Western Films free essay sample

The purpose of this paper is to introduce and discuss the two Western films, Shane, made in 1953 and directed by George Stevens, and Unforgiven, made in 1992 and directed by Clint Eastwood. This paper analyzes the two films and discusses their significance in the genre of Western films. Today, the classic Western is a film out of style, but these two films live on as classics, generally because they deviate from the traditional Western model. They portray the characters three dimensionally, and the violence as real and devastating. The underlying theme and message is that violence is unnecessary and useless, and it can ruin the lives of those who use it.