A Fistful of Dollars

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Tan C @TanZoi Jan 7 As a Western, its genre language is unmistakably clear: cold, hard, swift, and stylized distanced. The emotions and atmosphere are established quickly and maintained steadily.Still, although the film successfully pulled me along emotionally, I was never able to fully immerse myself. Its plot abandons complexity in favor of simplicity, resulting in a story with a clear overall structure and largely self-consistent logic. However, I feel that the film relies heavily on repetition and rhythmic construction to push the narrative forward. The protagonist has a strong symbolic qualities. The characters function more as carriers of "narrative purpose" than as emotional guides. The storytelling does not really delve deeper into the characters—but since the film prioritizes rhythm and atmosphere, more simple the characters and story more better. Additionally, the film’s score is extremely recognizable—especially the whistled theme, which I even taught myself to play. See more Freddy C @Freddy1910 Jan 3 Uma trama cuidadosa e meticulosa onde o motivo é um punhado de dólares e aquela aberração da violência que deveria ser o Oeste e o México com homens cruéis e gananciosos fazem com que você sempre torça para o herói sem nome e calado! Um espetáculo See more Per S Jan 1 Akira Kurosawa's Yojimbo remade into a groundbreaking film that basically reinvented the western genre. Literally made for a fistful of dollars, but making $20 million at the box office, paving way for three other strokes of genius from Sergio Leone, but also for actor Clint Eastwood, who fortunately got the part because Henry Fonda and James Coburn were too costly, while Charles Bronson and Richard Harrison turned it down. See more Jim P Dec 15 A crackling story and a cracking Western, even if you don't like Westerns. And a smouldering performance by Clint himself. See more kevenquinlan Nov 15 The start of a great and iconic trilogy. This one is really great. The direction is so cool the angles and shots used- would make Tarantino jealous. An easy add to any collection. See more Zachary K @ZacharyKing Nov 12 Violent and grimy western, where a capitalist causes a civil war for like 1000 dollars I think. See more Read all reviews

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