I know some people may take issue with this, but I really love how this movie fully leans into using character tropes/stereotypes from the Western genre to define each member of the main cast, and how these trope characters make each of them distinct and easily identifiable from one another. It's also awesome how each character has their weapons holstered on their person as a reflection of their characters: -You have the cool, law-abiding bounty hunter/warrant officer with a dark past, who holsters his single peacemaker in a reverse grip on his dominant side in a way that an unorthodox yet honourable samurai would - The former confederate sharpshooter, still wearing pieces of his old colours and haunted by the demons of his past, sporting the long rifle comfortably and his distinguished ivory handled sidearm on the opposite side to Denzel's- his former adversary and best friend. The flashy side-arm is just for show, lending doubt to this character's ability, while his long rifle perfectly reflects the skill he has mastered best. -The smooth-talking gambler/con man, who treats his guns like his lovers, and intimately sports his main piece at his right hip and his secondary across his mid-section like the women who often hang off of him, as well as a concealed piece on his person, characterizing a very unpredictable nature and the playboy attitude that underpins his character. -The tall, outlaw vaquero with the ribbed red vest and lasso, an obviously dangerous, multi-skilled bank robber who sports both his pieces on either side of his hips in the traditional, gun-fighter style. - The Korean blade user: a clear homage to Kuroda Jubei's character from the western classic Red Sun- a man from Asia that is relatively unknown to most in the West, who prioritizes blades to the point they are not only the most dominant weapon on his person, but that he's faster with them than a pistol and rifle. - The massive, hulking bushman or mountain man from a dark, bygone era of the frontier days, versed in the Bible, whose tomahawk and hunter's knife are his main tools alongside his freakish strength, which he has used in combination with his weapons to hunt. -The young, adventurous Native American from the Comanche tribe, most famous for their history of warfare and conquest over other tribes and American settlers, who is on his own quest that leads him into the path of our heroes, and decides to join them as their most distinct outsider. He wears his colours with pride and adheres to the ways of his clan, like your traditional samurai set in his ways.
@@Wazzoo1 Indeed. Quite a diverse society. The one thing traditional Westerns get a little wrong of course is having whole towns cowed by small numbers of pistol wearing bad guys. The West was largely settled by Civil War veterans... and a man who had "Seen the Elephant" at Shiloh, or Antietam or a hundred other places was not likely to be intimidated by some bozo on a horse with a handgun.
@@alainarchambault2331 I have no problems with that. So many other productions, both in the West AND East, have used the Seven Samurai story as a blueprint for their own creations. However, while Japan's tropes were specifically geared towards the samurai and warriors in their story, the Magnificent Seven is based on solely Western tropes, which is fine given their setting.
I was so overpowered by the star power of the main characters that I failed to notice that this movie was the first on-screen reunion for Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke since Training Day. EDIT: ...and also Antoine Fuqua (director).
Unfortunately that's part of the job..☠️ But if wasn't for stunt actors...75 % of the movies wouldn't have been made. Stunt actors 🏆 Some people may not realize that but the 1st stunt actors were actually unemployed cowboys..
Two things... 1) since McCann was killed by Vasquez and Faraday says he's going to be murdered by the world's greatest lover... does that make Vasquez the world's greatest lover? 2) Gavin refers to Chisolm as 'devil's even as he's trying to save the town... but earlier in the movie, he called Bogue a reasonable businessman... never quite sat right wth me.
A lot of you don't seem to realize this is a remake of a remake and the premise has always been the same. Seven exceptional warriors come together to face down dozens of plebs.
What's at stake? Where's the risk? Why should I get excited or get thrilled in the action. There is no risk. No cunning in actions of protagonists. In For a Few Dollars More, main character plays for both sides, trying to scam both families for money. After his shtick got discovered and realised his mistake, he makes an armor from a cart vagon and tempts main villain to aim for his heart. In the The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, both Blondie and Tuco constantly play with eachother, trying to convince/deceive each other. In the end of story we found out that Blondie removed bullets feom Tuco's gun. In the previous scenes they show us Tuco is probably the best of the three gun slingers, so Blondie knew his abilities and knew he cant handle Tuco. Again, about the strength and weaknesses, in the second movie of trilogy we see that while main character is a much faster and cunning shooter, colonel is much more accurate and experienced. They both play with each other and help each other to succeed. What is going on here. Every shot lands, almost everyone is a sharpshooter. There is no tactics, no cunning, no quick thinking, they just walk around the streets and shoot people. I just remember the second movie of the trilogy, in the bank heist scene both sides make elaborate plans, and actually know each other and how would they react.
Think about Spartacus, rebels use flaming logs to break the formation of Romans. It's ridiculous, I know but they do something to overcome a problem. Let's see Braveheart, Wallace tell his friends to make long wooden spears to counter heavy cavalry. There is a problem, and we see him trying to overcome this. Not to mention Django where protagonists use explosives in creative ways multiple times. Here they shoot. They just shoot. They walk around in the streets and shoot. Nice and creative. 10/10 movie. HECK, there was even a Star Trek TNG western episode where every NPC becames Data. Watch that episode. Both the planning and skills of the protagonists used to complement each other.
@@hannibalburgers477 This movie was all about the destination, not the voyage. Pretty much all characters learned something and evolved beyond themselves, atoning for their sins. Some died in the process. Except for Denzel. His character was all about good old fashion revenge.
I think you doubt how incredibly good some people who lived by the gun were. Even people today who do it as a hobby can pull off unimaginable stunts and accuracy. People this attuned to spatial awareness don't see only with their eyes, they feel the geometry everywhere. Every one of these shots was reasonable. they're not shooting at 200 yards, they're shooting at 10. MOA has nothing to do with it.
Eyesight. I've held for years that the greatest marksmen of all time were simply men that could see. The last 400 years? Billy the kid, Wyatt Earp, etc... simply just men that could see naturally. I'm the only person in my family with good vision that didn't need it medically assisted. And Achilles was just well-sighted and ambidextrous. Most of mythology was just normal humans encountering what we would call today "Olympians." They're not "superhuman", you just suck at the thing they're *really* good at."
I won't call Vincent D'Onofrio underrated because I think we all know he's incredibly talented. But I see him too rarely. And I really would love him to act opposite of Stephen Root in some character acting masterpiece of a scene.
under used, the term "under rated" is over used for everyone we all know are great actors. but its him not being plastered in every film or show that makes him extra awesome!
@@joperhop It may not be the technical definition, but when I refer to something/someone being underrated it's to denote the specific subject not receiving the attention and praise that it deserves. Yes, many/most people who know Vincent when his name comes up, but the fact is most modern-day movie goers don't even know who he is - let alone being able to rate his acting chops. Due largely to the fact he's not in many movies/shows since he left "Law & Order: Criminal Intent." With the combo of his health problems and how he can/could be difficult to work with, has prevented him from getting major roles in major films With the few that he is in, like this movie, he's never the main character. Which is why i definitely consider Vincent to be underrated as hell. Even critics and movie-buffs prolly wouldn't rank him in the top 20 to 25 best actors of the last 25 or so years, whether because they completely forget that he exists, or they simply don't think think he's good enough to make that list even though he imo without question should be. There are tons of actors besides Vincent though - who are similarly considered by many/most people to be good or even great actos, and yet in my book they are more brilliant, (sometimes significantly so), than what they are already considered. Actors like Val Kilmer, Travis Fimmel, Ben Foster, Idris Elba, and Mel Gibson spring to mind. All of them are for the most part considered to be good/great actors but imo are even better that how they're made out to be.
Had my doubts when this came out. Grew up watching the original and in my mind it was the perfect western. Thought that this would be a waste of time and couldn't compare with the original. I was wrong. You end up liking all the characters and feel it when they die. Sequel please!
Why? The only questionable choice here is Denzel's character being the leader. You pretty much could find all these people, including Asian immigrants, in the West.
@@johnniecinco6698 Yes you could’ve found all these people in the west. But there’s no way in hell that all these people would’ve been together like this in the old west.
I've never been too keen on _remakes_ --- but THIS, this was better than the original. What a stellar cast! Love Vincent D'Onofrio in this, I barely recognized him, and of course, the MASTER himself *DENZEL* !!! This is a film I will be watching again & again for sure! 🤠
The thing this movie did well for an action movie was in setting up the main characters. We only get scattered lines and pieces of backstories but it’s exactly enough to tell us what we need to know about each of them, then it lets the viewer fill in the rest for themselves. All the while it gets to the good parts, showing the guys interacting and playing off each other, letting the bond build. So when we see them fight together we’re all the more invested in the ride. It’s not citizen Kane, but for an action western movie it’s top notch
I love this movie, Denzel Washington can do anything he sets his mind to, one of the greatest actors of my time and I grew up in the Golden years of cinema, but he's one of the best of modern day 😊
Ask any members of NRA: A hand gun cannot be used for precise shooting, doing aim and shoot, outside 10 metrical meters ~ 30 feet. I love the mechanics of weapons and war machines, but I hate war, Putin and the guy with the funny hair.
Did you really post all that nonsense just to say Orange man bad? BTW Pooty poot is responding to decades of NATO agression. The reason it's slow and drawn out is because he's making a point. Point is he can send poorly equipped troops with maxipads as bandages and still occupy territory despite the efforts of an army armed and supplied by most of the world. Watch cnn more 🤣😂🤡🤡
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funny, how they miss a shot on the big man and he just runs in and wrestles them down. goes inside, shots fired, but then the skinny dude just goes through the window.
It was an ingenious directorial choice to shoot Cam Gigandet in this movie. Lee Byung-Hun is cool there also. But Ethan Hawke, surprisingly for me, hardly mastered his role there. I mind that he can do better. Chris Pratt in this scene, in my opinion, mimics behaving like an avid scoundrel, maybe that's what it's meant to be.. Vincent D’Onofrio is overplaying and still emotionally intensely melancholic for the role of that berserker.
This was a good movie. Entertaining. Only thing is that they did not use the word pants back then. They said britches or trousers. Also, Rockefeller and Vanderbilt made there money in that fashion, same as Bart Bogue.
The Magnificent Seven is based on the 1954 movie by Akira Kurosawa, "The Seven Samurai". The first adaptation: "The Magnificent Seven" of 1960, and this is clip is from "The Magnificent Seven" released in 2016.
“Now Blackstones are good. union-bustin’, back-shootin’, homesteaders ‘n’ women, but…you put ‘em up against some REAL men, men that know what they’re doin’, you SURE you don’t want my gun?”
I had asked Vincent d'Onofrio on Twitter when that movie came out... He said his performance was inspired by a specific person but he wouldn't say who.
This was a fun film. Don't extrapolate anything from it. They got together a pretty great cast, really...and just had fun. It's a comic book version of the west.
Vincent D'Onofrio has a real knack for playing eccentric characters who can pick a grown man up by the neck and chuck them across the room. Jack spends the whole fight with a longarm on his back and just prefers to charge in close.
People don't realize the havoc Comanche attacks amounted to back then they stagnated the Mexican army and they was absolutely terrified of them and wouldn't go near there territory
I like Chris Pratt's facial expressions in this. He portrays the young guy of the group itching for the fight to kick off very well in this. At the same time he still is a skillful gun fighter, and not a crazy guy with a gun.
@@nepntzerZer Na, you're just another woke white hating, self loathing fool who only hates him and trashes him because you can't stand that he has morals and principles that he sticks to. More than likely because you believe in nothing and are moral-less so when you look at him it only highlights what you lack so you hate him...like looking into a truth mirror. Instead of accepting that it's YOU that's at fault you instead hate the mirror.
How Denzel cut himself off to put into their minds a chance to reconsider the course of action. "You sure, you don't want my gun?!" Coldest line behind, "do you feel like you're in charge?" And the delivery
He really is the king of cool. If it was real life, and you came up against a foe who looked so totally unfazed, your best bet would be to throw your gun away and run.
I love this scene of the movie, showing the power and skill of a warrant officer, a mountain man, a Comanche warrior, a Korean assassin, an ex-Southern sharpshooter, a desperado, and gunslinging ladysman.
The sharpshooter is clearly suffering from PTSD and it’s beautifully displayed in this scene. I love this scene and how good it is displaying the skills of everyone except him. He is suffering from his own demons and they do such a good job at it. I also like how the movie doesn’t have the characters completely ignore it nor do they really hate him for it either.
Since Goodnight Robicheaux is the ex- Southern sharpshooter, Who are the names of the Warrant Officer, the Mountain Man, the Comanche warrior, the Korean assassin, the Desperado and the Gun-slinging ladies man?
The power of this scene is in its simplicity. It takes you on a ride that draws your focus into the inner dialogue of the characters. It is truly a perfect build up.
@@sebaspinto6639speak for yourself bud, the movie has cool scenes but as a whole it was pretty dog shit. Just cuz Chris Pratt or Denzel is in it, doesn’t mean it automatically qualifies as a good movie
Apparently you're not into high action gunfight scenes. Not surprising you didn't enjoy it. This was a fantastic movie, true shame you couldn't appreciate it for what it was. A very well made movie. It's just not your type I imagine.
@@haskapaska that's a damn lie, now sure you're gonna be asking alot of a pistol to consistently hit shots at anything over 75 yards (68-69 meters) unless you've got *ALOT* of practice and you know your weapon inside-out but that can be said of pistols even today. Average ranges here look to about 30-50 yards (27-45 meters), even as a pretty inexperienced pistol shooter I may not put every round center of mass but I'm feeling pretty confident I could make that shot and these aren't rookies. Considering Henry rifles were using pistol rounds and could still reach out and touch someone at 200 yards (182 meters) and Springfield breechloaders and rifles of the era could reach out comfortably to around anywhere from 400-800 yards and hit accurately? I wouldn't take my chances unless I *really* felt I was the biggest man in the room.
Denzel is so cold in this scene. Man is amazing. Whatever role he plays. I always know he will be amazing. Damn it never die Denzel. I can't live without you in movies.
@@michaelsublet3283 as in the Magnificent Seven, which is technically the original screen production as it was made jnto a film before the Original story of the Seven Samurai was.
I love how this builds for 4 minutes straight with maybe 4 bad guys standing around. Then the fight starts and dudes just start spawning out of every door like it's wolfenstein
Watched this in theaters. Me and my wife busted out laughing when Jack said "I'll say a prayer for you. A little prayer.", only because it sounded like the guy from Bad Lip Readings did a voice over of him lol.
Me and gf's dad saw it second day it was out. We both liked the old spaghetti westerns and the classics. He's gone now but a great memory was made and a great time was had. We both thought Vincent stole every scene he was in. edit: forgot to use past tense on a verb, miss the old guy.
"but if you put em up against some real men then....., You sure you don't want my gun?" Also the "oh he's my man servant" then the look his eyes literally told a whole sentence when he looked at Denzel his eyes said (man servant? Me? Bro I'm the deadliest person on r team why I gotta pretend to be the man servant?) Lmaaaao
I'm not gonna go all literal on here, plenty have done that already. I've watched this movie countless times, and although the entire movie is incredible my favorite part is when the horses look up, see a body falling toward them then automatically take off in opposite directions. I can almost imagine in their snorting, what they're saying to each other. I've no idea why I find that so hilarious, I just do.
I really like some of the closeup shots on the faces, its a obvious homage to Sergio Leone who used extreme closeups in his Spaghetti Western films with Clint Eastwood in the 1960's.
The title is the same as the original movie which gives an impression as if it’s a remake but the story and the characters are very different I wouldn’t call it a remake as some people refer to, my favourite scenes are the first fight which stimulates enough adrenaline to drag you throughout the story and the last fight which gives you a satisfactory outcome, I am going to watch it for another dozen of times I recommend it to any western movie fans as it is magnificently done.
