Western Movies: Expansive Tales Of Ethnic Conflicts

The genre of western movies depicts stories and themes which are laid in the second half of the 19th century. The conflicts in the western movies are between natives and the settlers, or between the farmers and the ranchers. The theme holds the viewers intently until the end of the movie.

The plot of all best western movies is based on the archetypal conflict between the good and bad, new arrivals (settlers) vs. Native Americans (usually portrayed as savages), virtue vs. evil etc.

In a sense western movies celebrate the nostalgia of the untamed.  Or the expansive clash between civilization and wilderness. Nevertheless, western movies are the oldest; enduring and characteristically American with mythical origins.

Western movies are populated with the heroes who are law enforcement officers, army officers, ranchers or skilled gun fighters.

The typical ingredients of Western movies are guns and gun fights, horses, human massacres, train and bank robberies, kidnappings etc.’

Memorable actors and heroes in western films need a mention. All western movies have heroes enacting gunfights, town marshals, or bounty hunters. The best western movie heroes ride horses, chase bad guys, hunt and kill if needed.

Here are the great heroes of western Movies. John Wayne is undoubtedly the best western movie actor. He was noticed in “The Big Trail; “Riders of Destiny”: “The High and The Mighty”.

Clint Eastwood was famous for his role as Rowdy Yates in the movie “Rawhide.” His biggest roles included “A Fistful of Dollars” in 1963.

James Stewart is a veteran. His films “The Murder Man”: “Destry Rides Again” received critical acclaim. Robert Redford was a great actor in films “Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid” and “Jeremiah Johnson” and “War Hunt.”

A Quick List of Top 10 Western Movies

•    Johnny Guitar
•    Ride in the Whirlwind
•    The Shooting
•    Great Silence
•    Little Big Man
•    High Plains Drifter
•    Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia
•    Keoma
•    Ravenous
•    The Proposition