{"id":14,"date":"2004-11-15T19:08:45","date_gmt":"2004-11-15T23:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aderack.com\/journal\/?p=14"},"modified":"2010-04-02T20:00:17","modified_gmt":"2010-04-03T00:00:17","slug":"western-deconstruction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aderack.com\/journal\/2004\/11\/western-deconstruction\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Deconstruction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Structure of the first half of Leone’s The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly<\/a><\/em>:<\/p>\n

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  1. Title sequence<\/li>\n
  2. Showdown #1; The Ugly identified<\/li>\n
  3. Showdown #2 (and aftermath); The Bad identified<\/li>\n
  4. Showdown #3 (and aftermath); The Good (such as he is) identified<\/li>\n
  5. Back to The Bad; he beats a woman, showing how bad he is<\/li>\n
  6. Back to The Ugly; the strange gunshop scene, where he displays his strange character traits<\/li>\n
  7. (in the restored version) Added scene setting up the logic for the following scene; helps to space things out and show a little more of Tuco’s character<\/li>\n
  8. Back to the Good, via Tuco; Blondie shows how sensitive he is, with the gun-cleaning scene; the outside world interferes for the first time, saving Blondie and setting the rest of the movie in motion<\/li>\n
  9. (in the restored version) Back to The Bad; Angel Eyes’ eye-opening scene, where he is exposed to the effect of the war; some logic, to help explain why Angel Eyes returns when he does<\/li>\n
  10. Back to the Ugly, then the Good; the squabble resolves. Blondie is again saved when the outside world (the stagecoach) again interferes, thus giving a greater goal for the movie and setting the third leg in motion.<\/li>\n
  11. (in the restored version) Added scene setting up the logic for the following scene; helps to space things out and show a little more of Tuco’s character<\/li>\n
  12. Tuco and Blondie at the mission; Tuco’s eye-opening scene, where he is exposed to the effect of the war; Tuco’s character is fully established, making Blondie more sympathetic to him<\/li>\n
  13. Tuco and Blondie get caught up in the prison camp, to finally intersect with Angel Eyes<\/li>\n
  14. etc.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I’ll fill the rest in later. It’s all downhill from here. Very… clean.<\/p>\n

    The removed scenes mostly help with the plot. Only one (aside from the boot thing, which is lovely) strikes me as important to the tone of the movie; that’s the early scene with Angel Eyes. The others are all nice to have, and make the movie feel fuller. More complete. I can see why they were cut, though, if cuts had to be made.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Structure of the first half of Leone’s The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Title sequence Showdown #1; The Ugly identified Showdown #2 (and aftermath); The Bad identified Showdown #3 (and aftermath); The Good (such as he is) identified Back to The Bad; he beats a woman, showing how bad he is Back to The 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