Unforgiven

     Unforgiven was one of my favorite films we watched so far. It's definitely not the typical western, seeing as it points out and criticizes some of the parts of westerns we all know and anticipate. In this film, they focus on how the gun battles found in most westerns are poorly made and that it is usually the second person who shoots and takes his time that gets the kill, not the one blazing away. Also, they keep track of the amount of bullets each character has during these battles, while in other films we're supposed to consider the fact that they reloaded while the camera wasn't on them. Also, there were no swinging doors in this film as you can find in every pub in the classic westerns. The whores that are also sometimes found in most westerns are depicted as worthless animals. For example, Little Bill decides to negotiate with the two men over the whore's cut-up face by getting horses from each one of them as payment. "Property for property" depicts his view of these whores. 
    As the movie went on, I found it hard to determine who the real bad guy in this film was. Even though Will  is expected to be the bad guy because of his dark past, throughout the film he shows that he is a better person now and stopped drinking and killing for no reason. The only reason he went back to killing is to avenge his best friend Ned and get money to support his kids. I have a feeling that once he gets home, he won't be killing anyone anytime soon. Little Bill, on the other hand, is depicted as the good guy in the film. However, his actions make me think otherwise as he keeps on beating up and bullying newcomers in his town. Even though he believes that he is protecting his town and serving justice on those who deserve it, his means of doing it aren't exactly humane. Schofield Kid is a wanna-be killer that lies to Will and Ned at first about how many people he's killed, but after his first kill, he breaks down and confesses that it was his first kill and that it is an amazing thing that those guys will never breathe again because of a pull of a trigger. In the end, he tells Will that he is nothing like him and to take his gun, as he won't be doing any more killing.