![]() Well, at least not in the straight forward / standard concept idea of what a western feature film was (i.e., the old west, saloons, shootouts, and the like). Perhaps because there isn’t a whole lot of “classic” westerns in the modern world cinema. the western genre isn’t the film genre that I am most exposed to. ![]() I do have to say that Western isn’t one of my favorite genres. Reluctantly joining his wife on this journey, the couple enter North Dakota and quickly learn the wicked ways of the Weboy family, with various members of Donnie’s family such as Uncle Bill (Jeffery Donovan) and Weboy matriarch, Blanche (Lesley Manville), refusing to cooperate with the visitors. Witnessing Donnie’s abusive tendencies, Margaret refuses to accept the situation, planning a road trip across state lines to retrieve Jimmy and raise him. Promises for some sort of visitation plan for Jimmy are eventually broken by Donnie, who ups a leaves town and brings Lorna and Jimmy to his Weboy family farm in North Dakota, severing ties with Margaret and George. Their domestic routine is broken when James suffers a fatal accident while riding a horse, with Lorna quickly remarrying sometime after, lured into wedlock by Donnie Weboy (Will Brittan). Set in rural Montana in 1963, retired sheriff George (Kevin Costner) and Margaret Blackledge (Diane Lane) live quietly on their ranch, living with their son, James (Ryan Bruce, his wife, Lorna (Kayli Carter), and their grandson, Jimmy (Otto and Bram Hornung). ![]() Does this movie find its place amongst the modern moviegoers and in its film genre or is it a bland revenge tale? Now, Focus Features and director Thomas Bezucha present the latest film in the neo-western genre with the release of Let Him Go. Movies like Unforgiven, The Three Burials of Melquiades, No Country for Old Men, Logan, and Hell or High Water, showcases the prime ideas of what neo-Westerns films present viewers with it the ideas of Westerns, but with new values in this modern age of cinematic tales encompassing the saying of “the old west is new again”. In this particular category, movies reflect upon the traditions of the western genre, but are set in the modern / contemporary setting. In today’s cinematic landscape, westerns have changed and adapted to modern times becoming what is now called “neo-westerns”. Exploding on the scene during the golden age of Hollywood, where studios were churning out various productions made for the big and small screen, this particular genre has garnished many variants of stories of the “old west” satire backdrop, which is complete with the new frontier of the 1800s, saloons, gunfights, stagecoach chases, and many more motifs and nuances that seem to be recalled of the bygone’s days of this genre’s stories. Since the time of its creation, the western film genre has always been a fan favorite amongst many.
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