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Audio visual essay: the depiction of violence in Spaghetti westerns -…
Audio visual essay: the depiction of violence in Spaghetti westerns
comedic
spaghetti
eastwoods gunslinger is comedic
get three coffins ready, nvm make it 4
effortlessly killing bad guys (shooting from the hip)
throwing a machete into a enemies chest is over the top
has been homaged in other films for the same comedic effect (predator)
use of montage, quick zooms and use disjointed voice over create a surreal but comedic experience
hollywood
violence isn't utilised (specifically the gun) for comedy
bar fight in westerns at times can be comedic
violence was used as a last resort
use in the narrative
spaghetti
anything the gunslinger does is for the pursuit of money
occassionally does good things (solidifies him in the western)
Eastwood immediately kills four men
hollywood
violence as stated before was a last resort
use of violence is meant for moral force e.g. High noon must kill to not only stop the town being terrorised but also to confront his past and figuratively and literally kill it
brutal/realism
spaghetti western
deaths are more brutal (bodies still move after being shot)
the shooting takes place in one shot or in montage (simulates the stressful climax)
enemies after to be shot multiple times
Brutal as leone attempts aspects of realism
clothes also dirty
everyones sweating especially
setting is more akin to the us/mexico border
hollywood
violence is one note
person shoots next shot other person falls down
blood isnt used
although High Noon is a Hollywood film it did deviate in realism
sweating
shootout is 15 mins long with kane changing strategy