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1/ Also, for Prime People, "High Noon" is available! Possibly my favorite Western ever. It also seems to be a Rorschach test: for some it's an egoistic "My Way" message of the lonely hero; for me it's the depiction of selfish cowardice from the town
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2/ So, spoilers:
The hero isn't as interesting to me and IMO this is purposeful: his interchangeability with any other Western Tough Guy is the necessary constant that allows the film to highlight the main conflict: he's abandoned by every other person b/c they're selfish.
The hero isn't as interesting to me and IMO this is purposeful: his interchangeability with any other Western Tough Guy is the necessary constant that allows the film to highlight the main conflict: he's abandoned by every other person b/c they're selfish.
3/ Even his decision to stay & fight can be seen as selfishness: (a) his self-regard (as the sappy song incessantly yawps, playing every time he steps outside like it's a shopping mall) & (b) it's better to stop a conflict from ever happening through a show of unified resistance
