To: MarvinStinson
Wayne and others did not like the nihilist undertone, or that no one would support the lawman. That mindset is insidiously leftist, which is why (as I recall) John Wayne turned down the role.
He lived in the belly of the Commiewood beast, and was alert to subversive ideas.
128 posted on
03/25/2018 4:07:59 PM PDT by
YogicCowboy
("I am not entirely on anyone's side, because no one is entirely on mine." - J. R. R. Tolkien)
To: YogicCowboy
One of my complaints about many Clint Eastwood movies is that they are nihilist at their core and don't incorporate many of the classic Western themes.
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly is a great movie in some ways, but it's got the wrong name. There Ain't No Good Guys Among These Three might have been more appropriate.
138 posted on
03/25/2018 4:13:55 PM PDT by
Alberta's Child
("I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's.")
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