Cult film from 1966. But the Good, played by Clint Eastward was no goody, He de frauded the US government of bounty money, assisted the escape of convicted murderers on numerous occasions, murdered umpteen baddies, impersonated a soldier, and in the end stole US army payrole gold. Without declaring it.
So why is the naughty character so loved by the public? and why was the film such a big hit in its day? does the film Glorify Crime?
2007-02-16 09:33:49 · 6 answers · asked by ktbaron 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
What is this world coming to, now they are slandering Clint Eastwood, can you believe that?!!!!!!!!! Van Clef influenced him into doing all that. poor old Eli Wallace got caught up in it to
I think Eli Wallace and Clint would made a good candidate for President and vice president
2007-02-16 13:05:01 · answer #1 · answered by Auburn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was extremely good at what he did, and there was a lot of ironic humour in it. Irony played a part in making it popular. It was an enormous improvement on what cowboy films had previously offered. It does not actually glorify crime, it simply tells a story. Why would anybody care about the people he killed, they were really nasty b*stards. It was a new idea in films, nobody knew what was going to happen, or how it would turn out. Easy rider played the same trick, but not as well. The gold he stole would have been used for military purposes, it would have bought death, so was it worse for him to have it or the army? The main thing for those of us who have watched it is that it is entertaining. Lots of bad people die and a crafty extremely able man outwits and outguns the worst that the wild west can offer. You can't help but like his style.
2007-02-16 11:07:24 · answer #2 · answered by funnelweb 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Same reason everyone loves Zorro. When the character can outsmart corrupt politcians and murder the baddies, people want to stand up and and cheer. It was true in l966 and it's still true today. Everone loves it when the downtrodden stand up alone and go for it.
2007-02-16 10:04:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I think the film doesn't glorify crime, I think it is just a film through the eyes of the criminal.
I also think that In comparisson to Tuco and Angel Eyes, Blondie is good...
I love that film, and it's soundtrack...
2007-02-16 09:43:17 · answer #4 · answered by Badgerer 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No more than a lot of current films i think but then,i did like Lee Van Cleefe,a lot ! I think most of us have a soft spot for the bad guy,maybe cos he ain't all bad..
2007-02-20 08:48:16 · answer #5 · answered by trish b 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yipe! America,AKA,u.s.a=what u just said.
2007-02-16 13:03:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋