Monday, March 21, 2011
Day of the Outlaw- KPower
The film Day of the Outlaw was made in 1959, during a time in which woman were seen as homemakers. In the movie, the women are treated as nothing more than furniture in the house, used only as applies to their use in pleasing men. When the outlaws come to town, Jack Bruhn (Burl Ives), at first, attempts to keep his men away from the women, especially since there are only four of them because he knows that his men will only fight and eventually kill each other over them. This plan soon failed though, and Bruhn wanted to get back at Blaise Starrett (Robert Ryan) for trying to spirit the women away from town. His men beg him to allow them to have their way with the women; he soon caves and allows them to have a “social”. The men basically molest the women while dancing and Bruhn basically uses the females as a way to keep his men in line.
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The film Day of the Outlaw was made in 1959, during a time in which women were seen as homemakers. In the movie, the women are treated as nothing more than furniture in the house, used only as applies to their use in pleasing men. When the outlaws come to town, Jack Bruhn (Burl Ives), at first, attempts to keep his men away from the women, especially since there are only four of them because he knows that his men will only fight and eventually kill each other over them. He tries to use this as a way to control his men and maintain his power over them. He also refuses to allow the men to drink any alcohol, thus putting women on the same level as booze. This plan soon failed though, and Bruhn wanted to get back at Blaise Starrett (Robert Ryan) for trying to spirit the women away from town. His men beg him to allow them to have their way with the women; he soon caves and allows them to have a “social”. The men basically molest the women while dancing. The women have no control over their future; it depends on the decisions made by the men in the film. Because Jack Bruhn is in charge of the town, the women are treated poorly and taken advantage of.
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