I didn't feel the conflict between Kane and the villains. We're told there is a conflict, but it wasn't demonstrated well IMO. Kane and the four guys never even talked to each other, they just met at the end and started shooting.
I was immediately taken by High Noon's silvery sheen, like a daguerreotype come to life, but more than that, it provides an unusually complex western narrative for one made in the early '50s. High Noon is more or less told in real time, with its title acting as a veritable ticking time bomb, as Gary Cooper's Marshal tries in vain to assemble a posse to help him with an outlaw coming to town. As the suspense reaches its crescendo, the editing works like clockwork. I actually started doing that thing where you count out beats and snap your fingers to the rhythm, and the picture would change on cue. Has the film lost its original meaning, as a reaction to McCarthyism and a condemnation of Hollywood hanging some of its people out to dry? Or is that still a relevant, even universal theme? Having one of the appeals take place in a church perhaps purposefully evokes Peter repudiating Christ three times. And so, High Noon asks whether we will stand together or let others fight our battles for us, even if they may fall from lack of support. And then some smart gunfighting choreography, making this a satisfying entry in the genre and not just an off-brand Waiting for Godot.
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Can't see why this is in so many lists ... Nothing actually happened until the end. And even the final action scene was a shame.saydin7
i don't like it. i hate movie song,i dont like coopers acting.only beauty of this movie is the princess.mrmute
Has not aged well. Besides Grace Kelly, the acting is grating. The tension is almost non-existant and the payoff is much too short.Skyscore
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Very dated, looks like a TV movie. Only Grace Kelly saved the lost time.dvdllr
I didn't feel the conflict between Kane and the villains. We're told there is a conflict, but it wasn't demonstrated well IMO. Kane and the four guys never even talked to each other, they just met at the end and started shooting.alihsans
Story was decent but the ending was a shame.ReVision
It was pretty good, but definitely not great.Tezzed
Best western so far.Not a real western by the way.
A 50s' movie with contemporary themes and issues.
Love Grace Kelly <3
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I was immediately taken by High Noon's silvery sheen, like a daguerreotype come to life, but more than that, it provides an unusually complex western narrative for one made in the early '50s. High Noon is more or less told in real time, with its title acting as a veritable ticking time bomb, as Gary Cooper's Marshal tries in vain to assemble a posse to help him with an outlaw coming to town. As the suspense reaches its crescendo, the editing works like clockwork. I actually started doing that thing where you count out beats and snap your fingers to the rhythm, and the picture would change on cue. Has the film lost its original meaning, as a reaction to McCarthyism and a condemnation of Hollywood hanging some of its people out to dry? Or is that still a relevant, even universal theme? Having one of the appeals take place in a church perhaps purposefully evokes Peter repudiating Christ three times. And so, High Noon asks whether we will stand together or let others fight our battles for us, even if they may fall from lack of support. And then some smart gunfighting choreography, making this a satisfying entry in the genre and not just an off-brand Waiting for Godot.duchin6
I don't rate it as one of the best westerns,but still watchable.coffeejazzlofi
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Fantastic filmDieguito
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