I couldn’t agree more. He demonstrates the lead characters arc with no dialogue at all, just a simple sip of alcohol tells you everything! Absolute genius.
What a brilliant analysis of a brilliant movie. "Unforgiven" is one of my great favorites. It is a masterclass in sharp, lean writing, which is itself a hallmark of the Western genre, but never done so well as in "Unforgiven." Your analysis here nails down precisely what makes the film so coherent -- its unflinching study of violence. It would come at the cost of the admirable succinctness you've achieved in this video, but I'd suggest only one slight revision. I see the characters in this movie as divided into three main classes: those who commit violence, those who observe violence, and those who are victims of violence. Sometimes a character is all three, like Munny. Indeed, in many ways he is the victim of his own tendencies. Anyhow, damn good job all around, man.
You got a great point of view there! And it can fit not only the six characters I talk about but almost EVERY character in the movie, because the whole world of Unforgiven revolves around acts of violence. Only Munny’s children seem to never face violence, which shows how well Munny separated his “new life” from the old one, at least as far as Claudia and the children go. Sally, Ned’s wife, also seems out of this violent world, but the way she looks at Munny’s gun in his saddle implies she has seen some things in the past.
The film is bookended by Claudia's grave, and the second view (a great shot, with no washing on the line this time, because they are leaving the farm) refers now ironically to Munny's notorious disposition. He takes the children to SF, where he prospered in dry goods. Its a definitive recognition that Munny was finished with violence. Claudia split Munny into two, so that he disavowed his violent past. Itsm that maturity has split Eastwood into two also, and he too was disavowing the celebrations of violence in the movies of his youth. Anyway, Unforgiven is unforgettable. May we all not deserve this, because we are building a house. Great video.
Also, when William sees his confrontation with Little Bill as inevitable, he grabs a bottle of whiskey and starts drinking, he knows he needs to bring back that murdering son of a bitch he turns into when he's drunk, because when sober he can't even aim well. He transforms into his own mr hyde, wich makes the movie talk a little about alcoholism on those years and how deep it affected some guys.
I do a pretty good Clint Eastwood and two lines which always get a chuckle are _"Hell of a thing to kill a man, you take all he's got and all he's ever gonna have."_ and _"Deserve's got nothin' to do with it."_ I'll never forget these lines, or Gene Hackman's _"I don't deserve this. I was building a house."_
Clint was Oscar worthy for this brilliantly last western masterpiece of a big screen 📺 gem 💎 ahh 😌 right next to Kevin Costner’s open range there two of the best westerns ever made in motion picture history to date 🎥📺🍿🥤🌈⭐️❤️🔥🎬🔫🔫🧨💣.
The perfect marriage of script and director. First, Eastwood’s understanding of the amorality/immorality of William Munny is enhanced by having played the Man with No Name, who was equally complicated without having to detail it in dialogue. Second, he’s a director who does not meddle with scripts, and does not force his actors to do numerous takes to “find” the right performance. When you give him this brilliant script with few if any edits in it, he will not tinker with it, and the end result will be gold
@10:06 Personal theory: Vince Vega will meet (again) the person who keyed his car: Butch. After Vince insults Butch at the bar (calling him "punchy" and "palooka"), Butch thinks "F-you!" and keys his car on the way out.
Great video! By the way, Vincent (John Travolta’s character in Pulp Fiction) didn’t say he wanted to “murder a random individual,” as you claimed. He said he wanted to murder the guy who keyed his car. That’s a specific individual, not a random one. Hope that makes you feel better about his lust for mindless, cold-blooded murder. 😆
Imo what makes this masterpiece so special is character W.W., representing us. The whole movie has a fourth wall-breaking feel to it, as if it speaks directly to the western fan, and tricks us into revealing ourselves, making us yern for that sweet, sweet violence.
The other thing that adds to the quality of the film is the score: simple and understated, not a distraction or OTT like other westerns and could be said to be a counterpoint to the violence.
Great framework. I'd add that the film also has a theme of 4 of people being forced to acknowledge what they are. Munny has to admit he's a killer, Ned and the Kid have to admit they are not, and Little Bill, at the last moment, has to admit he is not the "main character" in life, to whom all and every must bend to his view of the world. In the end, he's just a guy with a half-built house dying ugly on the floor of a filthy saloon. Bob and W.W. both know what they are; Bob the lying, murdering psychopath and W.W. the cowardly voyeur. They are the least important in the story and the most contemptable. Another major theme is that no one is perfect and no one is irredeemable. That Claudia took an absolute horror of a human being and turned him into someone who WANTED to be good, who wanted to be a good husband, who wanted to be a good Dad, who WANTED to be a successful pig farmer so he could be these things, is a testament to the very real impact one human can have on another. We never meet her in the film but it's clear she was an incredible woman.
And like with the oldest sagas, the men's violence is activated by the women, first by their mockery, then by their hunger for vengeance. Icelandic sagas are just like Unforgiven.
My favorite movie. And I love how there's nothing noble about how Munny kills Little Bill. He's literally lying on the ground, completely helpless, and Munny just blows his head off. Brilliant writing, brilliant movie.
I paused this video and actually watched the entire film.🤪 My review was that it was...OK ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. I wouldn't watch it twice. -Asshole- English Bob was the best part, he almost took the gun and once he saw it was actually fully loaded gave a great pained expression.
You should do a comparison with the Ken Watanabe's remake of Unforgiven, which is just as good. Set in 1880s Hokkaido as Japanese tookover from the local populace, the Ainu tribe. I love the line from Ford >Kurosawa >Leone>Eastwood>Watanabe. Uzama Twilight is another classic to review about a supporting character. The Kdrama, Extraordinary You is another playing with side characters in the narrative.
What do you think of "The Quick and the Dead"? My favorite Western...Sam Raimi directing, with early Leo DiCaprio, early Russell Crowe, peak Gene Hackman, peak Sharon Stone, with so many great references from Samurai films to Sergio Leone as well as great suspense and masterful cinematography, ans a great ending reveal.
Today I learned about diminishing returns in writing. Damn. What a lesson. Useful inside a story to reveal truth via lies. Pointless when used as the story (which explains why I find slasher flicks so boring).
It's just a question that you can leave unanswered ...but why do you not make trendy vids in between with a little less quality than your normal vids , to get those views high?.. cause the meme material you have is 🤯
Unforgiven is a great screenplay but after watching The Crying Game recently for the first time since it came out, I think it deserved the best screenplay Oscar that year. A great year for screenplays!
The only reason why we ask other people how their weekend was is so we can tell them about our own weekend “I can't find a man I want, and I'm beginning to think the problem is me. Maybe I expect too much. Maybe I'm holding out for something that doesn't even exist." She'd voiced her secret fear. Maybe grand passion was just a dream. With all the kissing she'd done in the past few months, she'd not once been overcome with desire. Her parents certainly hadn't had any great passion between them.
I couldn’t agree more. He demonstrates the lead characters arc with no dialogue at all, just a simple sip of alcohol tells you everything! Absolute genius.
Wow. I feel like I finally understand why I love this movie so much. Well done sir!
I love this film so much, I'm glad Eastwood chose it as his last Western
Eastwood is so underrated as a filmmaker, and as an artist. His composition for Claudia's Theme in Unforgiven is just eloquent. Gentle and warming.
What a brilliant analysis of a brilliant movie. "Unforgiven" is one of my great favorites. It is a masterclass in sharp, lean writing, which is itself a hallmark of the Western genre, but never done so well as in "Unforgiven." Your analysis here nails down precisely what makes the film so coherent -- its unflinching study of violence. It would come at the cost of the admirable succinctness you've achieved in this video, but I'd suggest only one slight revision. I see the characters in this movie as divided into three main classes: those who commit violence, those who observe violence, and those who are victims of violence. Sometimes a character is all three, like Munny. Indeed, in many ways he is the victim of his own tendencies. Anyhow, damn good job all around, man.
You got a great point of view there! And it can fit not only the six characters I talk about but almost EVERY character in the movie, because the whole world of Unforgiven revolves around acts of violence. Only Munny’s children seem to never face violence, which shows how well Munny separated his “new life” from the old one, at least as far as Claudia and the children go. Sally, Ned’s wife, also seems out of this violent world, but the way she looks at Munny’s gun in his saddle implies she has seen some things in the past.
The film is bookended by Claudia's grave, and the second view (a great shot, with no washing on the line this time, because they are leaving the farm) refers now ironically to Munny's notorious disposition. He takes the children to SF, where he prospered in dry goods.
Its a definitive recognition that Munny was finished with violence.
Claudia split Munny into two, so that he disavowed his violent past. Itsm that maturity has split Eastwood into two also, and he too was disavowing the celebrations of violence in the movies of his youth.
Anyway, Unforgiven is unforgettable. May we all not deserve this, because we are building a house.
Great video.
Also, when William sees his confrontation with Little Bill as inevitable, he grabs a bottle of whiskey and starts drinking, he knows he needs to bring back that murdering son of a bitch he turns into when he's drunk, because when sober he can't even aim well. He transforms into his own mr hyde, wich makes the movie talk a little about alcoholism on those years and how deep it affected some guys.
All comments were above, yes above all standards. Good real good. ...dob1945usadoc...
A great film.Period!
You are one underrated analyst.
This movie is one of those that feel too real. Such a masterpiece
I do a pretty good Clint Eastwood and two lines which always get a chuckle are _"Hell of a thing to kill a man, you take all he's got and all he's ever gonna have."_ and _"Deserve's got nothin' to do with it."_ I'll never forget these lines, or Gene Hackman's _"I don't deserve this. I was building a house."_
My all time favorite Western.
Thanks for everything you teach us
Clint was Oscar worthy for this brilliantly last western masterpiece of a big screen 📺 gem 💎 ahh 😌 right next to Kevin Costner’s open range there two of the best westerns ever made in motion picture history to date 🎥📺🍿🥤🌈⭐️❤️🔥🎬🔫🔫🧨💣.
The western sure deserves a comeback
The perfect marriage of script and director. First, Eastwood’s understanding of the amorality/immorality of William Munny is enhanced by having played the Man with No Name, who was equally complicated without having to detail it in dialogue. Second, he’s a director who does not meddle with scripts, and does not force his actors to do numerous takes to “find” the right performance. When you give him this brilliant script with few if any edits in it, he will not tinker with it, and the end result will be gold
Thanks you made this movie more understandable why I like it so much
Love these vids. Immensely entertaining and insightful.
I enjoyed it very much
@10:06 Personal theory: Vince Vega will meet (again) the person who keyed his car: Butch. After Vince insults Butch at the bar (calling him "punchy" and "palooka"), Butch thinks "F-you!" and keys his car on the way out.
thanks man. keep making these videos it really helps me . i am paying more attention to movies now . and i know what to pay attention to
Great video! By the way, Vincent (John Travolta’s character in Pulp Fiction) didn’t say he wanted to “murder a random individual,” as you claimed. He said he wanted to murder the guy who keyed his car. That’s a specific individual, not a random one. Hope that makes you feel better about his lust for mindless, cold-blooded murder. 😆
Your channel is brilliant ❤
I always think of that line in Pulp Fiction as the most important quote in a Tarantino film. You are the first person I’ve heard reference it.
Continuity check:
5:28 Eastwood is shooting the rifle left handed
5:38 Eastwood is shooting the shotgun right handed.
It means Estwood is so good he can shoot with any hand.
Right handed but left eye dominant, doesn't matter as much with a shotgun.
Imo what makes this masterpiece so special is character W.W., representing us. The whole movie has a fourth wall-breaking feel to it, as if it speaks directly to the western fan, and tricks us into revealing ourselves, making us yern for that sweet, sweet violence.
Great video, keep up the good work!
The other thing that adds to the quality of the film is the score: simple and understated, not a distraction or OTT like other westerns and could be said to be a counterpoint to the violence.
Great framework. I'd add that the film also has a theme of 4 of people being forced to acknowledge what they are. Munny has to admit he's a killer, Ned and the Kid have to admit they are not, and Little Bill, at the last moment, has to admit he is not the "main character" in life, to whom all and every must bend to his view of the world. In the end, he's just a guy with a half-built house dying ugly on the floor of a filthy saloon.
Bob and W.W. both know what they are; Bob the lying, murdering psychopath and W.W. the cowardly voyeur. They are the least important in the story and the most contemptable.
Another major theme is that no one is perfect and no one is irredeemable. That Claudia took an absolute horror of a human being and turned him into someone who WANTED to be good, who wanted to be a good husband, who wanted to be a good Dad, who WANTED to be a successful pig farmer so he could be these things, is a testament to the very real impact one human can have on another. We never meet her in the film but it's clear she was an incredible woman.
Now we have Barry with the same killer doesn't want to kill no more deminor. Also pretty good attempt on the theme.
And like with the oldest sagas, the men's violence is activated by the women, first by their mockery, then by their hunger for vengeance. Icelandic sagas are just like Unforgiven.
0:00:50 all right, I’m going to watch it right now!!!
I hate how good you are at this
Danke!
Thank you!
Every scene of this movie sticks. Now I see why.
I actually have a hard time paying attention through most of the movie, but it is entirely worth it just for that last scene.
My favorite movie. And I love how there's nothing noble about how Munny kills Little Bill. He's literally lying on the ground, completely helpless, and Munny just blows his head off. Brilliant writing, brilliant movie.
I paused this video and actually watched the entire film.🤪 My review was that it was...OK ¯\_(ツ)_/¯. I wouldn't watch it twice. -Asshole- English Bob was the best part, he almost took the gun and once he saw it was actually fully loaded gave a great pained expression.
'I wouldn't watch it twice' - exactly my take on a dry movie with unlikeable characters. I was rooting for Hackman.
Excellent analysis. You made my day.... punk!
You should do a comparison with the Ken Watanabe's remake of Unforgiven, which is just as good. Set in 1880s Hokkaido as Japanese tookover from the local populace, the Ainu tribe.
I love the line from Ford >Kurosawa >Leone>Eastwood>Watanabe.
Uzama Twilight is another classic to review about a supporting character. The Kdrama, Extraordinary You is another playing with side characters in the narrative.
I'm not ashamed to admit I laughed a whole minute at the way you ruined the ending. So bad yet so good. 🤣
What do you think of "The Quick and the Dead"? My favorite Western...Sam Raimi directing, with early Leo DiCaprio, early Russell Crowe, peak Gene Hackman, peak Sharon Stone, with so many great references from Samurai films to Sergio Leone as well as great suspense and masterful cinematography, ans a great ending reveal.
Today I learned about diminishing returns in writing. Damn. What a lesson. Useful inside a story to reveal truth via lies. Pointless when used as the story (which explains why I find slasher flicks so boring).
It's just a question that you can leave unanswered ...but why do you not make trendy vids in between with a little less quality than your normal vids , to get those views high?.. cause the meme material you have is 🤯
A got some videos lined up that might help me on that. Let’s just see if I won’t get carried away like every time. And thanks for the comments
Unforgiven is a great screenplay but after watching The Crying Game recently for the first time since it came out, I think it deserved the best screenplay Oscar that year. A great year for screenplays!
"Cut-Whore Killings" is the baddest title ever.
I don't deserve this. To die like this. I was building a house.
Deserve’s got nothing to do with it.
The ending of the video is how the movie should have ended
Thanks for ruining the movie at the end...
Time to rewatch Unforgiven once more!
The only reason why we ask other people how their weekend was is so we can tell them about our own weekend
“I can't find a man I want, and I'm beginning to think the problem is me. Maybe I expect too much. Maybe I'm holding out for something that doesn't even exist." She'd voiced her secret fear. Maybe grand passion was just a dream. With all the kissing she'd done in the past few months, she'd not once been overcome with desire. Her parents certainly hadn't had any great passion between them.
You didn't do it justice.
I didn't like it. Too dark. Too subversive.