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beautifully done classic
I've always been the kind of gal to choose "Sleepless in Seattle" or "Six Days, Seven Nights" or "Pretty Woman over movies like "Young Guns", "Tombstone", or "The Magnificent Seven". The idea of guys shooting at each other for no blatantly apparant reason never really appealed to me. To be completely honest, I've fallen asleep through every single "Western" I've ever watched. I've decided that it was definately time to change that. <
>On the recommendation of my boyfriend, I decided to give "The Magnificent Seven" one last shot (haha) before I swore off these types of movies for good. I'm shocked to admit that I actually enjoyed it and found myself silently cheering for the "good guys". The way the villagers found strength in themselves to fight against Calvera was beautiful. I caught myself mourning the death of Charles Bronson's character right along side the children from the village who idolized him. <
>So the dialog is forced and sounds ever so scripted. It got to the point where I didn't care and found myself lost in the idea of companionship and unity over a common goal. Whether or not this genre is your normal cup of tea, I highly recommend the movie as a classic that everyone should see.

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Classic
One of the original ensemble cast westerns. Pre Silverado/Tombstone but very well done. Still stands up after all these years.

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The myth, the pattern, the archetype
One of these western films that was competing with young TV only by the size of the screen and the color. That will not last forever. So the rhythm is still slow and the picture is often centered on the faces and the general attitudes or postures of the characters. The story is simple though: the good suffering and submissive Mexicans or Indians who work hard, the banditos who exploit these farmers and the Yankee mercenaries who are going around fighting for the good cause of work and freedom. They are seven and only three will survive and two come back. They risk their lives for nearly nothing, twenty dollars, but for the sake of adventure and to prove they are the best shots, the best human beings, the best planners. The twist in this film is that they are successful first, then defeated and then successful again. That proves the point. They are ready to die to defend human decency, human freedom, justice, and to teach with their death how to fight, resist and conquer one's own freedom. A very light touch of romance is added, just enough to prove the point that man loves freedom and justice more than anything else. But let's say that four dead out of seven, fifty seven per cent casualties, that is poor productivity, even in the wild wild west. <
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