The film, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, is a great western directed by Sergio Leone. One scene that i thought was excellently planed and executed was the opening scene. It is hard not to compare it to Once Upon A Time in the West. It starts out with 3 characters, none are talking. They slowly approach each other and Leone takes shots from both points of view. It makes you think its going to be a shoot out. They keep approaching and Leone uses long shots to show the scene. This also makes it seem like a classic gun scene. But they keep approaching! This makes you go crazy and starts to make you get antsy. Eventually they come within feet of each other and you cant tell whats going to happen. Eventually they enter a bar at the same time a shootout is heard but not scene. A mystery man jumps out the window and is introduced as Ugly. During this whole scene not one word is spoken. This is just like Once Upon A Time in the West. Sergio Leone shows that he uses like styles to open a movie and introduce characters. This style adds mystery and suspense which is necessary to keep viewers glued to the screen. This proves that Sergio Leone is a master and can be seen as a great director. During the film i was wondering why Sergio would introduce Ugly first and why in that fashion. It is also curious because the title is The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
