Jim Jarmusch’s Film Deadman, as a Manipulated Western Essay -- Movie F

Jim Jarmusch’s Film Deadman, as a Manipulated Western Director Jim Jarmusch’s film Deadman displays many of the accepted conventions for Western genre films, but manipulated in such a way as to create a revisionist, rather than a classical, western. The most obvious example of this manipulation are the characterizations of the hero, William Blake, and his Native American partner, Nobody. Blake is an awkward easterner who travels westward unaware of the different rules governing western life, instead of the rugged, knowledgeable outdoorsman who â€Å"does what he has to do† to defend justice and honor. Nobody’s character is unusually independent, educated, and kind towards Blake, instead of the traditional Western genre’s violent, unintelligent Indian. The viewer is first introduced to Blake as he takes the long train ride from Cleveland to Machine. As the characters around him become more rugged and â€Å"western,† the viewer sees that Blake is clearly from the east, and out of place among the westerners. As he enters the town of Machine, he stands out like a sore thumb with his plaid... Jim Jarmusch’s Film Deadman, as a Manipulated Western Essay -- Movie F Jim Jarmusch’s Film Deadman, as a Manipulated Western Director Jim Jarmusch’s film Deadman displays many of the accepted conventions for Western genre films, but manipulated in such a way as to create a revisionist, rather than a classical, western. The most obvious example of this manipulation are the characterizations of the hero, William Blake, and his Native American partner, Nobody. Blake is an awkward easterner who travels westward unaware of the different rules governing western life, instead of the rugged, knowledgeable outdoorsman who â€Å"does what he has to do† to defend justice and honor. Nobody’s character is unusually independent, educated, and kind towards Blake, instead of the traditional Western genre’s violent, unintelligent Indian. The viewer is first introduced to Blake as he takes the long train ride from Cleveland to Machine. As the characters around him become more rugged and â€Å"western,† the viewer sees that Blake is clearly from the east, and out of place among the westerners. As he enters the town of Machine, he stands out like a sore thumb with his plaid...