Unforgiven is a western filmed in 1992. Clint Eastwood starred, directed, and produced the film. It takes place in the town of Big Whiskey in the late 1800's. Where the sheriff (played by Gene Hackman) is called because of two cowboys who cut up a hooker pretty bad. The owner of the bar claims it is destruction of property and the cowboys have to pay back the hookers knife wounds with horses. The hookers unsatisfied with the sheriffs judgement begin looking for a hired gun to kill the two cowboys. Eastwood (aka Munny) is found on a little old pig farm in the middle of Kansas with his two children. A young trigger happy boy who has herd tales of Eastwood’s background, has come to partner up with him and collect on the hookers bounty. After refusing to go Eastwood reflects on his current situation and decides the money would be good for his children. Eastwood decides to recruit another man so he visits his old friend Ned (played by Morgan Freeman) and see if he’s interested. After the three finally finish the journey to Wyoming. They arrive just after the sheriff had made on example of another hired gun, and while the three were separated Eastwood fell into a fever and was beat up by the sheriff. Aft
The Characterization was good in the sence that with all the characters and sides you end up on the side of the outlaw and hope for the sheriff and law to prevail. One of the cowboys who shows his remorse of the situation with the horse. Makes the viewer relate to the cowboy and stop the thinking of he deserves to get killed. This gives his death scene much more impact. I thought it was weird that even though Eastwood would constantly speak and wrestle with the rights and wrongs of his life he still never hesitated with his current mission nor felt remorse for it. The Cinematography of the film was better than I expected. I liked all the shots used and the background of the city and country. I noticed there were several rack focus shots used and the whole background, mood, and feel of the picture remained constant all
I thought the story line was weak in its originality but also good because it maintain the integrity of the classic western style I believe Eastwood was going for. I didn’t quite understand the connection between the worded captions in the beginning and the end. I think the movie would have been just as could had they left that out. There are more than enough hints and lines dropped through out the m
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