152. WESTERNS 101: The Modern West

To wrap up our Westerns 101 series, Alex and Jonathan take a look at the current state of the western genre through Rango (2011), Slow West (2015), and Hell or High Water (2016). We talk about ways to take the tropes of an established genre and exaggerate them for comedic effect, how to take the setting of the west and present a story with modern sensibilities, and how the themes of the classic west can be transposed on the modern day. Skip to: (11:40) – Rango (35:00) – Slow West (51:03) – Hell or High Water (1:11:52) – Overall (1:25:14) – Coming Attractions Coming Attractions: After a break in June we'll be back in July with Pinocchio (1940) Pinocchio (2019) Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio (2022) For more information, visit the blog:https://thefilmlings.wordpress.com/2023/05/24/modern-west Join us on Discord for ongoing film discussion:https://discord.gg/MAF6jh59cF