The Wild Bunch Essay
The wild bunch
When Sam Peckinpah got back into making films he had the right people backing him up during this movie. The man that gave Peckinpah a chance for a comeback was Phil Feldman. Phil Feldman helped Peckinpah by getting him cast for the film the wild bunch. Peckinpah believe that Phil was on his side. Onset many believes Peckinpah was a madman on set and can trigger a lot of anger out the actors. And Feldman, though he refused to be steamrolled by the Peckinpah personality, backed his director throughout production. Phil was a champion for Sam Peckinpah. Peckinpah knew that Phil was for the picture. That's why Sam Peckinpah respected Phil Feldman. Peckinpah himself said, shortly after concluding production, that Feldman and ken Hyman were “very creative, very tough, stimulating and damn fine people to work with.
The help that he received wasn't the only reason Peckinpah’s artistry as a cinematic storyteller was maturing it was because he had a new vision and new …show more content…
ideas about how to create it on film. Peckinpah had anger and resentment from the past events in his life. Peckinpah had a consuming fire to make his comeback film great so no one could ignore it. For example, Peckinpah had blood bags on the soldiers so when they got shot the blood squirted out. What made it look realistic, Peckinpah made them slice a thin piece of steak across the blood bag. So it seemed like the blood and the tissue was torn by the bullet. That was just great innovation by Sam Peckinpah. Sam Peckinpah shot for eleven days to get all the action and he got every angle. So by Peckinpah filming every angle he had to get the uniforms cleaned for the next angle and the next. So by the end of the filming Sam Peckinpah had killed 15,000 people with only 350 Mexican uniforms. From the shooting scene, Peckinpah showed the artistry as a cinematic storyteller. He made that scene realistic enough to make viewers believe in the story. Peckinpah set the new standard in Hollywood for violence because the blood bags and flying meat. The Ballad of Cable Hogue
After making a great film like The Wild Bunch he continues to make a great film called The Ballad of Cable Hogue.
Peckinpah was a moviemaker that could do anything he imagined. Since Peckinpah was out of the business for a while he was determined to make film long as he could. The movie The Ballad of Cable Hogue was Peckinpah favorite among all his films. “It was his most personal film.” James Coburn says “He was Cable”. Sam Peckinpah had a connection with the movie also with the character Cable. Also what made Peckinpah movies great was others contribution on the screenwriting. Sam Peckinpah had hired Gordon Dawson to be his associate producer on Cable Hogue. They both rewrote the script and did not receive credit. Sam Peckinpah had also enlisted his friend Frank Kowalski to be the script supervisor. Frank had been listed on the credits for the film. If there was anything funny or had real humor in the movie it was because of Frank Kowalski. When making something great it takes a group
effort.
What makes Sam Peckinpah a great artistry as a cinematic storyteller was that he could do anything he imagines. For example, Peckinpah wanted to explode a Gila monster but they were protected by the law. So they decided to go with a Mexican beaded lizards. Gary Weis who was doing the documentary didn't want them to be blown up but Peckinpah still incensed. Peckinpah had called up Bud Hulburd who blown up the bridge on The Wild Bunch. He had to use a squib on the first two lizards. Peckinpah set the camera on high speed so that it would be seen in slow motion, the lizards did not explode they had burst. Sam wanted lots of pieces but there wasn't enough for him. After blowing up more lizards Sam wasn't getting the effect that he wanted. They were running out of lizard, so Visciglia had collected the pieces from the dead lizard from the scene. Visciglia had sewed the pieces and touch it up with catgut, also they painted them. He had put the lizard back on the rock and Sam had got the effect he was looking for. Sam Peckinpah wanted the lizard body flying in the air to show the effect of an exploding lizard. When Sam showed that it showed his artistry. Sam got so much detail that made the scene and the story believable. Straws Dogs
After making The Wild Bunch and The Ballad of Cable Hogue he continues to mature as a cinematic storyteller. In the film Straw dogs, many believe that Peckinpah violence and rape in the film was too much. Sam Peckinpah friend Harold Pinter a playwright had a problem with the screenplay himself “How you can associate yourself with it is beyond me. However, that’s your business. I can only say I consider it an abomination. Many believe the story was unreal and unbelievable. Some people at the time believe that Sam was a misogynist but I felt like he used women that way to make the story interesting.
For example, They leave David in a field while Venner and Scutt, another workmen, double back and rape Amy. When Venner and Scutt decided to rape Amy, I feel like Peckinpah made the audience feel hunger for revenge on Venner and Scutt. The way Peckinpah used Amy was great because it made the audience mad and angry. Sam Peckinpah made the audience want to watch more and to see what happen next. In straw dogs, I feel like the story made personal connections with the audience because the guys decide to torture good people like David and Amy. He made the audience believe that people like Venner could harm good people in the world. Peckinpah had the audience biting their nails trying to figure out what’s going to happen next. As a storyteller Peckinpah made the audience have a Parasocial relationship with David and Amy. Conclusion
Peckinpah throughout his films he matured, he gave the audience the test of everything from violence, action, drama, humor and a little of romance. Sam Peckinpah went beyond to get the right angle in his film. He gave the audience something to remember when they decided to watch his film. He made his films with great effects. He made the audience believe in his film just by the picture he captured. Sam as a storyteller captured people by his artistry. That's why I feel like Sam Peckinpah artistry as a cinematic storyteller was maturing during his 1968 and 1971 comeback.
When Sam Peckinpah got back into making films he had the right people backing him up during this movie. The man that gave Peckinpah a chance for a comeback was Phil Feldman. Phil Feldman helped Peckinpah by getting him cast for the film the wild bunch. Peckinpah believe that Phil was on his side. Onset many believes Peckinpah was a madman on set and can trigger a lot of anger out the actors. And Feldman, though he refused to be steamrolled by the Peckinpah personality, backed his director throughout production. Phil was a champion for Sam Peckinpah. Peckinpah knew that Phil was for the picture. That's why Sam Peckinpah respected Phil Feldman. Peckinpah himself said, shortly after concluding production, that Feldman and ken Hyman were “very creative, very tough, stimulating and damn fine people to work with.
The help that he received wasn't the only reason Peckinpah’s artistry as a cinematic storyteller was maturing it was because he had a new vision and new …show more content…
ideas about how to create it on film. Peckinpah had anger and resentment from the past events in his life. Peckinpah had a consuming fire to make his comeback film great so no one could ignore it. For example, Peckinpah had blood bags on the soldiers so when they got shot the blood squirted out. What made it look realistic, Peckinpah made them slice a thin piece of steak across the blood bag. So it seemed like the blood and the tissue was torn by the bullet. That was just great innovation by Sam Peckinpah. Sam Peckinpah shot for eleven days to get all the action and he got every angle. So by Peckinpah filming every angle he had to get the uniforms cleaned for the next angle and the next. So by the end of the filming Sam Peckinpah had killed 15,000 people with only 350 Mexican uniforms. From the shooting scene, Peckinpah showed the artistry as a cinematic storyteller. He made that scene realistic enough to make viewers believe in the story. Peckinpah set the new standard in Hollywood for violence because the blood bags and flying meat. The Ballad of Cable Hogue
After making a great film like The Wild Bunch he continues to make a great film called The Ballad of Cable Hogue.
Peckinpah was a moviemaker that could do anything he imagined. Since Peckinpah was out of the business for a while he was determined to make film long as he could. The movie The Ballad of Cable Hogue was Peckinpah favorite among all his films. “It was his most personal film.” James Coburn says “He was Cable”. Sam Peckinpah had a connection with the movie also with the character Cable. Also what made Peckinpah movies great was others contribution on the screenwriting. Sam Peckinpah had hired Gordon Dawson to be his associate producer on Cable Hogue. They both rewrote the script and did not receive credit. Sam Peckinpah had also enlisted his friend Frank Kowalski to be the script supervisor. Frank had been listed on the credits for the film. If there was anything funny or had real humor in the movie it was because of Frank Kowalski. When making something great it takes a group
effort.
What makes Sam Peckinpah a great artistry as a cinematic storyteller was that he could do anything he imagines. For example, Peckinpah wanted to explode a Gila monster but they were protected by the law. So they decided to go with a Mexican beaded lizards. Gary Weis who was doing the documentary didn't want them to be blown up but Peckinpah still incensed. Peckinpah had called up Bud Hulburd who blown up the bridge on The Wild Bunch. He had to use a squib on the first two lizards. Peckinpah set the camera on high speed so that it would be seen in slow motion, the lizards did not explode they had burst. Sam wanted lots of pieces but there wasn't enough for him. After blowing up more lizards Sam wasn't getting the effect that he wanted. They were running out of lizard, so Visciglia had collected the pieces from the dead lizard from the scene. Visciglia had sewed the pieces and touch it up with catgut, also they painted them. He had put the lizard back on the rock and Sam had got the effect he was looking for. Sam Peckinpah wanted the lizard body flying in the air to show the effect of an exploding lizard. When Sam showed that it showed his artistry. Sam got so much detail that made the scene and the story believable. Straws Dogs
After making The Wild Bunch and The Ballad of Cable Hogue he continues to mature as a cinematic storyteller. In the film Straw dogs, many believe that Peckinpah violence and rape in the film was too much. Sam Peckinpah friend Harold Pinter a playwright had a problem with the screenplay himself “How you can associate yourself with it is beyond me. However, that’s your business. I can only say I consider it an abomination. Many believe the story was unreal and unbelievable. Some people at the time believe that Sam was a misogynist but I felt like he used women that way to make the story interesting.
For example, They leave David in a field while Venner and Scutt, another workmen, double back and rape Amy. When Venner and Scutt decided to rape Amy, I feel like Peckinpah made the audience feel hunger for revenge on Venner and Scutt. The way Peckinpah used Amy was great because it made the audience mad and angry. Sam Peckinpah made the audience want to watch more and to see what happen next. In straw dogs, I feel like the story made personal connections with the audience because the guys decide to torture good people like David and Amy. He made the audience believe that people like Venner could harm good people in the world. Peckinpah had the audience biting their nails trying to figure out what’s going to happen next. As a storyteller Peckinpah made the audience have a Parasocial relationship with David and Amy. Conclusion
Peckinpah throughout his films he matured, he gave the audience the test of everything from violence, action, drama, humor and a little of romance. Sam Peckinpah went beyond to get the right angle in his film. He gave the audience something to remember when they decided to watch his film. He made his films with great effects. He made the audience believe in his film just by the picture he captured. Sam as a storyteller captured people by his artistry. That's why I feel like Sam Peckinpah artistry as a cinematic storyteller was maturing during his 1968 and 1971 comeback.