Ellen was supposed to be this avenger, riding out of the wilderness to bring justice to Herod.
But, people who spend their lives out of doors in the sun develop weathered skin. I grew up on the prairie. My grandfather farmed, as well as all of my great uncles on both sides of the family. I joined the marines at Seventeen. Nobody living the life Ellen was supposed to has smooth, flawless skin. Not male people and not female people either.
The studio probably spent a fortune making sure Sharon stone looked like a model in every shot. If you think about it, that is diametrically opposite from the way directors like Sergio Leonie depicted the west.
I suppose this never registered with people who have lived their life indoors, but for me it broke the suspension of disbelief in every scene.
It never registered with me because I was watching an entertaining MOVIE, not a documentary. It was a good story. Can't people just watch a movie for the entertainment value?
You’re right, it would have been a totally better movie if Susan Estridge played that part! bwahahahaha...
She was naked in the film. I would not want to look at a weathered wrinkled women in her scenes : )