The films Unforgiven (Clint Eastwood, 1992) and Stagecoach (John Ford, 1939) would theoretically be better suited for American culture and society if for example Unforgiven was written in 1939 and Stagecoach was written in 1992. I suggest this mainly due to the lack of violence and the anti-violence theme of Unforgiven and the pro-violence and sense of adventure in Stagecoach.
If Stagecoach were written in modern times with modern acting, cinematography and a pumped up storyline, it would be a perfect film for today's society. In today's society, people love a movie that's fast paced, violent, and action packed. Of course not all modern movie-goers love movies like this, but it's safe to say that a large majority does. The love for movie's like Die Hard, 300, and James Bond in today's society is very common. People love a movie with a lot of action, violence, and a complete badass hero. Stagecoach shows all of those elements, but of course it is different because of the time in which it was written. Now if it were written in today's society, and basically modernized it would be a hit. If it were written to accomidate modern culture, scenes like the chase scene would be pumped up with a lot more heroism, death , and it most certainly would be more fast paced. Also, the use of modern film equipment and CGI could improve scenes, provide new angles, and just basically make the action look so much cooler. If Stagecoach were written in modern times it would be pumped up with more action, violence and heroism. It would be phenominally popular in todays society
Contrary to Stagecoach, the more modern film, Unforgiven, would be better suited for late 30's culture. In the late 30's world war 2 had just began, and the great depression was still going on strong. People back in those days probably did not enjoy seeing violence a whole lot, especially because a lot of people who survived world war 1 had probably had experienced enough violence in their lifetimes. People seeing films in those days would want a film with an anti-violence message, and Unforgiven would be a perfect film for that. Of course if Unforgiven were to be shown and written back then, it would have to be set to their standards and would most certainly be filmed in a more classic style. Although people back then would want an anti-violence message, they would still want some action and heroism in order to fully enjoy the film and so they can relate. Unforgiven seems to be a perfect movie for Late 30s society, and preaches an anti-violence message that people would want, and the characters are fairly easily relatable.
3 comments:
I have to disagree about Stagecoach being a success in modern days because while there is action- its only one scene. Plus, most of the movie takes place inside a stagecoach which is kinda boring by todays standards and wouldn' be called an action film. In addition, the stereotyping of the Indians being the bad guys would not fly at all in today's politically correct world and would offend many.
I can see your point but I disagree. Unforgiven is way more dark and violent than Stagecoach. A movie about a prostitute who gets her face cut up and then a bounty put out to catch the men who did it would never have been acceptable durring the 1930s.
yeah, i know that it may have been a bit of a stretch, but my point was that if these movies were basically transformed to fit with the standards of the time. meaning stagecoach would be much more exciting and "culturally sensative" and unforgiven would be put into the standards of the time, dulling a few of the more suggestive and violent themes. so basically the plotline would generally remain consistant, but some of the themes would be changed to fit the standards of the day. which is a bit of a stretch but i stand by it
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