Review of The Great Silence (1968) by Tsubaki S — 07 May 2010
The beauty of Il Grande Silenzio is that it tells such a dark tale in the most straighfoward manner possible. It forgets about the western myths and goes for the crude aspects of this world. Silenzio is not a hero, just a man defending himself, Loco is not a cartoonish "bad guy", just somebody doing his job.
With bountys over the heads of poor people trying to survive private property becomes more valuable than human beings. When the ending arrives it never feels forced or out of logic. It was the only way in which this story could be finished.
There are no heroes here, just another pile of nameless corpses, and somebody with more money in the pocket.
This review of The Great Silence (1968) was written by Tsubaki S on 07 May 2010.
The Great Silence has generally received very positive reviews.
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