Is almost an old timey western with all the elements of the genre - a lone gunman who has a dark and less than perfect past wanders into a small town, and even though he's running from his past, he needs to use his skills as a gunman one more time to defend the innocent people of the town from bad dudes.
We've seen this plot a bagillion times... but, that's not all that's going on here, because this movie also happens to be Canadian, set in Canada, made by Canadians, funded by Canada; a movie that celebrates Canada while making fun of and laughing at itself. It is a movie that understands the western genre it is, one made by filmmakers you can tell love American Westerns; but it is still unique in its Canadian-ness. One that is as proud to be Canadian as it is proud to be a Western. I love this blend, this slant on a classic genre.
I completely enjoyed this film. The question of the day is, did you?
Answer these questions about Gunless, and remember to be thoughtful in your answers:
- What, in your opinion, was the main message of the movie?
- Did you like the movie? Why or why not?
- Remember the four points the National Film Board likes covered. Which one, or ones, did this movie fulfill?
- Preserve Canadian Culture.
- Promote a Social Cause.
- Educate.
- Promote Tourism.
Have a good day, eh!
Lily
ReplyDeleteI think one of the main themes here was to not hold grudges, or to move on from bad habits. And yes, I did like this film. Everything that Will said about it, being that slight Canadian twist to a classic western made it into a fish-out-of-water comedy. I particularly liked how the tension between Shawn (Sean?) and Jack's was resolved.
I could see the argument to this preserving Canadian culture, showing how polite, homely, and anti-violent Canada traditionally is through the way that the townsfolk interacted with Shawn.
Maddi
ReplyDeleteI think the main message of this movie was people change and that your not your past. I really like this movie because it was nice to see a twist on a western. I could not stop laughing! I think this movie preserved Canadian culture because it was just stereotypical Canadians. I could also see it promoting tourism because it was filmed in Canada and it is made by Canadians ect.