial attitudes and values(DiMare, 2014).
Conclusion
TheStagecoach film portrays the White community as they strive toovercome the purported opposition of the world concerning their questand determination for civilization. The White society is in stiffopposition with the outside world that includes Buck, Ringo anddifferent people of color such as Native Americans. In a differentperspective, Eastwood developed a man with an unknown name whomysteriously emerged in a specified scene to avenge the evilsperpetrated in the western society. Besides, he reworked the Americansocial and cultural values by using conventional western foregroundtactics and themes. In summary, the film portrays the struggle in theWest community to conform to and revise the traditional westernconvention. It is, therefore, relevant for the society with peoplefrom unique racial backgrounds to embrace diversity and peacefulcoexistence.
References
DiMare,P. C. (Ed.). (2014). Moviesin American history: An encyclopedia (Vol.1). ABC- CLIO.
Saunders,J. (2013). TheWestern Genre: From Lordsburg to Big Whiskey (Vol.7). Wallflower Press.
Progressreport on course project
Thecompleted reading and research
Theresearch focuses the way Unforgiven conform to and revises thestandard convention of the Western as depicted in Stagecoach.Furthermore, it shows how Clint Eastwood’s reworking of the westgenre in Unforgiven reflects the American social and cultural values.Lastly, it displays the ambivalence or anxiety regarding the socialvalues and attributes of the U.S.
Themajor points developed
Inthe case of Unforgiven, the film suggests that the hero can gooutside the law to forgive the people of color who are against thecivilization of the Whites or use excessive force as a way ofsuppressing any opposing figure. In a different scenario, women helpin revising the traditional western conventions and they act as theprotective force that strives to secure a safe and peaceful spherefor taking care of children.
Theproblem and issues arising during the work
Theproblem is the inaccessibility of the reference book that has anin-depth discussion of the Stagecoach forcing me to research fromdifferent documentaries. The aspect thus leads to reflection ondivergent views from various scholars which is hectic to harmonize.
Theanalyzed elements of film style
Thefilm used ambivalence and violence as film styles to attract theattention of viewers. An example is neglect of women in the quest forWhite civilization leading to inside opposition and the use of forceto suppress divergent views in the western community. Precisely, thewife of Will persuades the hero to stop using violent methods as aprocess of instilling justice on individuals opposed to westernideologies.
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