High Noon (Collector's Edition)
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Movie Reviews of High Noon (Collector's Edition)
Movie Review: A non-traditional Western which ended up being an archetype of the genre
Summary: 5 Stars
It is considered one of the "classic" Westerns, but the reality is that it bears little to no resemblance to the standard oater. Aside from a brief tussle between Cooper & Bridges, there is no action until roughly the last 10 minutes of the movie.
It is interesting how widely perceptions vary with this movie. To me, that is the hallmark of good work, because the answers aren't in black & white. Again, not the typical Western. We know that the outlaws are the bad guys, but are the townspeople also villains, or are they simply trying to do the best they can to protect their own collective self-interest by choosing the past of least resistance? Is Will Kane a hero, or is he too proud to run --- or is he, like the townspeople, simply calculating what is in his best interests? After all, he has a better chance of protecting himself within the city limits than he does out on the open prairie --- he says as much himself. He takes the gamble that enough townspeople will appreciate the job he has done as marshal & will help him face the outlaws --- as it turns out, he guesses wrong and has to face the music. It would have made a most interesting outcome if Will Kane had been gunned down in the streets, and the townspeople also made to face the music for their own decisions.
As has been said time and again, this started out as a subtle allegory of the failure of intellectuals to stand up to the persecutions of HUAC and McCarthy, but the themes of the film now transcend those topical references and keep it from being dated. Of course, it is the definitive Gary Cooper role --- in many ways more vulnerable than heroic. One can see in his face that he knows damned well that he'll probably be dead in a few minutes, and it makes his character all that much more compelling as a result.
Everybody should be able to identify with this story --- at one time or another, we've practically all been a Will Kane or a citizen in the town, and we've had to make the tough decisions. This alone should make "High Noon" ring true for every viewer.
Movie Review: great western by cooper
Summary: 5 Stars
this is how tough a lawman could be, how vulnerable and how lonely when a lawman got to face a situation by himself and be the only stand-up guy in the whole town and walked out as the last man standing. this also tells you that the brave man is not just born brave, he just chooses to be brave when the going becomes tough and tougher. the sheriff also considered to run away with his love at first, but then he decided not to, this is the difference between a coward and brave man; and only the brave man rises to the occasion.
but of course, i don't mean the new york ex-mayor julliani or the potus, they're both politicians and opportunists, in fact, they are both business men.
i've also watched a newer remake of this high noon, simply failed almost in every way. so better stick to this one only.
Movie Review: Perfect Gift
Summary: 5 Stars
My husband just loved the DVD. This is one movie he'll watch with his Blackberry turned off.Movie Review: "Don't try to be a hero! You don't have to be a hero, not for me!"
Summary: 3 Stars
Fred Zinnemann's "High Noon" is a Western that looks at loyalty, cowardice, and the use of violence from a different perspective. Do not bother to look for any heroic masculine feats in this film for there are none to be found.
Trouble ensues soon after Marshal Will Kane (Gary Cooper) marries Amy Fowler (Grace Kelly). Waiting at the railroad station are three henchmen who are awaiting the arrival of Frank Miller (Ian MacDonald), a killer that Kane had sent to prison. Miller has been recently freed and is scheduled to arrive on the noon train. The townspeople know that the former convict is out for revenge so they urge Kane to flee. However, the lawman decides to stand his ground even though no one else is willing to help him.
One can clearly see the influence of the McCarthy hearings at work in Carl Foreman's screenplay for "High Noon." The film's townspeople are clearly more interested in self-preservation than courageously standing up to the evil that is about to descend upon them. One by one, they give in to their base fears and paranoia until Kane is left all by himself to face his foes - a victim of circumstances. Further distinguishing this film is its determination to de-mystify the Old West. Preceding Clint Eastwood's "Unforgiven" (1992) by decades, "High Noon" covers much of the same ground by shining its spotlight on the less desirable aspects of human nature and looking upon frontier violence with disdain. In this sense, it is a film that is not only reflective of its time but way ahead of it also.
Movie Review: See it for the Characters
Summary: 4 Stars
The characters in this drama really stick in your brain somehow. Gary Cooper of course, but also Grace Kelly and Lloyd Bridges. My favorite is Katy Jurado as the Spanish lady still in love with Gary Cooper. Her voice is wonderfully husky and smoky. The way she puts down Lloyd Bridges is incredible: "You're a handsome boy with broad shoulders, but HE [Cooper] is a MAN." And she tells Grace Kelly, "If he were my man, I would never leave. I would stay and fight. " Katy Jurado as Ellen Ramirez is just so incredible. It's a great movie, but it doesn't have the depth of many other westerns. It suffers for being a shallow allegory of McCarthyism. As someone else pointed out, it's Cooper's job to defend the town, not the civilians'.