Analyzing Evil: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
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I've seen this movie so many times, it's insane... it's up there with "Kill Bill" and "Pulp Fiction". It's a masterpiece of masterpieces.🖨️💯🧔🏾♂️
Blondie only betrays Tuco after Tuco starts saying he should get more than half. Blondie is a strategist who always tries to think two steps ahead and he wanted to kill the partnership before Tuco"s discontentment became a bigger problem.
Why do you talk that, just wondering? Do you listen to your videos? Do they sound normal to you?
It's better to watch the movie and not analyze it. This kind of thing that feels that we need to be educated on a fictional movie that explains itself as it goes along is telling us we are not smart enough to figure it all out. It's over 50+ years ago . Generations of people have seen it . I enjoyed it and understood it. And forgot it until I saw it again. It's for entertainment not accuracy.
You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig.
That quote... It now is a part of my brain for over 20 years.
I came here to see this quote.
I think Stalin said something very similar.
I belive he once said that there are two kinds of men, those with shovels and those with guns.
Yes sir. Never let them take your guns!
Where? What an obedient piece of shit that understands.
It's wild to me that Lee Van Cleef could play a morally driven character like Mortimer and a total sociopath like Angel Eyes - under the SAME DIRECTOR - and be totally convincing as both characters.
I watched these as a kid in the early 90s, so I was so confused and thought he went from good to evil and never realized it was supposed to be two different characters.
It is wild to me that people find it wild that actors are capable of..... acting
Absolutely right
LVC was awesome in anything he did. The Big Gundown, Sabata, Run Man Run.... The list goes on
The Bible is truth. The key to understanding that is in the inner work Jesus Christ taught. Forgiveness heals a part of your soul that keeps you blind to the spiritual realm. To be forgiven we must forgive. It’s only once you do the things you need God to do for you that everything clicks. Please look inside and work though your inner drama. We all have issues with our parents. Start there. Forgive them genuinely from within. Then breaking down before Jesus Christ and asking for forgiveness makes more sense. As you do what he taught, truth reveals itself. Please, at least read three books of the Bible in your lifetime. Genesis Mathew and one book you chose yourself. Please trust me. See what happens when you open your heart.
Jesus Christ is the way truth and life.
The irony is that Angel Eyes actor also played one of the most moral characters in the Dollars Trilogy, Colonel Douglas Mortimer, a man whose sole goal is not money, but to avenge the rape and death of his sister.
Oh,. My,.
and the best shot in the carolinas
Thats why Lee Van Cleef is the goat.
HES SUPPOSED TO BE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT CHARACTER????
MAN I WAS SO CONFUSED
Blondy and tuco slowly learning to have to trust each other is masterfully done
They don't though, hence why Tuco's chamber is empty.
@@joepermenter7228 well I would argue tuco really did end up trusting blondie its whst makes him being left behind and with an empty gun so shocking to him
@@scottwallace7033 And while Blondie did betray Tuco's trust, he did ensure they both walked away alive with their half of the money. I really think that last scene of the movie is absolutely brilliant, because on my first watch I was just as scared as Tuco that Blondie really was going to leave him hanging as his final karmatic punishment. Instead the final lesson was that you might not like his methods, but you can trust Blondie to be fair.
@@scottwallace7033 Blondie was trusted because the man with no name had understated mythical qualities. In the Good, the Bad, and The Ugly; his super skill was impossible aim with a piece of shit antiquated rifle. I grant you that he trusted Tuco never to try to kill him, but that's about it.
@@joepermenter7228 just to add too Tuco trusting blondie; if I remember correctly, Tuco aimed for angel eyes in the final duel. Of course his gun was empty so it was to no avail, but I always saw it as confirmation that even despite blondies lie, he still somewhat trusted him and even grew to like him over their travels (like a frenemy relationship)
The Good (Blondie): The "hero" of the group. While in himself not a law abiding citizen, he tends to have the more "honorable" traits in this unforgiving environment. He shows the most sympathy to those of lesser luck, he keeps his end of the bargain and he won't backstab unless he's provoked. He takes no particular enjoyment in the act of killing and will never punch down. Because of his own self imposed code he leaves Tuco with his share, even after toying with him.
The Bad (Angel Eyes): A cold moralless person, Angel Eyes is the antithesis of Blondie. While externally showing remorse for the carnage of the Civil War, he uses his rank (unlike most people I believe that he was a uniformed officer of the Union) to torture and extort the POW out of everything from intel to valuables for a profit. Outside of that scheme, he runs his own gang of hitmen to enforce his will in a lawless destroyed land. Once he has a goal, he sets out to achieve it with ruthless efficiency, felling anyone and anything standing in his way. While one may think that he operates like Anton from "No Country for Old Men", it is hinted that he does take pleasure in dolling out violence, though he hides/controls his dark impulses in a facade of gentlemen-liness. Whereas Blondie will face you as an equal, Angel Eyes will have no qualms in imposing himself from above. He is ultimately like a well concealed rattle snake, no matter how small and hidden he is he carries a vicious bite that will give you a painful end with ruthless efficiency.
The Ugly (Tuco): More of an opportunist than anything, Tuco is the most complex character of them all. He is by no means a "good guy", he's committed countless crimes, many quite heinous and violent. But he also lacks that cold perverse enjoyment of violence that Angel Eyes displays. Rather it's more animalistic, like a shark caught up in a feeding frenzy and biting anything within its range. And while he may have some degree of "fun/enjoyment" of his banditry it was a life that he was forced to take, in an environment that offered nothing else of societal advancement. Because of this Tuco is stuck between Blondie and Angel Eyes, not being a cold blooded killer but having no qualms double crossing someone when the opportunity arises. Having a sense of morality, but it being grey and twisted enough to justify his bouts of violence. What's interesting about Tuco is that he's the most human of them all in such a hellish situation. We may look up to Blondie and begrudgingly agree that Angel Eyes has a degree of "cool", but if we were thrusted in the same setting we most likely end up like Tuco, scrounging to survive with whatever morality inside us being bent by a cruel and unforgiving world.
Great analysis, well said!
One of my all time favorite movies. I even named my dogs Tuco and Blondie.
And named your cat Angel Eyes?
@@NorthDownReader if I get one maybe.😅
@@NorthDownReader My cat looked like Van Cleef, i call him "Colonel" in El Indio's accent all the time.
Don’t give them revolvers
3 great villains: the genius and calm "good", the charming and mysterious "bad", the human and funny "ugly". We all have something of them inside us.
I don't think Angel Eyes was particularly charming.
@@Mailed-Knight pity. He has such a dark sexual energy and is very attractive. Of course being portrayed by Lee Van Cleef helps
@@nisiriti I see...
@@Mailed-Knight the scene with tuco and him eating
This is easily one of the most timeless westerns and movies of all time for one simple fact:
Despite the monikers given to them, all 3 characters are more complex then they seem initially
Blondie (The Good) is the most morally consistent of the three. He is still greedy , cunning, endgangers others, but frequently shows a sense of empathy, rarely shoots unless he feels his life is threatened and is capable of real honor. Shown especially in the end when he says goodbye to Tuco the best way he knows how, while getting back at him a bit, and riding off never to be seen again.
Angel Eyes (The Bad) is the same as Blondie, but with no humanity to speak of. Despite my earlier comment, he is the only one to who his moniker fits quite nicely. His only goal is ambition and self-interest, with his only "good" trait bring that he always fulfills a contract. Other then that there is no line he won't cross.
And for the most of the movie, this put him at an advantage... that is until the final showdown where he had no way to escape as both Tuco and Blondie saw him as the bigger threat.
His greed gave him a headstart, but destroyed him in the end.
However, it is worth noting that Angel Eyes, despite being the villain of the movie, really doesn't have the screen time you'd think. In fact, his screentime is shared with the general horrors and divide of the american civil war, which is what *gave* him the power to do what he wanted with impunity.
Basically, although he is the villain of this story, he's a very small part of a much larger world. A cog in the cruel machine that is human greed and violence.
Tuco (The Ugly) is by far the most complex character in this movie because he's simply *human*
He's a reprehensible coward that really lives up to his nickname of "The Rat" .
But the longer the movie goes on the more we learn of his past and what he would and wouldn't do.
The idea that he pays his due tenfold is a pretty good way to sum up his character.
In his mind, he was dealt a sh!t hand.
Born and raised in a place where you had to kill just to put food on the table and where the criminals took what little the poor alredy had.
So, naturally, he decided enough was enough and survived by all means neccesary.
This doesn't make him good, but it makes him understandable. The reason he's so dirty and rough around the edges, literally and figuratively, is because he's relied on only himself for years.
And when he DID team up with someone else he used them as cannonfodder to live another day.
But by being forced to spend days and weeks with Blondie he legitimately bonds with him and they arguibly bring out the best in each other.
So much so that, by the end, you *want* Tuco to succeed as he became more of a protagonist than Blondie. And the fact that Tuco gets his half of the gold at the end and has the final words in the whole movie is just perfect.
The Bible is truth. The key to understanding that is in the inner work Jesus Christ taught. Forgiveness heals a part of your soul that keeps you blind to the spiritual realm. To be forgiven we must forgive. It’s only once you do the things you need God to do for you that everything clicks. Please look inside and work though your inner drama. We all have issues with our parents. Start there. Forgive them genuinely from within. Then breaking down before Jesus Christ and asking for forgiveness makes more sense. As you do what he taught, truth reveals itself. Please, at least read three books of the Bible in your lifetime. Genesis Mathew and one book you chose yourself. Please trust me. See what happens when you open your heart.
Jesus Christ is the way truth and life,
I would say that the film plot is like Dostoevsky. Blondie and Angel Eyes are like an angel and a devil wandering the earth.
Tuco is the rat caught between them, equally good and evil but where it is easier to be evil in a torn world.
Blondie IS Tuco's guardian angel (Angel Eyes calls him that). What he does is teach him humility and morality. It's a slow patient teaching and we're left uncertain as to whether Tuco ever really grasps the lesson but Blondie only kills those who are killers themselves in the film.
Whereas Angel Eyes is a liar and a killer without conscience or discrimination. He's utterly amoral, recognising only advantage or strength. His line about always getting the job done is just hot air - he kills because he wants to and he kills his contractor to get the gold himself. He uses and betrays Tuco, such that even Tuco - dear thick Tuco - gets it and rejects evil (sort of).
Tuco ends up getting what he wanted (money) but unable (at the end of the film) to use the money since he's tied up. Worldly goods and all that.
It's a very Christian tale, well disguised and which makes it more effective and ambiguous to a modern audience.
@@Wien1938 I totally agree, except that blondie isn't exactly an angel - as others have pointed out it was blondie who killed the most people in the film.
However I do think hew was teaching tuco, especially in the end scene where tuco was forced to keep his calm and restrain his anger to keep from falling and hanging himself - all he could do was look at the gold which had gotten him into such a mess, to contemplate his own greed and sin.
@@anima6035 All true, but an angel is not just an instrument of forgiveness but is also one of righteous vengeance. Afterall, it is an angel who wields a holy flaming sword in combating evil.
I've pointed out elsewhere that Blondie does kill the most, but you notice that he never kills any character who does not deserve death, unlike Angel Eyes who murders without compunction.
In a deleted scene, Angel Eyes really does have a moment of reflection seeing the destroyed fort and made me wonder if he may have been involved in the Civil War to some degree. Its a small scene and I know Leone didn't want him to seem sympathetic but it leaves a mark, especially with the soundtrack by Ennio. RIP
I'm glad that the scene was restored. To me it doesn't make him sympathetic so much as it shows that while he is mostly a cold-blooded monster, there are still a few shreds of humanity left in there somewhere.
The scene adds a very nice additional layer to his character. Even someone as cold-blooded as Angel Eyes can still be affected by the horrors of war.
I never saw Angel Eyes as being evil. His kill count is lower. He is fair. Sticks to his code. Doesnt lie.
The Bible is truth. The key to understanding that is in the inner work Jesus Christ taught. Forgiveness heals a part of your soul that keeps you blind to the spiritual realm. To be forgiven we must forgive. It’s only once you do the things you need God to do for you that everything clicks. Please look inside and work though your inner drama. We all have issues with our parents. Start there. Forgive them genuinely from within. Then breaking down before Jesus Christ and asking for forgiveness makes more sense. As you do what he taught, truth reveals itself. Please, at least read three books of the Bible in your lifetime. Genesis Mathew and one book you chose yourself. Please trust me. See what happens when you open your heart.
Jesus Christ is the way truth and life,
@@jamesmayle3787 I liek to shid fard and pewp :3
If it's before that moment when he gives alcohol in exchange of information, honestly I don't think that was "sympathy", I think he got aroused by that (best case scenario), which made him satisfied enough to not seek any violence or intimidation, since they were already hopeless.
I think sadistic people do that, acting "good" when the environment is already hell.
Lee Van Cleef is my favorite movie villain just a bit ahead of Gene Hackman. Cleef wasn't loud, he was subdued but very serious. His piercing eyes gave him this calm but confident demeanor. Clint is my ideal cowboy so to see the 2 together was always a treat.
PS: Even though Cleef was a better villain I also enjoyed him as more of a do gooder in for a few dollars more. Just a great actor.
Gene Hackman? Did he play a villain much? Oh wait, are you thinking Unforgiven? Yeah, that was a really good role for him. I assume you weren't thinking Lex Luthor.
My father urged me to watch this movie on a big screen, when there was a re-screening here in Italy for its 50th anniversary.
Man, I'll always be thankful and proud of my dad for that decision. It was one of my greatest experiences in all cinema.
The last time that Blondie saved Tuco from the hanging he missed, and had a surprised face; I thought that, possibly, he left him in the desert because he might miss him to die in the future.
The Bible is truth. The key to understanding that is in the inner work Jesus Christ taught. Forgiveness heals a part of your soul that keeps you blind to the spiritual realm. To be forgiven we must forgive. It’s only once you do the things you need God to do for you that everything clicks. Please look inside and work though your inner drama. We all have issues with our parents. Start there. Forgive them genuinely from within. Then breaking down before Jesus Christ and asking for forgiveness makes more sense. As you do what he taught, truth reveals itself. Please, at least read three books of the Bible in your lifetime. Genesis Mathew and one book you chose yourself. Please trust me. See what happens when you open your heart.
Jesus Christ is the way truth and life,
@@jamesmayle3787 Thanks you, sir. Have many good days.
a transcendent work of art - the perfect marriage of characters, a compelling plot of vast scope, action, gritty realism, brilliant and beautiful photography, and set to a music score so perfectly integrated and so memorable it stands - in my opinion - as the greatest music score of any film.
I think that GBU is indeed very groundbreaking and it is also my favourite film of all time and the reason I love cinema. It might not be groundbreaking in terms of technology but it influenced many other directors and movies such as Tarantino, Zemeckis, Eastwood, Gilligan. It also pretty much created the first music video with the Ecstasy of Gold scene since it was performed and edited to the music, just like a modern music video. I even wrote a term paper on GBU and how it influenced movies, TV shows and pop culture.
Tuco is my favorite antiheroes and angeleyes is One of my favorite villains of all time, thank you so much for making this👍
I didn't see Blondie as truly evil, but I did see Tuco and Angel Eyes as evil. I'm a huge Clint Eastwood fan, he's a legend and he always will be, it will be a sad day when he passes, he's also currently the last one of the trio left today.
So, "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" is The Vile Eye's favorite film? I KNEW I liked this guy for a reason because I completely agree!
I COULDN'T have been any PROUDER, than the time that I asked my (14 year old) daughter "what's your favorite movie sweetheart?", and she replied,, "The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly"!! Feels REALLY good to know that at least SOME teenagers still have some culture about em'!!
Did everyone stand up and clap too
I sometimes think that the titular 3 characters reflect the different corruptions of a man thrust into war.
The good is in this situation regardless so defends himself to live another day.
The ugly will indulge in the chaos of war and lament his loss of humanity.
The bad thrives, unshackled to wreak havoc on everything between here and the objective.
In a world where it's kill or be killed. Blondie being the good is only good when compared against angel eyes being the bad. And Tuco, fall somewhere in between.
Thus you understand where the title comes from.
Remember though, this is a prequel. Blondie becomes The Good through the experience of suffering. He begins as bad. However, his transformation is brought about through his interactions with Tuco and Angel Eyes. He becomes a rough paladin, and gives his coat to a dying man, which is when he finds The Poncho. He chooses Tuco over Angel Eyes, and finally gives Tuco his half of the gold. At that point, he has become the character, The Man With No Name.
As usual, well done! The theme of greed was for me subliminal 'til you mentioned it. Knowing this consciously now makes this film even more precious and worth "one more" viewing.
Thanks for the lyrics to the song, too. I thought it was likely gibberish, merely made up for the Tuco Torture scene. But of course Leone is deeper than that... and such a master even in a - to him - foreign language.
One point. At the end, Blondie isn't merely torturing Tuco. He's making sure he has time to get far enough away that Tuco won't come after him for the rest of the gold. Similarly, I think his earlier breakup with Tuco had at least an element of self-preservation in it. Of course, that also proved that there was no distance that would keep Tuco away, should he want to find Blondie again. Something to ponder as to "what happened after that."
Correction: Angel Eyes was not an officer, but a sergeant, a medium-high enlisted rank. Wonder how he achieved that, and the cushy job.
I fill up with such joy whenever I'm reminded of this movie. Good to see you making a video on this.
we all wait for the day of Eric Cartman
Perfect, just watched the trilogy for the first time yesterday. I feel compelled to dress up like Angel Eyes already.
So, in their setting, their alignments could be:
Blondie/the good: Chaotic neutral (or Neutral good?)
Tuco/the ugly: Chaotic evil (or true neutral due to his backstory)
Angel Eyes/the bad: Lawful evil or Neutral evil (he has his own code he adheres to, hence the lawful).
I personally would say:
Blondie: Lawful Neutral
Tuco: Chaotic Neutral
Angel Eyes: Lawful Evil
The Danish Symphony Orchestra uploaded a Morricone / Eastwood Western-themed concert on RUclips in which “Ecstasy of Gold” (the tune in the graveyard) stirs up very unexpected emotions.
But, the van Cleef character is the undisputed villain in the movie. The prison torture scene alone seals the case.
Forever one of the best movies of all time!! Easily in my top two!!
What are your top five?
@@uppercutgrandma4425 1. Pulp Fiction
2. The Good The Bad and The Ugly
3. The Godfather
4. Apocalypse Now
5. Hereditary
The part where you discuss the commonality of greed between the three characters is incredible. I never thought of that while I was watching the movie. This observation makes the movie even better by illustrating a very relatable trait amongst men. Between the music, characters, and epic setting, this is my favorite western and definitely in my top 10 of all movies.
This is easily my favorite spaghetti western.
Fun Fact: The theme that plays at the end of The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (The Ecstasy of Gold) is used in the "Fighting Spirit" Modelo beer commercials.
This three way analysis of all three main characters definitely did this western a lot of justice.
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I always thought that Lee Van Cleef outshined Clint Eastwood in the dollars trilogy. Eastwood can squint a lot, but Van Cleef has got the look of a real badass.
Yeah I think it's the stache and the cheekbones
@LaddRusso and the height. I think Van Cleef was something like 6 foot 3 and Clint was about 6 foot 2.
Yessss…
Angel Eyes is one of my favorite villains
Tuco Ramirez. Do not double cross him because if you do you know nothing of Tuco.
Epic. Probably my favorite film or close to it. "When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk."
Bros voice sounds like a text to speech
I wish I could use Vile Eye’s voice to read my documents
Blondie has one other good scene (which you showed) that makes him "The Good" - he's seen playing with a kitten.
I just watched Daniel Netzel's edit of Memento. If you dig into the protagonist's self aware actions, he's pretty selfish. He deliberately conditioned himself to be an eternally vengeful murderer killing wrong targets because it was the only way he could feel alive. His memories are crafted and he lies and falsifies, all to this end.
Thought he might be a candidate for you.
This movie is definitely one of the best westerns, made. Sergio Leone, manages to avoid the "Hollywood Western", with the "Good" guys and "Bad" guys. The lines are blurred between the 3 and they actually have more in common then they care to admit. I also really like, how Sergio Leone, skillfully and brilliantly, incorporates, the "New Mexico Campaign", of the Civil War into the movie. Of all of the movies that show the Civil War, this movie makes me feel like I am right there. (Especially the bridge scene.) An outstanding explanation of "Blondie", "Tuco" and "Angel Eyes."
My favorite all time movie. Best ending in cinematic history
Always happy when you cover a topic I've been waiting for, well done.
The good has a gray moral during the movie , only in the end when he save the ugly he establish himself as the good
This is my personal favorite movie and after having you cover Griffith, my favorite villain I can now die happy.
Would you be interested in exploring some of the characters from a history of violence starring Viggo Mortensen, Mario Bello, Ed Harris, and William Hurt?
Most compact, concise breakdown of story and underlying themes. After a meal, there's nothing like a good cigar!
My favorite film. You did a fantastic job. However, I don't know if you missed it or just didn't include it, but there is a change in the good from the first act to the last. In the beginning he takes all the money he earned with the bad and leaves him to suffer and possibly die, but in the end he leaves him with his share of the gold. I also think the way he left him may of been a way of separating himself from the bad, so that he might not have to fight him.🤟🤠👍
The story arc between Tuco and his brother really reminds me of that Highwaymen song, "Born and Raised in Black and White." It is a ballad of sorts about a man who grew up playing with guns and turned out to be an outlaw, whereas his more reserved brother stuck to his books and became a priest. Once he has been caught by the law and reached the end of his road, about to be hung, his final request is to see his brother. Perhaps not to seek redemption, but to find some sort of closure.
Tuco “The Ugly” is what I imagine Donald Duck would be like if he was a violent Mexican bandit.
My no.1 favorite movie of all time (since I saw it, at the age of 10, together with my father, who let me stay up very late, at least till 12:30am, to watch this incredible movie!). I got actually a simple theory about the last showdown, thé shootout, in the middle of the cemetary.....
i dont see blondie as an evil, but more of a hero that uses great force to put evil down ( like fighting evil with a great bad if you will)
Born in 1995 and I started seeing this movie when I was about 3 years old (1998). This movie has played a big role in my life. Shoot when I was in kindergarten the teacher asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up and I said a cowboy.
I've seen this movie about 500 times to date. No joke.
Yeah one of my favourite films as well. I love how the characters are so morally grey.
Amazing analysis to an amazing movie.
Sergio Leone reflected that there were no good and bad, that life is more complex than that. However, you find yourself rooting for some characters more than others because, as you mentioned, they show their humanity and amiability.
At 14:05, you mention that the Civil War was fought for Emancipation. Lincoln once wrote, “My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery.” This makes the evil of this war a lot more profound. They’re basically fighting to get back together and become a house united. They’re not fighting for a just moral cause, but simply to go back to the way things were. Lincoln put emancipation on the table towards the middle of the war, but it wasn’t his main goal or the main reason these soldiers were fighting.
I legitimately did not know this film was part of a Trilogy for years. Finally bought the Sergio Leone western collection earlier this year and all three are amazing but, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly is the best of the Trilogy. Always loved the TG, TB & TU as a standalone film but seeing the first and second makes me appreciate it even more seeing how and why the three main characters had so much animosity towards each other.
The movies aren't connected to each other, you can view all three independently and lose nothing.
The only character that is consistent throughout the films is blondie. Tuco isn’t present in the other films and lee van cleef plays a completely different character in the other film he’s in. What are you talking about?
Van Cleef was allways great playing the guy with a plan. An intelligent anti-hero. An intelligent anything really. He was one of those actors who could, with a smile or a smirk, capture the essence of the character he was playing. Thats a rare gift.
I think blondie decided to leave tuco behind is because he knew tuco was going to try to double cross him at some point. In my opinion it's also the reason why he let tuco hang on that noose at the end of the movie. To create distance with a pinch of karma of course
I love this movie! Definitely different levels of evil and grey areas in this classic western!
You should do Rose the Hat/The True Knot from Dr. Sleep.
Or what about the villains in A Fistful of Dollars, For a Few Dollars More, or a full analysis of Once Upon a Time in America?
A question:
Is the greatest evil to be found here the one demonstrated by ourselves? That we are willing to overlook evil in others if they are sufficiently charming?
The first time I saw the movie, I really didn't expect Tuco to last the entire movie (as thugs rarely last more then a few scenes in most movies), as a character of ill repute and pettiness, but his willingness to survive, dodged determination to exact perceived wrongdoings unto him by Blondie, with small but powerful hints of compassion, won me over in the end and made me realize he was probably the best "fleshed out" of the 3.
I love The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. I must have watched this movie hundreds of times. Such great storytelling with well written characters, not just the main characters.
The Bible is truth. The key to understanding that is in the inner work Jesus Christ taught. Forgiveness heals a part of your soul that keeps you blind to the spiritual realm. To be forgiven we must forgive. It’s only once you do the things you need God to do for you that everything clicks. Please look inside and work though your inner drama. We all have issues with our parents. Start there. Forgive them genuinely from within. Then breaking down before Jesus Christ and asking for forgiveness makes more sense. As you do what he taught, truth reveals itself. Please, at least read three books of the Bible in your lifetime. Genesis Mathew and one book you chose yourself. Please trust me. See what happens when you open your heart.
Jesus Christ is the way truth and life,
What all 3 characters have in common is that they have no part in the Civil War. At times they fake being part of the war, but they never are. Beyond being neutral, they all somehow maintain a complete separateness from it. Mentally, everyone else in the film is an NPC except them.
Being outside of the Civil War, their only enemies within their shared universe are each other. As the film portrays the Civil War as all stealing and murder for no coherent reason, and the movie is about these 3 characters who are apart from it, the question of good and evil can only be assessed relative to them. Hence, in the universe of these 3, Blondie is good, Tuco is in the middle, and Angel Eyes is Evil.
The italian name for Angel Eyes is ''Sentenza'' aka sentence because he's judge jury and justice according to his own mind.
Great videos! I would also say that there are many Catholic undertones within the Dollars Trilogy that make up what these characters are. Perhaps Escape From New York or The Hitcher next? Snake Plissken being perhaps one of the greatest antiheroes ever and John Ryder being a great subversion of the slasher movie genre.
the best villains are always the ones where the who don't know they're villains. but see themselves as either victims.. or even better for the storyline- Heroes
Have you considered analyzing an evil character from a film, depicting true life events?
I would love to see an Analyzing Evil of Aileen Wuornos from the 2003 Monster.
Eric Taylor Thats a good idea, I would also like to see him do evil characters from comedies or Dark Comedies especially since he's already covered every other movie genre as far as I know, my first choice would be "Pat Healy" from "There's something about Mary" (1998), and another good example would the characters Jonathon Brewster/Dr.Einstein/Abby Brewster/Martha Brewster from "Arsenic and Old Lace" (1944), and also "Hal L." from "Happy Gilmore" (1996).
The most exciting 3 hours of cinema you'll ever see
Love how Wallach tells eastwood how his brother is crazy about him after fighting with him😊
You should do Percy from The Green Mile.
Still waiting for an analysis of Errol Childress from true detective!
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I was raised on these films! So I’m glad you did a breakdown for this incredible movie! Great work!
I think that Goro Majima from the Yakuza series would make for a good analyzing evil episode.
Such a classic movie. Nowadays movies end with a lot of cgi explosions and then you have Sergio Leone who put 3 guys in a circle who look at each other for 6 minutes and it's still more entertaining
I’m glad you talked about the fact that most men who fought for the confederacy were poor farmers who couldn’t and wouldn’t ever be able to afford an unpaid employee. But i want to make something clear, as an avid history lover. THE CIVIL WAR WAS NOT ABOUT SLAVERY. Wars are never started for noble reasons. It was started because of greed. The US felt like it deserved more taxes from the southern states, and the southern states felt like they were paying to many taxes, and declared independence, which made the US economy take a nose dive. Wars are started for 3 reasons, fear, greed and vengeance. There are no other reasons.
Fun fact a lot of aspects of tGtBatU were inserted by the actors while they were shooting it. One really good example that comes to mind is the name "Angel Eyes" was an idea Clint Eastwood had on the set while they were shooting the film. It's not in the Italian dub or the original script.
Excellent video. Makes me appreciate the move even more.
Awesome video. I honestly never watched this movie until the start of this year. After watching this, I think it would be cool to see you do the other villians in the Man With No Name trilogy.
Those movies have grown on me the older I’ve gotten. Such great classics
My dad loves this movie but I never saw it. Thanks for reviewing it!
All these years later and this movie is still the greatest western of all time imo
Great episode as always. As for suggestions, Lorne Malvo from season 1 on Fargo is a very thematically interesting villain.
Cool. My dad’s favorite film. My favorite film.
Blondie is neutral good
Tuco is chaotic neutral
Angel Eyes is lawful evil.
Great video,Thanks for covering this movie!
Thank you for this analysis and i ask for more .
A magnificent episode as always, this analyzis are always awesome!
Thanks for this one. Loved that Movie at first sight, when i was 12 years old. Best Movie ever made...best Finale ever made. Brillant Soundtrack
The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly a masterpeice that stands the test of of time from storyteling,unrivalled score,superb casting it is pure confederate gold of a movie
Blondie only betrays Tuco after Tuco starts saying he should get more than half. Blondie is a plotter who always tries to think two steps ahead and he wanted to kill the partnership before Tuco"s discontentment became a bigger problem.
Your videos are always insightful into what it is to be human. To tie it into outlaw/cowboy theme, hope you review Denton Baxter from Open Range. Outside that theme, I would really like to see a review on the heist crew in Reservoir Dogs and (I know its a little too easy) Light from the anime/manga Death Note.
On a note, the Good was the least greedy by far.
When he ends his cooperation with Tuco, he still gives him his money.
Also at the end, after tying Tuco to the rope, he could’ve took all the bags for himself (Tuco definitely would’ve, as he tried several times to betray him), yet he still abides to their deal of splitting it half-half.
The good the bad and the ugly is my favorite Western of all time.
"If you work for a living why do you kill yourself working ?" - tuco.
This movie is the earliest movie I can ever recall watching from my childhood and it was a fucken Clint Eastwood movie! Like oh my god I love it seeing it as a kid I love westerns, now as an adult being able to see the symbolism and meanings of the film its just wow man! I still remember waking up early on the weekends and watching parts of this film with my dad before he leave to work, man those were awesome days.
One thing i want to add is that the Men who fought for the confedaracy were fighting to preserve slavery and they knew It. Just look at war time dieries of many soldiers
This is also my all time favourite film, along with No Country For Old Men and There Will Be Blood. Well done, my friend. Cheers!
This movie is the greatest achievement of humanity, counting from the moment when we evolved into homo sapiens until now
May I suggest taking a look at the grim darkness of the 41st millenium? Warhammer 40k has a load of interesing and diverse evils - the pragmatic to fanatic imperium, the dark eldar who torture to save their souls, anathema to live and order the daemons of chaos, and the aggressively enthusiastic and enthusiastically aggressive orks.
This would be so much better without the Robot Voice
Blondie isn't greedy, he gives Tuco half of the gold at the end.
But tuco still rich right?