Thoughts on watching Red River

[Tommy Tainant]

Obviously this is a great film.
But I think there is a flaw in the story telling.
A key scene in the movie is the stampede which kills one of the cowboys.
Its caused by a cowboy knocking over a loadof pans while he is stealing sugar.
The noise scares the cattle.
But in an earlier scene Matt and Cherry have a shooting contest right in the middle of the herd.
And they dont move a muscle. How can that be ?
I would expect the herd to be riled and Dunston to give them both a bollocking.
Have I missed something here ?

Still a great film.

 

[Auld Phart]

Obviously this is a great film.
But I think there is a flaw in the story telling.
A key scene in the movie is the stampede which kills one of the cowboys.
Its caused by a cowboy knocking over a loadof pans while he is stealing sugar.
The noise scares the cattle.
But in an earlier scene Matt and Cherry have a shooting contest right in the middle of the herd.
And they dont move a muscle. How can that be ?
I would expect the herd to be riled and Dunston to give them both a bollocking.
Have I missed something here ?

Still a great film.

familiarity.


the cows could have become used to gunfire, but the unusual and unexpected clatter of pans could have set them off.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

familiarity.


the cows could have become used to gunfire, but the unusual and unexpected clatter of pans could have set themI off.

think that is the only explanation.

 

[John Edgar Slow Horses]

That is the fun of looking at scripting and the likely logic of it.

Immaculate scripting over all the years of GOT is amazing.