Clip Analysis

Fistful of dollars shoot out.



The dialogue at the beginning of the clip were the hero (clint eastwood) asks for the coffin maker to prepare three coffins amplifies his confidence in being victorious even though the odd are stacked agains him.
Closes ups on the facial expressions of the villians show their concern at facing the hero. The hero then has and extreme close up on his face showing his anger at the situation he wishes to correct. He remains deadly serious and focused even though his dialogue is very strange. A close up on the villains gun and his hand moving towards it in the same frame (1:50-1:52) is a stereotypical western shot, were the shot shows the tension and lets the audience know that the scene is about to reach its climax. This shot is used in countless more westerns to increase the tension of an inevitable shoot out. Clint Eastwood character portays a quiet hero with confidence in his own ability fighting for him self. This type of hero would appeal to most male audiences as they would see him as a man they would like to be or be like. This type of hero is still present in modern day thillers for example the four 'die hard' movies in john mclean, and more recently wolverine in 'X-men origins'. The actor Bruce Willis ahs spent the majority of his career playing these roles in big budget films making him a well known actor and male idol.

The Good The Bad and The Ugly Final Showdown.



The clip begins with lots of close up on the characters. It also incorporates mid shots in the scene to capture the enviroment a dusty graveyard. In this shot the camer focuses on the gun and the characters twitching hand reaching for it(6:05-6:10). This is a classic western shot as it increases anticipation of the inevitable shoot out. In this sequence of shots a compilation of close ups and extreme close ups enhances the antisipation of the final shot and the emotions of the characters leading up to this moment(5:30-6:40). He later ruthlessly dispatches of his rival before philosophically explain his decision to his partner. He exclaims,'There are types of people in the world those with loaded guns; and those who dig'. This typifys the audiences position of being hard working people looking to use the western movies as a form of escapism from the tough lives as 'people who dig' and imagine they're a person with a loaded gun.

Fistfull of dollars - Final Fight.



Starts with a long shot that leaves the hero more as a sillowette than a defined figure. Close up of the villians then portray a state of arogence that then turns to concern. This signifies that they feel they will be the eventual winners of any battle. The hero walks into a close up of his boots. This then allows for many feet close up to show the movement of both sides. The villians then walk out of the close up allowing the camera to show the positions they have taken(1:22-1:40). The close up of the boots adds to the western cowboy mise en scene as it is traditional wild west foot wear. Walking out of the boot close up means the camera is looking up at the villians representing their power and superiority in the situation.

Fistful of Dollars: Introduction.



The introduction is the sequence that is at the beginning of the movie it informs the viewer on the cast with the actors names written in big bold writting in a contrasting colour to the background. The effect used is one of using bold colours in a sillowette with a contrasting background. This makes the object/person really stand out. It gives the watcher a clear understanding of what the film will be about as it shows a classically dressed male riding a horse being pursued by many many of the same dress. As the single character is bigger to fill the whole screen the following males are smaller to all fit into the shot this could also symbolise the fact he is more important to the plot.