FAQ About The Role of Westerns in Film and Cultural Identity
How do Westerns use landscape as a narrative device?
Westerns use landscapes as a narrative device to evoke mood, symbolize themes, and enhance storytelling. The vast, untamed settings of the frontier often reflect the isolation, danger, and freedom experienced by characters. These dramatic backdrops serve as both literal and metaphorical landscapes where the contradictions of civilization and wilderness, order and chaos play out, reinforcing the themes of the genre.
