Thursday, November 19, 2009

3:10 to Yuma

It is interesting to look at the differences between the 1957 3:10 to Yuma film and the 2007 version. Half a century of advances in technology and film making helped make the 2007 a blockbuster hit. With super stars such as Russell Crowe and Christian Bale this film was an Oscar nominee with a ton of bloodshed. The remake director, James Mangold, spiced things up from Delmer Dave’s black and white classic.

The 2007 Yuma version is a more action-packed film catering more towards the desires of “Hollywood” effects. The biggest difference is in the ending of the films. While in the 1957 version, the film ends with train coming in and Dan waving to Alice and Butterfield with rain pouring down. This high and happy note is far different than the 2007 version. The updated version ends with a heavy gunfight in Contention City before Russell Crowe’s character hops aboard the 3:10 to Yuma with his horse following behind.

The 2007 revision of 3:10 to Yuma is a more action packed film and gives us a real Western feel with characters that people of today’s youth can relate to. This remake was much more enjoyable to watch than the 1957 version because of the revamped script and it was certainly nice to see some color in the film.

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  2. It is interesting to look at the differences between the 1957 3:10 to Yuma film and the 2007 version. Half a century of advances in technology and film making helped make the 2007 a blockbuster hit. With super stars such as Russell Crowe and Christian Bale this film was an Oscar nominee with a ton of bloodshed. The remake director, James Mangold, spiced things up from Delmer Dave’s black and white classic.

    The 2007 Yuma version is a more action-packed film catering more towards the desires of “Hollywood” effects. The biggest difference is in the ending of the films. While in the 1957 version, the film ends with train coming in and Dan waving to Alice and Butterfield with rain pouring down. This high and happy note is far different than the 2007 version. The updated version ends with a heavy gunfight in Contention City before Russell Crowe’s character hops aboard the 3:10 to Yuma with his horse following behind.

    The 2007 revision of 3:10 to Yuma is a more action packed film and gives us a real Western feel with characters that people of today’s youth can relate to. This remake was much more enjoyable to watch than the 1957 version because of the revamped script and it was certainly nice to see some color in the film. While the original was considered a revisionist the remake is labeled as a revisionist because of these numerous differences between the two movies.

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