The Western

I think that Westerns should be a bigger part of film today, because of the moral themes that America appreciates so much. Movies today are all about entertainment and advanced technology, and not so much about the west and the big landscape. People today don't want to see a "boring western"; they'd rather see a movie that makes them jump in their seat or a movie that makes them laugh. Moral themes aren't as important today in movies as they were back then, making the only time that a western comes out is when there's a big name actor involved, as Richard Corliss sayed in the article. He also talks about how "there's the problem of tempo," and I definetely agree with him. People today are less patient and they want to see things blow up, or some fast car chase scene, rather than 2 cowboys have a slow gunfight that is just plain boring. Although it would be good for a lot of westerns to be out because of the good themes they demonstrate, people in today's society just wouldn't watch them, and the people who make the Western's wouldn't see no cash-money.