Unforgiven

Unforgiven was the better of the two Westerns we watched in my book. Although it may not have been the true classical western in that William Munny was the hard nose killer in the beginning, I enjoyed this variety. I liked this change of pace because it showed insight into his character's inner struggle with how he used to live his life and how his wife changed him. The film made me truly believe he battled with this concept.

I also didn't find the ending as disappointing as some others are saying. William Munny goes on a killing spree but I don't think this is out of the question of how it may have actually happened. After battling so much inner struggles the whole movie, seeing his friend Ned dead outside the bar may have been the straw that broke the camels back for him. When William previously had said nobody deserves to die, he was saying life isn't fair. I think he reached the point at the end of saying who cares if these guys died? Ned didn't deserve to die. In general, I thought Unforgiven was simpler to follow as it was a story of the return of William Munny vs Bob the Sheriff. I enjoyed the slower pace at the beginning to set the film up, and then the high action at the end. For someone who doesn't consider themselves a fan of westerns, I enjoyed this movie.