Scene Deconstruction

The Good The Bad The Weird - Market Scene

Theme

     The film “The Good, The Bad, The Weird” contains many scenes that have strong thematic characteristics. The theme of this movie displays the extremities of which some will go for the idea of wealth and power. In the scene I chose, the theme is very obvious with an epic battle between the characters attempting to retrieve a treasure map. It has a lot of guns, action, and violence which displaying the theme of greed and the theme is active because it keeps the audience engaged with the action throughout the entire movie.

Critique

     In this scene the theme is not only obvious with the actions by the actors, but it is also recognized throughout the cinematography of the scene. The scene has a very intense tone. As an audience watching the scene you immediately become engaged in the battle. There is much tension during the scene as “the weird” is avoiding gunshots while “the good” is trying to shoot all of the enemies. At the end of the scene there is release when you see “the weird” come out of the barn with no injury. Throughout the scene, lines reinforce the theme by directing the audiences’ eyes to the most intense action. They used wooden beams as lines throughout the scene as a guide. At 00:36 seconds of the scene you will notice the wooden beams to your right and that is where the next attack is from. The shape of the characters faces also reinforces the theme. “The good” and “the weird” have prominently rectangular shaped faces. The other characters that are not the main focus have circular shaped faces. This gives the audience the idea of who the better characters are. The theme is reinforced throughout many aspects of this scene.