How can you reinvent a scene that’s become so ubiquitous everyone does it the same?
When a protagonist had a gun, it used to mean something. Now, it kind of feels like a tired way out of a scene. Gunfighting in movies is not anything new. It came to prominence during westerns and now it feels like every movie that comes out has one of these scenes.
But what are the best gunfighting scenes of all time?
What are the ones that stand out for doing something different? They’re not just about bullets flying but have character development, thrills, and reinventing what we’ve seen before.
I made a list of some of the scenes I love in these movies and compiled some lessons to go along with them.
Let’s jump in.
Author: Jason Hellerman
This article comes from No Film School and can be read on the original site.
