Nick West

Unfortunately, a culture of violence is justified and fostered in the name of upholding social order. Were there no alternatives? The entire town, including the churchgoers, waited to watch the gun battle rather than do anything to stop the violence. What does prison do if it does not reform the wrong-doer? His writing of his last will before the fight shows that he was gambling with lives. Why did Kane stay around jeopardizing his wife's life and his own life rather than handing over power to his successor who might have solved the problem differently? To show his machoism or to protect the town? This is egoism, not courage. No, he does not inspire me. He represents everything that is wrong with America. Gun battles do not solve the ultimate problem of violence. The movie is a theatre of the absurd.