High Noon

The 1952 suspence film High Noon is a western about a man who, on his wedding was on the verge of being forced out of town. Frank Miller, a convict who was put away a few years ago is not free again and has come back to town to seek revenge on the man who sent him to prision, marshal Will Kane. Suspence is created throughout the whole movie waiting until the final duel between the two men.



The duel between the two is supposed to start at twelve o'clock when the noon trains comes in on which Miller is on. Kane is forced to choose between leaving town with his new bride or staying to protect the town's people, to which he chooses the town. One thing about this movie that really impressed me was that it kept with real time, when five minutes went past in the film, five minutes went past in actual time. There are various times in the movie where the camera has a close up of clock to show how the time is gradually ticking away and Kane is rushing to find deputy's to help him win the epic battle. For the amount of time that Kane served to protect the town, you would think that there would be some people willing to help Kane fight the man who is wanting to kill him, but the people in the town turn down his request for help.


Over all, this movie is one of those that you can cuddle up on a rainy day or watch with your grandparents and family. The music in the movie creates suspence from the deep voice and type of music. The camera angles and close ups of the characters faces and all the fights that take part show how serious this is to the characters and when Miller and Kane are seeking each other they look on their faces shows how intence this movie really is. From watching old westerns with my grandpa I have grown to enjoy them and this is definitely one that I could watch over and over with him. I would have to say that I could watch Harry Potter more, but this is still a great movie.