Monday, March 28, 2011
Gunfight at OK Coral-VC
The sidekick is a feature in many Western films. However, in the film Gunfight at OK Coral, there is no sidekick. Doc Holliday is another alpha male cowboy alongside Wyatt Earp. There is usually only one alpha male cowboy in these films, but in this film both characters have the characteristics of the alpha male cowboy. They both follow the law of the gun. Earp leaves his fiance behind and Holliday also leaves the women he is with. Both of them put their duty before their relationships. When asked they both say that they are not a team. However, even though they are both independent and never listen to other people's advice, they back each other up. Throughout the film, they strike deals with eachother all the while protecting the people of the town. Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday are both the alpha male cowboys in this film.
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The sidekick is a feature in many Western films. However, in this film, it is unclear who the alpha male cowboy and the sidekick are. There is usually only one alpha male cowboy in these films, but in this film both characters have the characteristics of the alpha male cowboy. They both follow the law of the gun. Earp leaves his fiance behind and Holliday also leaves the women he is with. Both of them put their duty before their relationships. When asked they both say that they are not a team. However, even though they are both independent and never listen to other people's advice, they back each other up. Throughout the film, they strike deals with eachother all the while protecting the people of the town. In this respect, they both appear to be the alpha male cowboy. However, Doc Holliday does have some characteristics that may make him the sidekick. He is very sick with a cough throughout the while film. This makes him appear less resilient then Wyatt Earp.
ReplyDeleteDoc Holliday and Wyatt Earp don't have concrete roles in this film. This represents the change happening in society in which women and other races were beginning to gain more rights.