Treatment of Mexico and/or Mexicans in Magnificent seven

The initial perceptions of Mexicans within The Magnificent Seven are the same typical Mexican stereotypes within American Western movies up to and including the 1960’s, these being the terrorising Bandido, and the helpless peasants. These two stereotypical character types are thrust, together, into the very first scene of the film. A long distance camera pans across an arid Mexican landscape. A group of unknown horsemen ride across the plains, and into a Mexican peasant village. The structures within the village are simple, made only of wood and clay. The shot then cuts to a medium shot of several of the village’s inhabitants. They are dark skinned, dressed all in white, all wear sombreros, and have very little if any individuality in their appearance.

This is the first of the two stereotypes that appear, the peasants. They maintain many of the distinguishing features that led in the f

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