01-25-2003, 05:30 PM
The Western was American melodrama. The Good Guys in the White Hats, and the Bad Guys in Black Hats. Life on the frontier, where there were little rules, and you had to defend yourself.
It isn't the location, it is the action. Star Trek (the original) was pitched as "Wagon Train in outer space". Star Wars has similar setup to many westerns.
The Magnificent Seven (essentially a re-make of "The Seven Samuri") is one of my favorite westerns. Good, Bad, & the Ugly, & Shootout at the OK Corral come to mind.
Not everything is for everyone. A lot has to do with what society can identify with. An urban kid today probably can't identify with the wide open spaces of the old west, but a good story is a good story, no matter where it takes place.
It isn't the location, it is the action. Star Trek (the original) was pitched as "Wagon Train in outer space". Star Wars has similar setup to many westerns.
The Magnificent Seven (essentially a re-make of "The Seven Samuri") is one of my favorite westerns. Good, Bad, & the Ugly, & Shootout at the OK Corral come to mind.
Not everything is for everyone. A lot has to do with what society can identify with. An urban kid today probably can't identify with the wide open spaces of the old west, but a good story is a good story, no matter where it takes place.