Spaghetti Western
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
reflection
what is it?
the good the bad and the ugly is an example of spaghetti western
sub genre of western films
also known as italian western
Sergio Leone
more gritty, dirty and violent compared to hollywood western films
the protagonist was a bad guy
directed and produced by Italians
it was originally a depreciative term because they were thought to be inferior to American western films
violence and greed are themes in the film
use of close up shots of faces and wide shots of landscapes
i would typically choose to watch western films
i though that western films were all pretty similar; theres a charismatic cowboy that is the hero of the story, has a gun fight with the bad guys and then saves the day
the good the bad and the ugly did not follow the typical story line
showed the anti hero's backstory
more violent
the film also had pretty interesting shots like the quick shots of close ups of faces and then a wide shot of the background
the close up shots of faces allows the audience to really see the characters expression through their eyes.
changed my opinion on western films
will be more open to western films in the future.