A revisionist is "someone who tries to rewrite Marxism to justify a retreat from the revolutionary position" (Oxford Dictionary). The Unforgiven is a revisionist film because it deals with the ideas with communism in the south. Munny played by Clint Eastwood is an outlaw and killer who decides to take on one more job before he "retires." Munny recruits Morgan Freeman's character, Ned Logan, as his sidekick. Yet, in order to do this, Logan must leave his wife, something he is very reluctant to do.
This film portrays Munny as an alpha male who is not doing his job for good, but in a sense, for evil. He groups together with Logan and Kid to attack and kill cowboys; yet the sight of killing starts to sicken Logan and Munny, showing signs of life in their hearts. When Little Bill takes hostage and kills Logan, Munny decides to seek revenge. This is where the alpha male characteristics pop out, and proves that although this film is a revolutionary Western, it still contains an alpha.
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