Pale Rider: Who Is The Mysterious Preacher?
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- Опубликовано: 15 окт 2024
- In this video we take a look at the classic western, Pale Rider (1985). Who is the mysterious character that Clint Eastwood plays? Is this film a supernatural western?
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*_They rode upon the Earth, the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. And being among them, we knew their names well. CONQUEST, PESTILENCE, WAR and DEATH. But the one feared the most came fourth and rode the Pale Horse._*
I personally always interpreted The Preacher as being the Angel of Death.
"And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth living creature, saying: 'Come, and see.' And behold *a pale horse, and he that sat upon him, his name was Death,* and hell followed him." --Revelation 6:7-8b (DRA)
Agreed! I also believe him to be the same "Angel of Death" from "High Plains Drifter" Another Eastwood classic!
@@rodrathgaber3267 The man in HPD was a wraith. A vengeful spirt. When the dwarf askes him who he is all he says is "you know" because the dwarf knew him from when he was a living man. Before he was killed.
@@matthewdavies2057 the man in PR was also vengeful so I still believe he is the entity back from HPD. Besides the look, act and dress the same...same entity
The Angel of Death or at the very least, a Spirit of Vengeance. Pale Rider...Ghost Rider...coincidence? Maybe.
Pale Rider is an excellent film one of his most excellent films in my opinion that and Josey Wales
Love Josey Wales! I have it on my list of westerns to do videos on in the near future.
@@livingthepast I'd say this movie is on the same Plateau, as High Plains Drifter. Where the Marshall's Ghost extracts revenge against a mining, that didn't help Him and he got killed.
Yes! Josey Wales and Joe Kidd are my favs.
Agreed; their my two favorites too.
Josey wales is one of the worst. The acting, especially the supporting cast, is absolutely godawful.
One of my personal favorite movies. And I love that they DON'T reveal exactly who or what he is and leave it to our imagination. Much better than having it force feed like today's movies.
I tried to maintain that feel throughout the book 😉
I always felt he was a human manifestation of an arch-angel.
@xalm8761 I mean he was clearly human at one point and back to take revenge but what kind of spirit or who he was before is never known
@@crazychase98 Yes, he was human, which is why the marshal recognized him. And from the scars, I'm guessing someone they gunned down before. It's never said, but it's possible it was the woman's husband, even though he's never mentioned - and he came back when his daughter prayed.
@@johncressmanci In my mind, there is no doubt he lived as a man, otherwise, why scars? That the scars were fatal and courtesy of Stockburn seems pretty clear, which makes Preacher some kind of supernatural agent. The name alone, Pale Rider and his horse make it clear that he brings death with him, but that Preacher is a force for Good is strongly suggested by the clergy collar, and him showing up right after the girl's prayers. But as many times as I have seen this film, the idea that Preacher could have been widow's former husband and the girl's murdered father is an angle that never occurred to me. It adds a nice sense of balance to the story, bringing it totally full circle. I like it! 👏👏👏
Sean Penn said he worked with Clint because his late brother Michael praised his skill behind the camera on-set of the movie. Very easy going and relaxed. And Michael Dysart, claimed his role on Pale Rider as the bad guy Lahood, resulted his Tv role on L.A. Law a year later. Richard Kiel was also grateful because he said he wanted to work with Clint for many years. Most underrated western ever.
You mean Chris Penn, right?
Chris Penn acted on Pale Rider. Michael is a musician and composer
And that ain't No Myth 😁
A lot of people in this movie died very early. Charles Hallahan who played McGill died of a heart attack at 54, Carrie Snodgress who played Sarah Wheeler died of liver failure at 58, and Chris Penn died of an enlarged heart at 40.
I didn't know Sean had a brother named Michael
His eyes are freaky as hell in this movie. Whoever did the lighting is a genius because in most shots his eyes are so dark it almost looks like he doesn't even have eyes.
"Nothing like a nice piece of hickory." Great line. Anyway, I think I was 15 or so when this came out. It was one of the few movies we actually bought to play in our VCR, and I must have watched it a million times with my Dad. I wasn't really into westerns as a kid, but this one was different. It had a Stephen King vibe to it that just didn't let up. You just knew that The Preacher was...not normal. An answered prayer. Death on a Pale Horse. Whatever you like. And Stockburn recognizing him at the end. Wow. Just brilliant. Still one of my all time favorites.
“Stephen King vibe” is a great way to put it.
I have this movie in my collection along with The Wild Bunch. The one movie I don't have is Once Upon a Time in the West 1968 starring Charles Bronson
I love it when he hits Jaws in the ....well....and the guy replies "preacher my a$$" lol
When I watched this I was thinking ‘Roland of Gilead’ from The Dark Tower.
Ditto@@NotDuncan
He had a strong sense of morality and justice. He claims the lives of men who were given a chance to walk away from the situation and one member does, the giant redeems himself, and he finds his inner strength not just the muscle he was hired for.
He is death in the biblical sense and takes the souls of those who chose power above everything else.
As far as I am concerned as one of the Best Westerns ever made.
I totally agree
This was bad ass great! Just saw it for the first time and it was like watching The Crow!
I love Pale Rider. I love the scene where Megan is reading from the Bible as Preacher arrives in their settlement especially she's reading from Revelations. Also for the same reason I love High Plains Drifter. The way he fades in and out at the beginning and end of the film with eerie music. Also when the man carving the name into the headstone says "I never did know your name" and he replies "Yes you do " and finally what is known as the dollars trilogy spaghetti Westerns. Cooler than cool... Angel Eyes ❤
Pale Rider is one of Eastwood's best, no doubt about that. There is a stoic beauty to that picture.
Well said. I could not agree more!
I like how there are only 2 times in the film where you get a good look at the Preacher's eyes. Once when La Hood tries to bribe him and at the end when he faces Stockburn. That stare was frightening. Cold as ice. Like he was looking right into their soul. La Hood even mentioned how strange they looked. The Preacher was the Angel of Death. The vengeful hammer of God sent to strike down the evil.
I would add that the Preacher's stare was soulless. The Preacher was indeed death, not an angel, and in the reincarnated form of a man that Stockburn had killed some time ago. Although he was death, he was there to avenge the miners, but in the form of the reincarnated man, it was also an act of revenge.
@@bbhrdzaz I agree that he was sent by God in the movie and that he was probably "death" but I feel there is also some connection to Sarah and Megan Wheeler. Perhaps the man who let out on them was the preacher who was killed. I'm not 100 percent sure because Stockburn recognizes him but the Wheelers don't seem to. They do both fall in Love with him and why did Sarah ask him who he was "REALLY" and the voice from the past calling to the preacher. In Preacher's answer, "Well, it really doesn't matter, does it?" would seem to indicate though that he knows how she really is.
Yeah because Megan prayed to God for help after LA hoods mob killed her dog , then the Angel came as the preacher
Preacher is "the Angel of Death" of course! A masterpiece of acting by both Eastwood AND John Russell; pretty much explaining the entire multi-film "Man With No Name" , "High Plains Drifter", etc. etc. saga with just a few subtle face movements.
"And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him." - Revelation 6:8
I absolutely love this film. One of my favorite Westerns of all time. It's funny you bring up how the film looks, as it has that thing of the 70's and 80's Westerns where the shadows look incredibly dark, almost to the point of looking black on screen. Like everything is shot in the dying light of a winter day. Love the Shane comparison, especially the contrast in wardrobe. In Shane, you could show the light colored clothes and hat of Shane, and immediately know he is the "good guy". Here, the Preacher wears the "black hat" and shirt, and the Marshall and his deputies wear the "white hat". Your synopsis of who/what the Preacher is is dead on, and I love that the reality is never spelled out in the film.
Thanks for commenting Matthew! Great point about the wardrobe. Pale Rider is special and for me it feels like a film from a bygone age.
This is one of Eastwood’s best. The use of color and environment demonstrate the influence of Kurosawa whom Eastwood admired and obviously studied. The green and verdant scenes in the miners’ camp contrast with the snow and dirt in town. Life versus death. Nothing complex but well done and subtle at first, but the other worldly mood is ultimately clear.
Went to see Pale Rider at the theater with my dad. One of the best westerns of all time. I especially love the Remington cartridge conversion scene, I had a huge crush on Megan, and Stockburn being a Marine who fought in Guadalcanal is icing on the cake.
The most badass actor EVER! Clint is truly one of a kind
I love the final act as he stalks the guys slowly throughout the town. He takes his time and picks them off one by one. Also as a Janes Bond fan, I love that Richard Kiel AKA Jaws is in this.
It’s my favourite. Watched it multiple times with my dad in the 80s when I was a kid.
That mystery of who he was has never been topped.
One of my favorite Clint Eastwood movies, the other is "The Outlaw Josey Wales". I love gold prospecting so that got my attention & I had to pull for the miners. One of the best Eastwood movies ever.
If he hadn't made Unforgiven, people would be arguing about whether this or Outlaw Josey Wales were his finest western, which puts it in the running for all time finest western. But Unforgiven is hands down the winner of that honor.
His finest Western? Maybe. The good, the bad and the ugly is pretty darn good. As far as best Western we can argue all day but my vote is Once Upon a Time in the West.
#1 western of all time! many biblical things btw in this. the girls prayers are answered when preacher comes to town. moriartys prayers are answered when he splits boulder w, preacher. and conways prayers are answered when he discovers giant nugget of gold. God is present in this story and Eastwood is likely some kind of soul making atonement for his life or angel of death and mercy, or both. this video is great and spot on.
The incredible similarity with Shane for me is when the preacher tells the villagers about stockburn and his deputies. This is almost identical to Shane confirming to the villagers that the lean tall man wearing a black hat with 2 guns is gunfighter jack Wilson. That’s the “hitting moment” right there. Also reminiscent of Denzell washingtons speech to bartholomew Bogue’s character when Denzell reminds him of how they are aquatinted in the final church scene in the modern magnificent 7. Church scenes and church backdrops are so vitally significant too in westerns. Also the backdrop. A lot of times in the final duel the bad guy or villain is pictured with almost nothing other than an open prairie behind them when the good guy has either a church,People,or the town buildings behind them representing-for me-that they have substance,A foundation,something to build upon,a future,something worthwhile and solid. Just my observations.
I agree this was a Shane rip off.
I didnt even know about the Ghost part until recently. I just loved the movie. Underdog standing up to bullies and extracting justice. WE need that today.
Always been my favourite Western. Captivated me as a teenager.
Underrated or not... This is a VERY good Western. Have it in my DVD collection. It has a very nice story line. Awesome nature scenes. It's a story of hope and the sense of misterical.... I mean, it's Clint Eastwood for crying out loud. Not just a new wanna be cowboy hero.... Thank you very much for your posting of this old time classic..... 😊
That's an interesting character analysis. It reminds me of High Plains Drifter, where he seems to be the ghost of someone who was killed by the townspeople.
I was going to say the same thing but you said it first.
Not the townspeople, the gang who returned when released from prison. He was whipped to death, and no one in town came to his aid.
@@edmundt.buckley6858the town people hired the gain the power to the death.
I read somewhere that the original script had him fade away as he rode out of town but Clint chose to leave it a mystery
I think the two ghost are the same, God's judgement for evil men. One is a town marshal and the other is a preacher and Eastwood leaves it a mystery on purpose
Clint's Westerns always deliver a mysterious power in a rugged yet stunning terrain. And though the protagonist good at his core, has a glare that would scare a cat into a corner and keeps the viewer on edge. Pale Rider captures it all.
Death rode a pale horse. Clint was Death. At the end, Stockburn, an evil man, finally comes face to face with Death, a being who has followed him throughout his life as a gunslinger. That's why Stockburn exclaims, "you!" right before Clint guns him down. Great metaphor!
Not only touch's of Shane and High Plains Drifter.....but also a touch of High Noon in this movie too! At the end when he is taking on Stockburn's deputies he moves in and around the buildings much like Gary Cooper did in High Noon.
I remember when the preacher and the lady was in his cabin as she was leaving it sounded like the wind was blowing saying preacher. She said who is that he said voices of the past. You remember when LaHood first told stockburn he was a preacher and it caught his attention said it sounded like someone he once knew so your right I believe he knew the preacher because he killed the preacher love that movie!!
I'm the high plains drifter guy. But thank you so much for explaining the preachers character.😮
Russel was also known for starring in the tv show Lawman, as the titular character. So he was very experienced in westerns. I always thought he and Lee Van Cleef looked similar.
I always thought he would have brought back Lee van cleef for the role but he had lost one of his legs at that stage if not both and interesting side note the actor Michael moriarty ran an acting school in New York and one of his more talented pupils was Vincent Curatola aka Johnny sack from the sopranos
Russell was 6'3" and said that he knew he was tall UNTIL he met the taller Clint Eastwood. They've been friends for 3 decades.
@@seancondon146 What do you mean lost his leg?
@@metalzonemt-2 I believe that one if not two of his legs were amputated due to gangrene
@@seancondon146 I couldn't find any information of that. Only that he had a knee injury because of a car accident and that he lost one of his fingertips building a playhouse for his daughter.
You made some good points in that its very much Shane but combined with elements of High Plains Drifter. I never thought of him as a ghost - i always thought he may have been A Stockburn deputy long ago and was shot by him somehow surviving. This is just a coincidence that he runs into him again to take him out. Its a great film. Interestingly The Preacher is kind of dressed the way Shane is described in the book although different from the movie
I always took the preacher as an ex Stockburn deputy also.
It was one of Eastwood's best! And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him.
Another plus for this film is it just doesn't show its age. It will be watched in 100 years and will still be exiting and relevant. I'm 63. I grew up on Clint Eastwood movies and I believe I have seen every one of them from the 1960's and on at least once. This is right up there with The Outlaw Josey Wales made in 1976. I was 16 years old and that sealed my love of anti hero films. I think I may have cried at the end of Unforgiven as I recognised it was likely his last Western film.
Well said. Eastwood is one of the great actor/directors of American film. I want to do a video in the coming months on Josey Wales.
Yes, I also figured it to be his last western. End of an era.
Usually westerns scream more about when they were made than anything else. This is one of the few that don't.
I always thought he was continuing The Man with No Name Character.
All due respect to his magnum opus, "Outlaw Josey Wales", and, of course, the immortal spaghetti western trio, "Pale Rider" is far and away my favorite Eastwood film.
John Wayne once remarked that he didn’t like Eastwood’s westerns because they often blurred the lines between good and evil. For the Duke it was clear cut, this guy is good and the other guy is bad. For Eastwood it’s various shades of gray.
I never did like any of John Wayne's characters.
I too always believed he was the ghost of someone Stockburn had gunned down, although I must admit I never twigged the bullet holes in Eastwood's character having the same pattern as those he pumped into his Nemesis.
High Plains Drifter is one of my favorites. He has made so many great movies it is hard to pick just one
Clint is bad ass..when he was in the military he hitched a ride from Seattle to Fort Ord in the wheel well of a plane..what happened during that flight is astounding and would in itself make a remarkable film
One of the greatest westerns of all time.
I just saw this movie for the First time! This is an Exceptional movie!!!!! I loved it from beginning to end!
And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat upon him was Death, and Hell followed with him.
Wow, this just totally blew my mind.
While I now see the subtle hints that allude to him being dead, I always thought that Stockburn recognizing the preacher was a setup for a prequal that was never made.
I guess I'm going to have to watch it again with the idea of the preacher as an avenging ghost in mind.
The very best of his work level with Josey Wales and second only to Unforgiven
Love this movie. One of my faves.
He is a Revenant, a reanimated corpse returning to kill his killers. Relentless and unstoppable till the deed is fulfilled.
Still my favorite western. The preacher never was one, only posing.
This movie is on my top 5 Clint Eastwood favorite movies. I'm certain you and other fans have noticed that this film has a similarity to High Plains Drifter. Though High Plains Drifter does give clues about who Eastwood's character was . You just can't ignore the similarities.
Another great film by one of Hollywood's greatest and loved actors.
My favorite Western of all time
Pale rider and the outlaw josie wales was 2 of his best Western movies
Josey Wales is a special western. One of Eastwood’s best.
I've always thought the character from High Plains Drifter and Pale Rider could be the same person. Thanks for sharing your thoughts in this video, I feel the same way about it.
Pretty much the same movie. Both great.
Person, spiritual entity, or elemental force? More the latter than the former, I think.
I doubt there is a narrative connection between PR and HPD other than both are ghost stories. The mysterious Stranger in HPD arrives unbidden to exact revenge for a specific wrong committed against himself, whereas the Preacher arrives in answer to a prayer to God for protection and justice. The Stranger is the ghost of a murdered man buried in an unmarked grave. Basically "High Plains Drifter" is a reworking of several themes addressed in the Oresteia of Aeschylus -- murder, revenge, piety, and redemption.
The movie reminds me, every legend has a hint of truth to it. As the movie viewer, one is seeing the action in real time, where those who will retell the story for years to come, will always have that sense of mystery around a supernatural type event. Did a ghost, actually come back for revenge? Was he an angel of death? Are we watching the telling of the legend? That’s what makes legends so special and this movie a timeless masterpiece
There's nothing like a good piece of hickory.
Having been a western aficionado for 60 years,pale rider is in my top ten for sure,and I promise you I’ve seen um all
Nothing like a good piece of hickory!
Its one of the best Westerns ever. Its a classic.
I always saw the preacher as a revenant. Basically, if you've seen the movie the Crow, that's a revenant. A spirit brought back for vengeance and justice.
Love the connection to The Crow (an underrated film that needs more attention).
The ending scene is when the "preacher" kills Stockburn. He does mimic the same wounds he received (supposedly from Stockburn and the deputies). The shot to the head is justice for the miner who received the same fatal shot from Stockburn. Obviously, he is not a real preacher, which is shown in the scene when he fumbles through grace at the table. He is a man that the miners believe to be a spirit they conjured up to help them. He reluctantly helps the miners to achieve his main objective, to kill Stockburn.
My dad showed this to me when I was a kid (not too long after it came out) and it’s been one of my favorite Eastwood movies ever since.
There's The Outlaw Jose Wales Pale Rider, Quigley Down Under ,True Grit.
Pale Rider is my favorite western.
When I first saw the movie I had the idea that The Preacher was someone Stockburn thought he had killed, who then changed his ways and became a man of the cloth; with benefits :). This is borne out by the Preacher head shooting Stockburn to insure death and that the Preacher's guns were in a not-to-distant bank. However, the friend I saw the movie with, immediately pointed out that, during the big shoot-out, the Preacher crosses the street without being seen by Stockburn...
Pale Rider is one that stuck with me also. I don't tend to like westerns, but this one was riveting because of the mystery and supernatural atmosphere. Didn't know Eastwood confirmed it but I always thought the Preacher was a spirit and that he had been killed by Stockburn. There was also a secondary theory that Stockburn had tried to kill him but he had somehow survived and returned for vengeance but the ghost line always felt more appropriate.
This movie, and "High Plains Drifter" are eerily similar, and BOTH are genuine masterpieces of their era (and genre)! I'm so very fortunate to have grown up to such legendary filmmaking & storytelling! NOTHING beats the classic cinema of those times!! 👍
Me and my father was arguing that he's either high plains drifter or the outlaw Jose whales
My favorite western, and one of my favorite movies of all time. It is truly excellent.
The character Stockbern was also the same but called Senator Stockbern in The Outlaw Josey Whales. The Senator was in charge of the redlegs, the group of murderous blue coat soldiers that killed Josey's family.
Now that's an interesting connection!
Nice connection, thanks. John Russell, I remember him from Lawman, an old tv western. A great actor also a decorated WW2 marine veteran.
The Outlaw Josey Wales is one of my top ten favorite westerns.
That’s actually incorrect. He was in Josey Wales but he wasn’t the senator, he played the role of Bloody Bill Anderson who initially recruited Josey Wales after Joseys family was murdered by the red legs.
The senator in charge of the red legs was Jim Lane, a real historical figure, but at any rate a different actor played him.
This is my favorite Clint Eastwood movie every since I saw it back in the 80's I've seen it many many times since and will forever love this film!
one of my top favorites of Clint Eastwood ....good review...thanks
An awesome film, that never gets old!
He is the same ghost from High Plains Drifter
Isn’t he the ghost of Jim Duncan killed by a gang and not helped by any of the gentile community members?
Pale Rider is one of my favorites of all time. I actually visited the site of the set for High Plains Drifter at Mono Lake and collected a few pieces of flotsam left over when the set (town of Lago) was torn down. If you add in Unforgiven, those three movies are my favorite Eastwood westerns.
I just love this film, they just can't make them like they used to.
Clint Eastwood legend
In the beginning of the film, the young girl is reading aloud about the Angel's of the Apocalypse, describing the four horsemen. Just as she is getting to the end, she reads about the Angel of Death, riding a Pale Horse....enter Eastwood....
Another strong theory... ties a LOT of things together-
The man with no name. Angel Eyes. The Stranger. Hell's wraith in High Plains Drifter. The Preacher...
Finally summed up in the early 1990's for Eastwood's final western.
'I've killed women and children. I've killed everything that walks or crawls at one time or another. And I'm here to kill you, Little Bill, for what you done to Ned. '
The man with no name, finally named. William Munny
Great movie; great western. One of Clint Eastwood's best. They mystery of what stands behind "the Preacher's" past intrigues while remaining unresolved.
He's done amazing things in his career. He can't carry a tune though. Something I'll never be able to not unhear.
Great film with a nod to another great film, Shane. Let us be honest, Clint only plays one character in all his films- but he does it so fricking well- no complaints. Flaxen Saxon.
Clint chose Mr. Russell very well. As a fellow Marine I can tell He is hard as nails for real! 😊
It was a movie that entertained,one of the best westerns of it's time 🌵
I always love how the night before the big showdown you can hear them I'm the distance beckoning "Preacher!!"...."Prracheeeerrr!!" Lol it cracks me up actually
Pale Rider is one of my top favorite Clint Eastwood westerns. What I really love about the film is the mystery of the Preacher, he's just like all other of Clint's nameless stranger characters he portrays in his western films dating back to the Dollars trilogy. Just like in High Plains Drifter, Clint really directs the films and characters to get the audiences wondering who are these guys. Its what I really admire about him.
It just hit me that his coat is the color of dried blood. Also the stare he gives LaHood from behind the whiskey glass is the most intimidating in movie history
His stare is legendary! Not many actors can pull off the things Eastwood can.
Yes there are 2 weird stares, one is the Lahood stare, then when he faces Stockburn, It is like he dusts off his hat then looks at Stockburn, the eyes seem EVIL !!!! like its not Clint but something supernatural.. I don't know how they did it, lighting or who knows...
Great movie. Every time it’s on I can’t but stop channel surfing to watch it. Saw it when it came out. Always liked the subtle supernatural hints… of course he’s a ghost. Brilliant ending… just fades away in the mountain mist.
"And Hell followed with him" Great Clint Eastwood movie, Greatest western movie ever.
A ghost just like the ghost in High Plains Drifter, who had one of my favorite quotes of any Clint Eastwood movie:
“It’s what men know about themselves inside that make them afraid”
Two of my most favourite westerns.
Shane set the standard and successful storyline.
Pale Rider accentuated that precedent like none other has.
I relate to both of them as you do.
It’s a brilliant movie - one of my top 5 Eastwood flicks and top 5 westerns ever
My favorite western movie. The final scene is the best. Young Megan, watching the Preacher ride off toward the hills, calls out "We love you, Preacher. I love you, Preacher". One of the best movie scenes ever. I think Megan was played by a young Sydney Penny.
I think it worth noting that he shots Marshall Stockburn with the biggest Colt revolver ever issued to the US military. The fearsome .44 1847 Colt Walker at up to 60 grains of black powder and cap. At five pounds even unloaded it was not a dualing pistol. (More musket then anything.) Far from it. It was an anchor rather. It was used in pairs on horseback mounted on both sides of the saddle. It was meant to be used at range and close in to terrify. Like the Barrett it was a cannon made to knock someone clean of their horse dead with a single shot period. Why he would be carrying such a hand gun on his person always seemed odd to me and him shooting Stockburn in the same places with "THAT" firearm meant something. Like he was killed with it in the back during war possibly.
Great movie, the Preacher is more of a revenant than a ghost. Either way a vengeful supernatural entity. I love the idea of using what is often in folklore a monster and using it as the "hero" in this story. This movie is on my personal short list of all time favorite Eastwood movies.
I don't remember any supernatural aspects to Preacher in this film. I think that's more appropriate to High Plains Drifter where its much more explicit. At one point a guy recognizes him as someone they'd killed , also the scene where he steps out of the flames with the whip in hand like a vengeful wraith.
Yeah it's pretty subtle until he takes his shirt off. The preacher has scars from what would almost certainly have been fatal gunshot wounds especially for the time frame. The only reason to show that is to clue the audience in that he's more than a preacher. If you re watch it and look for clues they are certainly there. Nothing about the character that fits in, he has a somewhat odd costume, rides a pale horse etc. It's a good movie if he is just a non supernatural preacher that has unbelievable fighting and gun slinging skills. IMO its even better if he is sort of a revenant type vengeful apparition. It would have been completely spoiled if it was more obvious.
This is an amazing film!! One of Eastwood’s best, if not THE best …
I was in high school when this movie came out. It remains one of my all time favorite movies and one of the best westerns I've ever seen. From the Bible verse that the girl reads from the Book of Revelation, I assumed that the Preacher was Death himself. I like the idea that the marshal knew the Preacher and he could have been killed by the marshal though. For as much killing as the marshal had done, I thought he would have recognized Death when it came for him. Good video!! I enjoyed it!
Same here. I was 17 and had a major crush on Sydney Penny who played Megan.
@@RagnarBlox she’s still a very beautiful woman. I had a crush on her too.
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A lot of people don't realize this is a RE-MAKE of the movie "SHANE". (and it's incredibly well done)
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Shane didn’t bang Marian Starrett
@@georgeacun3619 ... Not that we were made aware of. He also didn't whack anyone in the 'Goolies' with a sledgehammer.
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was a brilliant film you can watch over and over again
One thing that I feel made Eastwood westerns so good, is his iconic "man with no name"