whitehall
Diamond Member
The girl in Pale Rider prays for some intervention after her dog is trampled in a raid by the bad guys. A Preacher shows up and takes care of business and in the end the crooked Sheriff recognizes him just before he is gunned down. A city Marshall gets whipped to death in High Plains Drifter and a stranger with no name comes back to take care of business. The resurrected Eastwood character commits rape but the victim ultimately enjoyed it and deserved it. At the end the dead city Marshall finally gets his name carved on the wood tombstone as the drifter rides away.I agree. It works because Eastwood produced directed, and starred in the movie. He knew what he wanted in the movie and he got it. Often there are disagreements between the actor, producer and director which leads to compromises and compromises often lead to crappy movies. Just about every movie that Eastwood directed and starred in was an excellent movie. As someone said, what happens behind camera is just as important as what happens in front of the camera.Pale Rider and High Plains Drifter had a unusual supernatural quality. Dead heroes conjured up to make things right. Strange for a western but it worked.