Why Did Spaghetti Westerns Look Like That?

[@EntertainTheElk]

What’s your favorite western movie?

[@thebacons5943]

Once Upon a Time in the West

[@iliketanks6484]

Tombstone

[@grantandrews4826]

For a Few Dollars More, I think... Once Upon A Time In The West, McCabe And Mrs. Miller, and Hostiles are all amazing too though

[@HAL-st4ll]

Unforgiven and Brokeback Mountain

[@bxdxggxdxb2775]

Top five- 'Wild Wild West', 'City Slickers', 'Three Amigos', 'Back to the Future 3', and Clint Eastwood's greatest Western, 'Paint your Wagon'

[@WanJae42]

My girlfriend told me to say that my favorite western is "The Mandalorian", but it's actually High Noon. Great video! Always happy to learn about the history of cinema that's made it what it is.

[@kozlorog]

Your girlfriend told you to say something? That's a bit over the top control there

[@eduardo_corrochio]

Have you seen The Madalorian video where someone made a Spaghetti western trailer out of it? kzbin.info/www/bejne/f3urkIWYo9d6i9U

[@WanJae42]

@@eduardo_corrochio Fantastic!

[@hankworden3850]

Star Wars is dum

[@chrispopsjunior8978]

Leone's the greatest filmmaker of all time, Once Upon A Time in the West and The Good The Bad and the Ugly the two greatest movies ever made

[@deusexmachina9776]

I'm a scifi buff but The Good The Bad and The Ugly is my favorite film

[@EntertainTheElk]

Hell yeah.

[@R3TR0J4N]

Once Upon a TIme in The West plot reveal of Harmonica was top notch.

[@alanwise2996]

Very good essay on Sergio Leone filming but 1 essential portion of Sergio Leone’s closeup wasn’t discussed and that was ENNIO MORRICONE’s music 🎶 🎵 to go along with Sergio Leone’s camera 🎥

[@ANProductionsOfficialChannel]

Why is Techniscope 2perf 35mm film NEVER mentiomed. Its how Leone got his closeups. If anamorphic, these types of shots would not be possible.

[@natalyamartirosyan]

I love Once upon a time in America. It’s sublime.

[@bxdxggxdxb2775]

I like how Eastwoods character gets called "the man with no name", yet they say his name in EVERY 'Dollars' movie- "Joe" in the first, "Blondie" in GB&U, and some name (i forget) thats Spanish for "one-arm", in '...More'.

[@grantandrews4826]

Manco, lol. I think it means Leftie.

[@Ariel.94]

Manco = one-arm because in the movie he had one arm injured

[@IsraelStorey]

It's been a while since I watched them, but weren't all those names made up by other characters who didn't know what else to call him? None of them are his real name, just nicknames.

[@nicholasstokes8739]

Yeah Joe, Manco and Blondie are just nicknames given by other characters. He hasn't got an actual name

[@guyjperson]

One could suggest that all of those are nicknames that people gave to him because they needed to call the guy SOMETHING. I mean, they called him Blondie...and the man ain't blonde.

[@otisw.8687]

Did Leone import the close-up from other cinema genres or did he establish it as a technique in westerns, and then the technique branched out from there?

[@EntertainTheElk]

Oh man, such a great question. Obviously the close-up has existed basically as long as film has been around as a medium. But as auteur directors in the 60s and 70s started experimenting with the form, directors used the camera in wild ways that made their presence very obvious in a stylized way. This sounds like a great research assignment though. Not sure who was the first to wildly experiment with close-ups. I just know that Sergio Leone perfected it. :)

[@otisw.8687]

@@EntertainTheElk Very interesting! Thanks for the reply, Elk!

[@schmebulockjizz]

You know wheb they tell you in school that there are no dumb questions? Well thats a dumb question. No Leone did not inveted the close up

[@eropandasennin13]

@@schmebulockjizz You would make a great teacher dude...

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

Yeah

[@tecguySD]

Two Mules for Sister Sarah is a great film to watch after the dollars trilogy.

[@_thomas1031]

SPECTACULAR breakdown of this art form and style. Thank you🤠🙌

[@Blakezilla13]

You have the most thought out and interesting videos on KZbin. Truly enjoyable.

[@joshbecka6110]

My top 3 favorite Westerns are 1) The Good, The Bad and The Ugly. 2) Blazing Saddles 3) Back to the Future part 3. Honorable mention to both versions of True Grit

[@thebacons5943]

Once Upon a Time in the West is the greatest western ever made. As much as I LOVE the Dollars trilogy and other westerns, I’m always amazed that that one isn’t the clear front runner for more people.

[@EntertainTheElk]

It's a fantastic movie. Probably my 2nd favorite after GoodBadUgly. I just love that movie so much. But it probably helps that the first time I saw it was at Quentin Tarantino's theater here in Los Angeles and he and Edgar Wright were in attendance watching it with us. So that just made it a special experience.

[@TreysOkay]

@@EntertainTheElk Yeah, that's not an experience you soon forget! GBU is definitely my favorite, but was also one of the first westerns I saw growing up, so it definitely holds a special place in my heart.

[@Sean-if7rp]

Once upon a time in the west takes it imo. Absolutely incredible

[@Sean-if7rp]

But the dollars trilogy is more iconic

[@thebacons5943]

@@Sean-if7rp I would agree with that. Dollars trilogy is certainly bigger in pop culture. they’re some of my favorite movies, too

[@johnchiu]

While my #1 is Once Upon a Time in the West. I would like to throw Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid up for consideration.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Hell yeah. That's a great movie.

[@nathantims9708]

oi oi!! If I could give you more than one thumbs-up, I would, and I agree with you on every point. Sergio Leone's films are fantastic even by our "modern" film standards and set a high benchmark for cinema. And out of all the films you discussed/showed, GoodBadUgly is still my ultimate favorite. It displayed a depth of character on all three protagonists/antagonists which makes them neither truly evil nor truly good but...well, human. Also, it SHOWED rather than TOLD us who these individuals were; too often, modern films/TV series seem to want to beat the audience over the head with exposition, removing the mystery, and destroying any sort of depth we might have attained. Kudos to you, good sir, and I can't wait for your next KZbin video!

[@jedd.0322]

Any time I see Clint Eastwood I click

[@EntertainTheElk]

As one should.

[@johnjacobs7928]

My all-time favorite Western Is ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST....I enjoyed your video sir. Happy Thanksgiving to you!!

[@geraldking4080]

"We didn't need dialogue. We had faces!"- Norma Desmond, Sunset Boulevard

[@EverythingFilmmaking]

Love this channel..

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thank you! :)

[@pdzombie1906]

Great to see someone talking about a non trending topic for a change! Great as usual!!! Thanx!!! Still waiting for that The day The X-files died episode...

[@PramitChatterjee1993]

I've to watch these movies again. It's been so long!

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

I don't know about you but _Woody's Round Up_ is my favorite spaghetti western movie.

[@MultiMarkoB]

I love this channel. Great video

[@aprigio64]

O close-up com certeza já existia no cinema e em menor intensidade no western clássico western, e era naturalista e unifacetado, S. Leone o reinventa tornando-o dinâmico e multifacetado, de onde se pode tirar várias interpretações.

[@thepixeltavern]

Great work as always. Shame you'll be gone for a while but Congratulations on your second child good luck with everything 🙂

[@rolandocalzadilla8960]

where can I find all those film essays?

[@EntertainTheElk]

Which essays? The articles I reference?

[@Milestonemonger]

Handsome, suave, pensive, soulful...the list is endless 😍🔥❤️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@MoxieMcMurder]

I'm not a fan of westerns but this was still a really interesting essay. 👍

[@hobble_dehoy]

Wow what a great video, thank you!

[@eduardo_corrochio]

May I include "Rango" as one of my favorite westerns?

[@hansvandermeulen5515]

Is that Ringo Meets Django?

[@eduardo_corrochio]

@@hansvandermeulen5515 You mean the Django character from the old westerns, or from Tarantino's "Django Unchained", or the guitarist Django Reinhardt? :)

[@hansvandermeulen5515]

@@eduardo_corrochio the original of courss, not Tarantino's "hommage to all the Django knock offs".

[@cinemaspire7258]

Well this a new and unseen topic!

[@EntertainTheElk]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@fernandomaron87]

For a Few Dollars More is the goat for me

[@DandifiedToe]

What was the whistle song that was playing at 0:18 I liked the whistle

[@anonymousperson8487]

That whistling played through many different movies, 0:18 definitely was an Eastwood movie. The song was probably added in by the guy who made the video

[@horizon92lee]

Great works as always sir

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thank you!

[@jamesconfrey9117]

Once Upon A Time In The West. The best Western ever, saw this movie in a Cinema two times, and i will never forget it. !!

[@sanguinius1989]

What is the first music called with the whisteling after the mubi presentation? it sounds familiar but i cant remember from where.

[@RealisticMyths]

And yesterday I watched Unforgiven... What are the odds, eh?

[@EntertainTheElk]

I watched Unforgiven last week too! Great flick.

[@tareklegrand7747]

IDK the modern cinematography kills the vibe to me

[@robbyhill7158]

Thanks for the Video!

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thanks for watching!

[@iliketanks6484]

This is going to be good

[@EntertainTheElk]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@chloejarvis1]

Hey, I don't know if this idea is worth exploring at all, but I figured I'd put it out there: what if you did a "The day ___ died" series with characters---like, the day Manny, from Modern Family died, for example. Or maybe the day Jim Halpert died. Because sometimes I think characters twist into only a shadow of what you once knew them to be, and suddenly become very dislikable. Just an idea :) I really like your videos btw, especially your "the day ___ died" or "the day ____ was born series"! I hope you're having a good day!

[@grantandrews4826]

Hey! Congrats on the kid! Hope the delivery goes smoothly! :)

[@EntertainTheElk]

Thank you! Baby girl #2.

[@grantandrews4826]

@@EntertainTheElk The girl dad in me salutes the girl dad in you. I've got a one year old daughter. It's the best. :)

[@aprigio64]

Continuando: Alem do que Leone o torna parte fundamental da parte formal do filme, servindo como uma ferramenta imagética para o reforço da narrativa. daí que resulta num todo grandioso e operistico. Ele aumenta substancialmente o percentual de close-up's em relação a prática prevalente- praticamente quadruplica ou quintuplica- em Hollywood e acrescenta o close-up extremo.

[@gabrielidusogie9189]

How did you figure out all this information for this video essay?

[@EntertainTheElk]

My co-writer Will DiGravio did the heavy lifting on this particular video. But it's always a mixture of research looking at interviews, articles, behind the scenes content, other texts.

[@gabrielidusogie9189]

@@EntertainTheElk any observational analysis on the film itself? I always struggle on that part especially if it’s a film I’m seeing for the first time

[@tareklegrand7747]

@@gabrielidusogie9189 the examples he's giving are movies people watched million times.

[@sid1290]

Can you make the prints where you got the shots from the good the bad and the ugly ?

[@mlumis.official]

My favorite western since I was 7 was the Trinity Series!

[@rayanechételat21]

what's the song in the beginning of the video ?

[@DrMetPhD]

Django (not Unchained, but the original) is probably mine

[@arkochoudhury785]

Django 1966 is the greatest western ever made.

[@AwareWolfOnWheels]

Congrats Pops!

[@ltcolumbo9708]

The Wild Bunch was complex in that you are put in protagonist boots but whom are outlaws. So rich with locales tapestry and evolution of modern time. The violence and the chaos and the loyalty and the sacrifice and goddamn SAM PECKINPAH

[@robertengland8769]

Squint like Clint. Closeups in westerns are legendary.

[@JordanDennis-q2x]

How did you get away with using the footage and music, is it not copyrighted???

[@RSousa-ru7xi]

Close ups and elaborate montages is also a way to compensate for mediocre and amateurs acting performances (although most of his cast were great).

[@gomezgomez7759]

I invented that close up style in 1960 in my backyard with libby n raymundo. Yes yes i did

[@BoyNamedSue4]

My favorite is probably the man who shot liberty valance

[@DanielRuelas]

You narrated this essay beautifully. Amazing

[@OUTBOUND184]

The bad ADR in these films is super off-putting. such a shame.

[@loganlabach4227]

Man you are getting more out of it than me. I thought his dollars trilogy was alright.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Fair enough. Though I think the dollars trilogy are my favorite westerns of all time.

[@anonymousperson8487]

Didn't care much for his last movie

[@baronvaldez8127]

The "pandemic" ? Seriously ???

[@TheWickedGreedy]

No offense your pronounciation of Sergio Leone is grating on my ears

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

How is it pronounced?

[@TheWickedGreedy]

@@TomEyeTheSFMguy Ser - jo Leh-oh-neh, all the Es in Italian are to be pronounced like the E in 'help'. The I between a G and a vowel (or a C and a vowel) is usually silent

[@TomEyeTheSFMguy]

@@TheWickedGreedy thanks.

[@EntertainTheElk]

Glad I could butcher another pronunciation with my terrible American accent.

[@robofalkor1599]

He also mispronounced Barthes

[@viktorjonsson26]

Europe does it better

[@miguedro]

Gave you dislike coz of the "bla bla bla ...white men bla bla bla" comment. Sorry, just had enough of this race talk everyday and everywhere. enough is enough.

[@hankworden3850]

"Ooh! A piece of candy!" - James Woods Once Upon A Time In America

[@hankworden3850]

New movies suck.