== a Right: ==

== a Right: ==

Though mostly used for comedic effect, the barber from Chicago illustrated how people were coming out west not just to farm or mine but, as mentioned in the lecture, to be in the service industries. Also, relating to the service industries, the ambiguities of women in their less than reputable roles in the community was depicted as it is unclear exactly what Chihuahua does for money, though this could have been an ambiguity forced by censors of the day. Also the diversity of western settlements are largely ignored in the film, though there are a fair share of Mexicans, albeit not in flattering depictions.-Bryan Mull

Though mostly used for comedic effect, the barber from Chicago illustrated how people were coming out west not just to farm or mine but, as mentioned in the lecture, to be in the '''service industries'''. Also, relating to the service industries, the '''ambiguities of women in their less than reputable roles in the community''' was depicted as it is unclear exactly what Chihuahua does for money, though this could have been an ambiguity forced by censors of the day. Also the diversity of western settlements are largely ignored in the film, though there are a fair share of Mexicans, albeit not in flattering depictions.-Bryan Mull

The landscapes looked pretty legit for the most part. - Elle

The '''landscapes looked pretty legit''' for the most part. - Elle

...The names were right.  And like Elle said, the landscape looked pretty real.  -Kelly Wuyscik

...The names were right.  And like Elle said, the landscape looked pretty real.  -Kelly Wuyscik

I'd like to be the third person to agree and say that the scenery seemed on target.  I watched this movie in my Intro to Film Studies class and we focused mainly on mise-en-scene and the setting, and how this movie is a great depiction of the environment of the Old West.  Also, even though the Clanton family didn't "rustle" the cattle James Earp was protecting in reality, according to the reading, cattle rustling was common behavior (''Problems of the Old West'', 198).  - David F.

I'd like to be the third person to agree and say that the scenery seemed on target.  I watched this movie in my Intro to Film Studies class and we focused mainly on mise-en-scene and the setting, and how '''this movie is a great depiction of the environment of the Old West'''.  Also, even though the Clanton family didn't "rustle" the cattle James Earp was protecting in reality, according to the reading, cattle rustling was common behavior (''Problems of the Old West'', 198).  - David F.

While I did question much of the accuracy of the movie, one scene that really stood out in my mind was the accurate portrayal of the burial of James in the middle of the prairie. In her diary, Lydia Allen Rudd describes seeing the man made tombs they encountered along the way and how families would bury their relatives who died of diseases, albeit the horrifying effects and rampant spread of disease was not discussed in the movie although it was a significant part of western life, during the journey westward. --Mallory C.  

While I did question much of the accuracy of the movie, one scene that really stood out in my mind was the '''accurate portrayal of the burial of James''' in the middle of the prairie. In her diary, Lydia Allen Rudd describes seeing the man made tombs they encountered along the way and how families would bury their relatives who died of diseases, albeit the horrifying effects and rampant spread of disease was not discussed in the movie although it was a significant part of western life, during the journey westward. --Mallory C.