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Actors: Steve McQueen, Karl Malden, Arthur Kennedy, Suzanne Pleshette
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Nevada Smith |
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“So we killed his parents. Who'd have thought he'd make a big deal about it?” That's the attitude of three outlaws who brutally murder a rancher and his Indian wife in front of young Max Sand (McQueen).
Following the slaughter, Max swears revenge under the name Nevada Smith. Barely in his twenties and unable to read, write or shoot, he meets Jonas Cord (Brian Keith), a decent gun merchant. Cord cannot dissuade Nevada from the futility of his pursuit and teaches him to play Poker and to shoot, “you learn to do that with either hand, when you're drunk or asleep, or with the sun in your eyes and you might stand a chance.”
Undaunted, Nevada hunts his quarry, one by one, through gambling halls, brothels and a Southern chain gang until the terrified Fitch (Karl Malden) realizes, “he doesn't just chase you. He executes you.”
--Angry Jim Magin, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Nevada Smith |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 19th century
Western
Yes
Kind of western:
- hunting down outlaws
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- very skinny (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Body type
- very skinny (woman)
How much in movie?
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- killer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- bald
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
Prairie?
Yes
Misc setting
- prison
- building
- church/synagogue
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
How many deaths in film?
- 4-8
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- guns
- knives
Unusual forms of death
- poisoning
- impaled
- perforation--bullets
- perforation--swords/knives
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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