Context:
This scene occurs in the last 30 minutes of the 128 minute long film. This scene majority includes the entire cast. Yul Brynner and his 6 other cowboys versus Eli Wallach(Calvera) and Rico Alaniz(Sotero) with there combined near army in size. This scene takes place in the village of the farmers or (border town), covering the entire village. This is the last battle in the film with Chris killing Calvera and shaving the farmers.
Summarize:
This is the climax of the film. This is the scene we have all been waiting for. Yul Brynner(Chris) and Eli Wallach(Calvera) are the two focal character in this specific scene, although there are glimpse of other character in this crazy atmosphere. Early in the film Calvera warned the horse men to never return to the village instead, the gun men returned with a vengeance. Astonished and surprised the bandits were caught off guard due to there cockiness and corruption and lost badly to the gunmen.
Three Structural elements
Mise-en-scรจne (meez on scen):
This is a French theatrical expression meaning "put into the scene," basically this is the basic things that are occurring in a specific scene. This includes props, settings and many more. Specially in this scene there is an epic battle, with the entire town of farmers using random tools to fight and Chris killings Calvera.
It seems the lighting is this scene is mostly natural. The cowboys apparel is their usual clothes they've had on the entire film, unlike the farmer are in brand new clothing. I am sure their were several shots using medium long short to include the entire screen. Their are also close shots for each individual fight to emphasize an importance of each fight.
It seems the lighting is this scene is mostly natural. The cowboys apparel is their usual clothes they've had on the entire film, unlike the farmer are in brand new clothing. I am sure their were several shots using medium long short to include the entire screen. Their are also close shots for each individual fight to emphasize an importance of each fight.
Music:
With this type of action music, it sort of sets the tone for following actions to come. When I hear this type of anticipated music I think of danger and upcoming mystery. With the large amounts of gun fires and horse's running. Having climatic changing music like this amplifies the climate of the movie and makes the audience crave from what is going to happen.
Pivotal moment:
I believe this is the most pivotal and important scene in the film for several reason. Comparing to the predecessor original film Seven Samurai this American western film absolutely had to include a last and final battle.This is the climax, the peak, the pinnacle, this is what we've been waiting for.
With all the action, masterful shooting skills, the bad guys are defeated; this is a great way to end the film. As the famous line from Britt “Nobody throws me my own guns and says run. Nobody” the gun men assured they would not go down without a fight. This also shows the integrity of the group, they could have easily swolled their pride and escaped with there life. The gun men showed great dedication and pride for what they accomplished and gained in this climax.
I believe this is the most pivotal and important scene in the film for several reason. Comparing to the predecessor original film Seven Samurai this American western film absolutely had to include a last and final battle.This is the climax, the peak, the pinnacle, this is what we've been waiting for.
With all the action, masterful shooting skills, the bad guys are defeated; this is a great way to end the film. As the famous line from Britt “Nobody throws me my own guns and says run. Nobody” the gun men assured they would not go down without a fight. This also shows the integrity of the group, they could have easily swolled their pride and escaped with there life. The gun men showed great dedication and pride for what they accomplished and gained in this climax.
I think another important aspect of this scene is the fact that this scene seems more important because our bandit has a name and more fully fleshed character. In Seven Samurai, the bandits are an unnamed evil mass. In The Magnificent Seven, it feels personal. I think the bandit being a more important and standout character allows this scene to be more powerful than its Seven Samurai counterpart.
ReplyDeleteChristopher Deaton