The Wild Bunch Analysis
“Like Penn's use of slow motion within the bloody montage that concludes Bonnie and Clyde, which Penn said conveyed "both the spastic and the balletic" qualities of the gangsters' death agonies, Peckinpah's editing emphasized the brutality of physical violence while also giving it a graceful beauty” (Weddle qtd. in Prince 58). The ’falling man’ and the ’horserider’ shots, which have been already mentioned the above, are great to demonstrate this statement.
Nevertheless, illustrating offensive and captivating scenes at the same time is not solely based on the mentioned techniques. Focusing on the other segment of film aesthetics, analysing characters and themes in the next subchapter will help us to understand the background of violent scenes. …show more content…
But, for the violent acts and traits of the protagonists, these reversed functions offer justification. Moreover, the recurring themes or motifs, for example, the spirited naivety in the first, or the passage of time in the second film, make the main characters more sympathetic than the forces of law. They are contrasted by the society, which is often personified by minor characters.
The stylish rebelliousness of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow against the ’normal lives’ and the authority is refreshing and almost obnoxious at the same time. The main roles in are played by young, stylishly dressed, beautiful people. Their attraction to each other is instant. They consider themselves ’different’ from everybody else – seeking deviance even when they reveal their identities: “This here's Miss Bonnie Parker. I'm Clyde Barrow. We rob banks.” At this last remark at 16:49, the scene is already altered into a mid-shot, framing Bonnie and Clyde only. In reverse angle, the old man (who was the participant of the conversation in a previous mid-shot) looks back at them with disapproval on his face. Additional great examples are when Clyde admits he had served in prison for armed robbery (06:05), or when he brags casually at 06:40, that he chopped down two toes off his right foot in order to avoid work detail – and he also offers to
Nevertheless, illustrating offensive and captivating scenes at the same time is not solely based on the mentioned techniques. Focusing on the other segment of film aesthetics, analysing characters and themes in the next subchapter will help us to understand the background of violent scenes. …show more content…
But, for the violent acts and traits of the protagonists, these reversed functions offer justification. Moreover, the recurring themes or motifs, for example, the spirited naivety in the first, or the passage of time in the second film, make the main characters more sympathetic than the forces of law. They are contrasted by the society, which is often personified by minor characters.
The stylish rebelliousness of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow against the ’normal lives’ and the authority is refreshing and almost obnoxious at the same time. The main roles in are played by young, stylishly dressed, beautiful people. Their attraction to each other is instant. They consider themselves ’different’ from everybody else – seeking deviance even when they reveal their identities: “This here's Miss Bonnie Parker. I'm Clyde Barrow. We rob banks.” At this last remark at 16:49, the scene is already altered into a mid-shot, framing Bonnie and Clyde only. In reverse angle, the old man (who was the participant of the conversation in a previous mid-shot) looks back at them with disapproval on his face. Additional great examples are when Clyde admits he had served in prison for armed robbery (06:05), or when he brags casually at 06:40, that he chopped down two toes off his right foot in order to avoid work detail – and he also offers to