Unforgiven is one of my favorite Westerns. Both Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman give great performances in this film.
Unforgiven is about Munny who tried to leave his past past behind by getting married, having children and becoming a pig farmer. He has a good heart and is a loyal friend, even though he was a killer. His wife dies, the pigs have a fever and he needs money, so when the Kid comes to tell him about a bounty on two men for cutting up a prostitute, he eventually decides to go along. He brings Ned (Freeman), his old partner with him.
Munny gets sick along the way, and Ned will not leave him behind, so they wait for him to get better. Ned and the Kid are taking "advances" from the prostitutes while Munny is on the mend. Delila takes care of Munny and has an admiration for the devotion that he has to his wife.
With Ned being killed, Munny gives his money and Neds money to the Kid to bring Neds share to his wife. Munny goes back into the town to seek revenge for Neds death, and for the way that Neds corpse is being used as a message to others. Once Munny gets his revenge and is leaving town, Delilia is looking at him with I believe as a love and admiration for the man, even though she knows he is a killer, she also knows that there is a good side to him.
Nice summary, and I agree it was a good, yet difficult film to watch. I felt bad for Morgan Freeman's character when he was up on the rock shooting the bad guys. I noticed that the life seemed to have drained from his body and he had to return home. Unfortunately, he never made it back. It was a touching film, as a person could see the tender spirit in Eastwood when he would think of his late wife.
ReplyDeleteI have seen Unforgiven several times. Eastwood, Freeman and Hackman are all exceptional in their roles. The time period depicted is telling about the struggles men, women and children endured in their fight for survival. Times may have been more simple, but they were difficult conditions. The humanity of the story reflects friendship and loyalty, a quality that is still important amongst people.
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