I noticed that too. Plus you can see the hat shuffling a bit, as the actors swap around. But itās a nice touch.
Quite enjoyed this one. Decent enough plot with plenty of action.
Currently working my way through the last few Steffan films Iāve yet to seeā¦
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On contrary to what I read this is imo a memorable western for several scenes. You will never forget Steffen in a cage and the ending. It is a gritty movie and there are even few heartbreaking moments. I agree that the middle part is bit overdone but I still like to watch Steffen shooting baddies. The funniest part is when Steffens says that he canāt do it all himself alone and needs the villagers to help him and then does it all himself alone. 
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I agree, Diamond, I really like this movie. The cinematography, the autumnal look, Steffenās shooting and rolling ā¦ all good. And the cage was a great touch! The opening scene reminded me of a Hammer horror film. Possibly my favorite Steffen film.
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I really love this Steffen flick too, one of his better and more unique ones. It stands out in his otherwise quite repetitive and same-y filmography.
I do think the final shootout is super lame tho. The main villain decides to just walk towards Shango in a straight line and not even aim his gun at him, then acts surprised when he gets shot 
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Didnāt dig this one: the way it infantilizes the peasants and having to watch so many characters make terrible decisions followed by the dire consequences those have, makes it such a tough watchā¦ But I do think thereās a lot to discuss here in terms of themes and messaging, and how much of that discomfort is intentional.
Does the film know that Shango, despite being a highly competent gunman, is also a total buffoon? Is the high body count of the peasants an intentional critique of the one man saves a village trope, or does that give the director here too much credit? Maybe someone more familiar with his other work could chime in on that.
Take the movieās most questionable scene: when Shango just hands his only gun over to the big badā¦ two gunman had already snuck up on him anyway. So, the easiest way to get to the next plot point would be to just have them disarm him; but instead, they have him (in the most bewildering move Iāve ever seen onscreen) just hand his gun over, unaware, even, of the men behind him. So, that has to be intentional, right? Is it to show Shango as naive? incompetent? or maybe even chivalrous to a fault?
ā¦or when Shango sets the wagon and hay on fire to root out those two dudes. He just stands there, kind of smug and victorious, while the farmersā wagon is still burning (awfully close to other wooden structures). The film doesnāt seem to question that at all. I mean, Shango isnāt a morally dubious gunslinger. Heās very much treated as a saviour figure for these folks. Is it weird for me to have read that scene as aloof and callous?
The filmās not all bad though: there are a bunch of really memorable and visually striking scenarios (even if the way we get to them feels spotty).
Also, itās nice to, when these films openly declare civil war allegiances, to finally have a union protagonist. I know the grain of salt SWās need to be consumed with means divorcing oneās expectations from the factions depicted -especially because those factions are likely being used as loose allegories for, like, the rise and fall of fascism in Italy or whatnot- but itās refreshing, after my last few watches, not being asked to root for defenders of slavery.
I also know another grain of salt with these is ignoring the brownface makeup, which is sometimes worse than others, but super tough to see on the child actor here. 
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damn!
Meaning what?
You shouldnāt be using very bad language here, Seb! 
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Very mild bad language u mean
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The first scene, when Steffen is in his cage , hanging in a treeā¦is so outstanding great and beautifulā¦I canāt give this flick an average rating. I know the continuity is awful, but itās a lovely made bad movie. I love it.
Sorry for my bad taste. Love you all 
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Ich teile deinen āschlechtenā Geschmack
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Dann sind wir schon zu zweit
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