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| Nelson_Mandela 06/07/19 3:43:30 PM #281: | #132. High Noon https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/54/High_Noon_poster.jpg Dir: Fred Zinnemann Genre: Western Year: 1952 The early-mid 1950s was the apex of the American Western, and High Noon is the best of the bunch. Contrasting with a lot of the John Wayne epics, High Noon is a very simple story at its core--a sheriff has to make one last stand alone to defend the town from bandits before he retires for good with his pacifist bride. A lot of people my age have never really watched Westerns from this era. And I totally understand why. Many of them are kind of dumb, boring, cheesy, even a tad (a lot) racist. But High Noon is very different. It deals with complex moral decisions in a very intelligent way without making for a slow or pontificating tale. In fact, in terms of movies that keep you "on the edge of your seat" and keep your heart racing, I'd probably put this in the top 5. It runs an absolute clinic for pacing and tension. --- "A more mature answer than I expected."~ Jakyl25 "Sephy's point is right."~ Inviso ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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