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Sound and Mise-en-scène
The films’ performances are all over the place, from main characters who are all through the movie to the supporting characters who are only seen in one or more scenes. They play a part in promoting the “The Good, The Bad and the Ugly” within the film. Blondie is calm and less evil representing the good in the story; Angel Eyes is a sadistic psychopath who enjoys carrying out the assassination. He represents the bad in the film, and Tuco, a stereotypical Mexican scoundrel, is not so cool and cold-blooded but can double-cross anyone representing the ugly in the film. The three main characters are very entertaining to watch, especially Blondie’s chemistry with Tuco is quite humorous at times there on and off again. The film is held together by partnership throughout its too long running time. Lee Van Cleef also plays a very realistic villain in Angel Eyes as we can see that a face like he was born for that role. He also has a villainous laugh and a light mustache.
Throughout the same scene in the film, the ADRs feel wrongs, and the dialogue doesn’t match up with the actors’ lips movements. It is easily notable in the scenes with just Tuco but can be considered a minor compliment about the film’s digital remastering. The film is an excellent example of great storytelling, filmmaking, and a genre. It has aged magnificent, and it is still easily a classic western film. There is a precise depth of space in the film. Leone’s trademark to use many wide shots of the landscape and close up shots of characters faces you as it can be seen numerous times and several close-up shots of cannons firing throughout the film. This shot type helps build tension in the scene, and there is a lot of tension in the film.
Framing in the film is crucial to display an immensely important aspect of any western movie. The framing is fixed in the same inner scenes as the camera technology back in the old days was more restrictive than it is today. The duration of the shots or scenes in the film varies from scene to scene. The concluding scene is quite long because it’s the most memorable scene in the film.
From Tuco running through the cemetery to Blondie riding off finish the film. Another relatively long act is the questioning of Tuco in the prison camp. The stress is on the musicians covering up the sounds from inside the shack. For quite a while, the scene helps build the ugly character of Angel Eyes, but none of the film’s shots drag on or feel like they don’t add anything to the narrative. Every scene feels like it needs to be in the movie, and this feeling is so enjoyable to watch. You can tell that Leon was limited so much budget-wise in this film, and he spent all the money he had to make this extraordinary film every single aspect of the making of this film.
In the film set, the decor, also production design, is incredibly enlightening. It is usually analyzed as symbolic of something about the character or the story in the film. In the good, the bad, and the ugly, the film’s color is a typical Western color palate. These are colors like black, white, grey, red, yellow, brown, green, and blue. The colors feel relatively straightforward and washed out. Unlike in some modern films, Colors has not been emphasized in a country rather than the city’s fantasy landscape. Also, due to the films increasing budget and lack of special effects, color does not play a significant role in the Western as it may in a modern Action film.
Although it can be easy to oversee costumes and makeup when coming up with a screenplay, they’re a crucial element of mise en scène. Costumes are essential in the Westerns, and it is not different in this film. It has quite a particular iconic outfit for Blondie that he puts on at the end of the movie when he gives his trench coat to a dying soldier and wears a white, brown, and cream poncho over his jacket, white cowboy hat, blue long-sleeved shirt, boots, gun belt, jeans, and cigar. It portrays Blondie as a despicable person and gives him a hero vibe showing total control over Tuco and playing the good guy by splitting the $200,000 equally with Tuco at the end of the film. Angel Eyes tend to put on a lot of black clothing while Tuco tends to wear a lot of white and brown, but he does not cruise into the good side of all despite teaming up with Blondie of the film. However, despite West America’s hot landscape in the 18th century, most of the actors’ costumes mainly in the summer apparel as that seemed to be the outfit that fits that particular period.
The setting plays a huge role in making a good film like The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. The landscape shapes the people in a particular area, and they have to live their lives according to It. The setting of the fil is based on the culture of Western America. Leone uses wide shots regularly to engage the views more into the film’s setting, and hence the story of the film and the landscape is rugged and barren small towns built mostly of wood, sand, and brick. One other main element of setting in the movie is the American Civil War. We can see armies marching and scenes in prisons in the film and significant battle scenes towards the film’s end. The desert also plays a major role in the middle of the film when Tuco forces Blondie to walk a long distance through the dry land without food and water to get revenge on him when Blondie did the same. Dunes and society’s desolation are the imperious elements of these scenes where Tuco is at his ugliest, and Blondie is at his lowest point. Lastly, the graveyard where the money is buried and the three-way duel takes place at the end of the film is another pivotal setting. All three characteristics are brought to their natural conclusion as Angel Eyes dies, and Tuco and Blondie go their separate ways with half of the money.
Ìn conclusion, mise en scene is not firmly a production term; it is something that film producers consider through the creative process. In the film,” The good, The bad, and The ugly,” this was strictly adhered to create an excellent visual impression that impacts the audience. The character trait of all the characters was well portrayed, and the film was well understood.