For the third and final blog for art of film I chose the movie “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.” This is a western movie directed by Sergio Leone. However it is not a typical western movie, it is a revisionist. It is the story of three men, all coming from different backgrounds and situations with the common goal of uncovering a buried treasure worth $200,000. Tonino Delli Colli is the Director of Photography and is famous for his widescreen cinematography and sweeping landscapes. It takes place in the US southwest during the civil war. It is widely considered one of the best westerns of all time and is a classic movie in my opinion. It has great cinematography and an exciting plot, but I think the acting makes this movie truly unique and that is the aspect I will further investigate in this blog.
The acting in this movie is great. It has three distinctive characters, that all work so well with each other. The first character or “the good” is played by Clint Eastwood. He doesn’t really have a name but is known as Blondie. He is a mysterious vigilante who is fighting bad guys, but isn’t exactly a straight shooter himself. He plays the system to make more money than he should by freeing the bandits that he catches and turning them back in. He is extremely confident and there couldn’t be a better actor then Eastwood to play this character. He played the same character in the two prequels to this film (all directed by Leone). He was also a similar character in other westerns such as High Plains Drifter and Hang ‘em High, so he is proven in this category. However, he does have some versatility as he did movies from other genres; however he mostly had a similar character.
The second character is “the bad” and he definitely fits the mold. Lee Van Cleef plays Angel Eyes, who is an unsympathetic, ruthless murderer. Van Cleef is great for this role I believe since he acts so freaking hard. He does not have a very illustrious career but he is a multitalented actor as he made appearances on TV shows, as well as played the protagonist in another Sergio Leone directed starring Clint Eastwood.
The last of this dynamic trio is “the ugly” played by Eli Wallach, and he is the most comical of the three. His name is Tuco Benedito Pacifico Juan Maria Ramirez, and the list of crimes he has committed is about as long his name. He is in many ways the opposite of Blondie. He is dumb and funny and loud, which makes the two blend perfectly. He also appeared in the Godfather Part 3, but did not make many other appearances.
The acting in this movie is great. It has three distinctive characters, that all work so well with each other. The first character or “the good” is played by Clint Eastwood. He doesn’t really have a name but is known as Blondie. He is a mysterious vigilante who is fighting bad guys, but isn’t exactly a straight shooter himself. He plays the system to make more money than he should by freeing the bandits that he catches and turning them back in. He is extremely confident and there couldn’t be a better actor then Eastwood to play this character. He played the same character in the two prequels to this film (all directed by Leone). He was also a similar character in other westerns such as High Plains Drifter and Hang ‘em High, so he is proven in this category. However, he does have some versatility as he did movies from other genres; however he mostly had a similar character.
The second character is “the bad” and he definitely fits the mold. Lee Van Cleef plays Angel Eyes, who is an unsympathetic, ruthless murderer. Van Cleef is great for this role I believe since he acts so freaking hard. He does not have a very illustrious career but he is a multitalented actor as he made appearances on TV shows, as well as played the protagonist in another Sergio Leone directed starring Clint Eastwood.
The last of this dynamic trio is “the ugly” played by Eli Wallach, and he is the most comical of the three. His name is Tuco Benedito Pacifico Juan Maria Ramirez, and the list of crimes he has committed is about as long his name. He is in many ways the opposite of Blondie. He is dumb and funny and loud, which makes the two blend perfectly. He also appeared in the Godfather Part 3, but did not make many other appearances.
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