tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post6457247302173858140..comments2024-03-27T21:42:56.131-05:00Comments on 1001plus: Noah's Western ArkSJHoneywellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-89100497687420199102012-07-11T08:11:04.609-05:002012-07-11T08:11:04.609-05:00Right, but that's true of plenty of Westerns. ...Right, but that's true of plenty of Westerns. The natives are often a sort of force of nature--something that serves as a unifying force. A flood or buffalo stampede would often serve the same purpose.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3166297507174717122.post-49283157716298005592012-07-11T02:15:13.771-05:002012-07-11T02:15:13.771-05:00I definitely agree on this being an ensemble movie...I definitely agree on this being an ensemble movie. I also think that this is what makes it different from most movies, especially westerns. They tend to have the one-man-against-the-system angle, whereas you cannot really say that these people are up against anything as much as themselves. Well, of course the Indians, but they are there just to apply pressure, to amalgamate the group and transform the individuals.TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.com