Made in 1959 and released in 1960 The Magnificent Seven marks the end of the traditional style of the Western genre. It is a Good Samaritan story with a difference, and it is clear to see the change in certain existing preconceptions within the film that contrast so greatly with those of it's predecessors amongst the traditional western. The initial perceptions of Mexicans within The ... Calvera is transcended into a real person with true motivations, and with reasons that are deeper than portraying a direct personification of evil'. However, although the film makes a bold attempt to adopt a ...

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