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Tell Us About Your Favorite Westerns and We’ll Guess Which Cowboy Boots Are Best for You
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By: William J. Wright
7 Min Quiz
Westerns are American mythology written in light and shadow. In its golden age in the post-war 1940s and '50s, the Western film was unrivaled in its popularity, reflecting a national mood of triumph and prosperity. It has been said that all short histories are great ones, and the films of directors like John Ford projected a myth of American exceptionalism in larger-than-life Cinemascope. The classic Westerns reinforced the idea that the US was a nation of rugged individualists filled with pioneer spirit who unfailingly did the right thing. In reality, the average '50s Western was about as accurate a portrayal of history as the average '50s sci-fi film was an accurate portrayal of space travel.
By the late 1960s through the 1970s, the popularity of the Western had declined. Nevertheless, Westerns were on the verge of a revisionist revolution as filmmakers like Sam Peckinpah and Robert Altman retooled the genre as a vehicle for allegory to explore themes as diverse as civil rights, politics and the conflict in Vietnam. Concurrently, European directors inspired by the Western's golden age branded the genre with their own stylized vision. Fifty years on, many of both the revisionist and the so-called "Spaghetti Westerns" have become classics in their own right. Although the Western's popularity waxes and wanes, it never rides off into the sunset for long.
So, are you an ornery trivia outlaw or a wet-behind-the-ears tenderfoot? Strap on your sixgun because we're calling you out for a Western movies showdown!
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