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Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Stage Coach
My favorite scene in the movie was the Indians chasing the stage coach on the way to Lordsburg. This scene is truly amazing in many different facets of the movie making process. First of all the mere fact that Ford is able to break the 180 rule and still have an amazing and attractive shot is truly amazing. I think that Ford was able to do so because the scenery is so vast, empty and that it doesn't have any distinctive land marks. I don't think he could have gotten away with this if it was in a city area because the audience would pick up on certain land marks. Secondly i think this shot is fantastic because of the stunt work involved. Jumping from horse to horse is truly amazing not only because it's dangerous but also because i could never do it (i'm allergic to horses). But the stunt man doesn't stop there, he gets "shot" in the back and falls in between the horses and is nearly trampled by the stage coach. Even for our time this stunt is truly amazing and daring. I was very impressed and in awe of not only the mere fact that the man did it but also because i knew it was all legit and no CGI was involved. This movie definitely set the bar for future stunts in other movies. Thirdly, another part of this scene that was also cool was the shots of the horses and stagecoach from a low angle. I've seen this used in other movies but I think it was truly effective in this movie. Overall this scene made the movie for me. I thought up until then the plot of mediocre at best and the gun fights and script boring but this movie really made the movie interesting and more enjoyable. I guess it goes to show that great action movies span the spectrum of movie genres.
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Haha I liked the part where the "Apache Indian" was reloading his gun with both hands, while still just sitting on the horse as it ran. I babbled a lot about how "Indians" were portrayed badly on another review, so I'm not going to do that here. Nice solid review though. And I also liked the different angles during the chase scene.
Nicely done; I couldn't agree more..the chase scene also made the movie for me. I liked the fact that you used the word "amazing" a lot. I don't know what 'CGI' is, but it probably has to do with some kind of stunts. I would also have to agree with the statement you made about this movie setting the bar for other movies stunt wise. Good job.
The stunt man did not actually get shot. I can teach you about blank rounds some day. Also I can give you more information about that watergate scandal that happened in 1868 (you need to be in art of film third hour to get that). The director was pretty inovative though. Just the way he kept the chase scene moving was well done.
Definitely the most exciting scene of the movie, noone saw what Peacock had coming to him. This was the most action throughout the movie and it really made for an "interesting" depiction of the way Native Americans were portayed at that time. I would have to agree with you on the stuntwork that this was truly amazing for this time, and i have to believe it threw most of the class for a loop...if that is the saying
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