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The Shootist
Western
Afflicted with a terminal illness John Bernard Books, the last of the legendary gunfighters, quietly returns to Carson City for medical attention from his old friend Dr. Hostetler. Aware that his days are numbered, the troubled man seeks solace and peace in a boarding house run by a widow and her son. However, it is not Books' fate to die in peace, as he becomes embroiled in one last valiant battle.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who value elegiac character drama, understated western violence, and reflective portraits of a legendary figure confronting the end of an era.
- Tone
- melancholic, bittersweet, contemplative
- Payoff
- catharsis, heartbreak
- Pacing
- steady
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- linear
- Themes
- mortality, aging, obsolescence, dignity, redemption
- Setting
- early twentieth century, Nevada frontier town and boarding house
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