tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post1555213739348680496..comments2024-03-29T08:37:07.724-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Spaghetti Westerns, okay; fish and chip Westerns, noJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-73409900521627062442010-09-16T16:06:45.116-04:002010-09-16T16:06:45.116-04:00I guess when I was a child and watching a cowboy m...I guess when I was a child and watching a cowboy movie, it was good not to know all those animals were about to die. It seems a lot of westerns weren't made for adults. There was a Miss Kitty sometimes but she remained virginal. I think High Noon was the first adult western I saw and enjoyed.Pauline Alldredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00847008019331163905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-2125482045994082952010-09-16T11:43:21.664-04:002010-09-16T11:43:21.664-04:00Pauline, I grew up with cattle, so I always unders...Pauline, I grew up with cattle, so I always understood that, in Westerns, cowboys were driving cows to a slaughterhouse. Perhaps that's a testament to why it might be good to retain some illusion in settings and situations.Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00627775403015684868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-61828770668046484802010-09-16T11:36:19.559-04:002010-09-16T11:36:19.559-04:00I agree. Picking a setting sets limits to what a p...I agree. Picking a setting sets limits to what a protagonist can do. A protagonist has to respond to surroundings, in a company, a hospital,a university, or in raw nature.Pauline Alldredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00847008019331163905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-73044610547014356882010-09-16T09:17:09.082-04:002010-09-16T09:17:09.082-04:00Someone once said that setting is much like anothe...Someone once said that setting is much like another character, and I think it's true. Settings give parameters for action and provide another medium for character reaction. In the first case, if you want a boat in a scene, normally you'd have to set the scene by water, unless of course you are using a boat on a trailer in someone's driveway. The water setting is a parameter. In the second case, much like another character, the protagonist can react to the setting or weather to effect a mood. The character maybe climbing down a cliff when it starts raining, like another complication the character must overcome or react to irritably like an obnoxious character the protagonist encounters. Setting, whether used to set parameters, create mood, or allow for reaction must be carefully considered by writers. Ignoring this element is a waste.E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.com