Wednesday, November 01, 2006

Westerns

http://teachingmedialiteracy.pbwiki.com/f/Westerns%282%29.ppt

Here is a link to the PowerPoint presentation that was created by Jarrett Lundquist and myself illustrating the most prototypical features of the film genre known as the "Western." The presentation highlights common story themes, characters, plots, problems, and resolutions unique to the Western. Also, it is important to note that the Western has become a classic genre as well as becoming an extinct genre. Many of the Western-like productions found in theaters today are lacking the key components necessary to being a true Western. Dialogues have changed, plots have become more involved, and there are no longer iconic heros played by men like John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, and Henry Fonda. The solitary masculine hero embarking on missions of vigilante justice is no more, and the high noon shootout is all but dead. However, the old pictures of this genre still influence today's productions, and hopefully, this Powerpoint will stimulate you into thinking just how times have changed.

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