tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747503782613986319.post4958895957446712842..comments2022-06-10T22:26:42.828-05:00Comments on Looking In The Distance: Proverbs As The Motif In '3:10 To Yuma'?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747503782613986319.post-14307230200422102462007-09-23T06:12:00.000-05:002007-09-23T06:12:00.000-05:00I just saw the movie and all of your comments gave...I just saw the movie and all of your comments gave me a completely new insight into the film as I watched it. I agree that the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor should go to that wonderful piece of ruthlessness leading Wade’s recovery.<BR/><BR/>MAZAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747503782613986319.post-13940372759346917892007-09-19T16:34:00.000-05:002007-09-19T16:34:00.000-05:00This fits the thesis!A wicked man (Ben Wade) puts ...This fits the thesis!<BR/><BR/><B>A wicked man (Ben Wade) puts up a bold front, but an upright man (Dan Evans) gives thought to his ways.</B><BR/><BR/>PianomanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747503782613986319.post-85731498349977361862007-09-18T18:46:00.000-05:002007-09-18T18:46:00.000-05:00The film was based on a short story by Elmore Leon...The film was based on a short story by <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmore_Leonard" REL="nofollow">Elmore Leonard</A>. He graduated from the University of Detroit Jesuit High School in 1943 which probably explains the strong religious overtones in the movie.<BR/><BR/>Ever, DMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747503782613986319.post-9260939082866179372007-09-18T12:13:00.000-05:002007-09-18T12:13:00.000-05:00Well as a lifelong atheist I never thought anythin...Well as a lifelong atheist I never thought anything would get me to start probing bible verses but this thread has stimulated my interest. <BR/><BR/>So since Proverbs 13 and Proverbs 21 seem to have played some role in this movie I took a look at Proverbs 13 and see that Verse 6 reads:<BR/><BR/><B><I>Righteousness guards the man of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.</B></I><BR/><BRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747503782613986319.post-2323041854886284642007-09-18T11:59:00.000-05:002007-09-18T11:59:00.000-05:00MIchael, I didn’t see that though I recall seeing ...MIchael, I didn’t see that though I recall seeing the gun butt with some sort of a design on it. You must have ‘cat’s eyes' to notice that one!<BR/><BR/>Kudos!<BR/>BrianAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747503782613986319.post-80563077246491574932007-09-18T11:56:00.000-05:002007-09-18T11:56:00.000-05:00Anyone notice that Ben Wade’s pistol has a crucifi...Anyone notice that Ben Wade’s pistol has a crucifix on it? <BR/><BR/>What is the significance of that?<BR/><BR/>Are we supposed to get from the movie’s ending where he goes on another shooting spree before getting on the train that he has redeemed himself?<BR/><BR/>Regards,<BR/>MichaelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747503782613986319.post-29572739901910626142007-09-17T20:21:00.000-05:002007-09-17T20:21:00.000-05:00Ben Wade quotes Proverbs 13:13 at another point “H...Ben Wade quotes Proverbs 13:13 at another point “He who scorns instruction will pay for it, but he who respects a command is rewarded” but the significance of this slipped past me.<BR/><BR/>JoanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747503782613986319.post-78864307080785903792007-09-17T20:04:00.000-05:002007-09-17T20:04:00.000-05:00Seems to me that Proverbs 21 is unduly concerned w...Seems to me that Proverbs 21 is unduly concerned with marriage to a shrew.<BR/><BR/>See verse 9 “Better to live on a corner of the roof than share a house with a quarrelsome wife” and verse 19 “Better to live in a desert than with a quarrelsome and ill-tempered wife”.<BR/><BR/>Is this what made Charlie Prince into an arch villain? This quote is from the 1957 version of the movie<BR/><BR/>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747503782613986319.post-54197026499437531442007-09-17T06:17:00.000-05:002007-09-17T06:17:00.000-05:00Hmmm......Dan Evans (Jesus Christ?)… moral guy (te...Hmmm......<BR/><BR/>Dan Evans (Jesus Christ?)… moral guy (tempted in the desert?)… moving to his obvious death (sacrifice?) … betrayed at the end by his companions (disciples?). <BR/><BR/>Ben Wade (criminal on the other cross) goes off to Yuma and presumably his hanging but whistles for his horse (and ends up in Paradise?).<BR/><BR/>More to this movie than Proverbs 21 methinks!<BR/><BR/>Peace,<BRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1747503782613986319.post-41640243985602318512007-09-16T15:31:00.000-05:002007-09-16T15:31:00.000-05:00This is a great movie! The best one I have seen t...This is a great movie! The best one I have seen this year and I would wager that Ben Foster who plays Charlie Prince will win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. He was ‘evil’ in every sense of the word.<BR/><BR/>You got me looking at Proverbs 21!!<BR/><BR/>For Charlie Prince:<BR/><BR/><B><I>Verse10 The wicked man craves evil; his neighbor gets no mercy from him.</B></I><BR/><BR/>That’s him!<BRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com