Unforgiven (Part 2) - Final Thoughts

There is nothing to state here, I'm afraid. Nothing that has not been stated perviously on other blogs. Although I see some classmates like Unforgiven, I'm afraid I'm in the minority. It's not that it's a bad film or anything like that, and it's not that I'm a close-minded reviewer, the kind who appraises one genre but totally lambastes another. It's just that I never gravitated to this film. The atmosphere is well-done, and one can see there was a (short) resurgance of western films in the 1990's. I've read someplace that this is one of only three Westerns to ever win Best Picture, and I respect Mr. Eastwood for this. However, this is not a blog for opinions. If I wanted to merely give out opinions, I would merely be a gossip columnist, not a credible reviewer.
"Angel", in this movie, can go both ways; it can describe a beautiful, saintly person, or some powerful, awestrucking creature that can take you to your doom. The latter applies to the encounter between Delilah and Will Munny. Delilah is not a bad looking person by any means; it's just that the bartender's too cruel to her, and I'm glad he finally got shot in the end. It sounds sadistic like that biased Hollywood Moral Code of the Hayes days, but I always wished he would get it from the way he handled the situation. The other meaning of "angel" also applies to Delilah because she is the only prostitute who doesn't suggest revenge or murder. It's Silky and Alice who come up with the idea.
The last remarks go out to the Kid and Munny's survival. I always thought the Kid was too chicken to actually kill those five men like he said he did, but when he confesses to the fact, he comes off as human instead of some punk. If he didn't get Munny involved, if he didn't kill the last of the two cowboys, he would be as useless as Buck Logan in Runaway Train. I personally didn't mind Buck, but the Schoffield Kid bothered me more than Buck ever could - and Buck is a rapist as far as we know.
Unlike our four previous films, the protagonist never dies; however, his morals do. William Munny controlled himself quite nicely throughout the film, considering he's been hired to be an assassin. However, Ned's death is where he draws the line. Even though Claudia was supposed to make him into a changed man, Munny reverts into his normal self and kills off almost everyone in the entire bar - including the aforementioned barkeep and Little Bill. The film would have had Munny killed off in one glorious showdown, but instead, he gets his revenge and Little Bill gets an unceremonious send-off. In a way, the film both avoids yet goes along with the existentialist formula that somebody must die: Although Ned is merely a supporting character, Munny's restaint dies along with him.
As for the upcoming reviews, I have one for A Streetcar Named Desire under way, even though I have no eloquent way of putting it yet. I also have plans for The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, M, Metropolis, and Midnight Cowboy, and I may possibly do a review of Forrest Gump or Gone with the Wind, if it's possible. As for the next movie, I have absolutely no idea what it is. All that I know is that it's a noir film, and although I'm unfamiliar with the genre, I have seen a few films and I think it's a worthy genre, considering noir for me is Rififi and Who Framed Roger Rabbit.