Violence and open spaces
No CoverA scholarly analysis of spatial tension and violence in Western films, exploring classic and contemporary works.
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A scholarly analysis of spatial tension and violence in Western films, exploring classic and contemporary works.
The classic Western film is characterized by the tension of open and enclosed spaces as well as by the lone hero's exposure to the vastness of both tempting and dangerous spaces. John Ford's cinematography in particular has contributed to a specific spatial iconography that is premised on this tension and that survives, albeit transformed, in contemporary (Neo-) Western films. While scholars of the Western genre have long acknowledged a connection between space and violence - beginning with Fred...
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Moderate discussion of violence in Western films; not graphic but central to analysis.
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Minor cultural and social commentary on Western genre themes.
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