revisionist Western
... The revisionist Western attempted to portray the West how it really was; parochial, racist, sexist; a place of wanton violence, drug addiction and loneliness. Revisionist Westerns challenged the clichés of noble gunfighter, barbaric Indians and simple townsfolk, but they also depicted the dying days of the era and the causes, e. ... Another revisionist anti-hero is Cable Hogue, in “”The Ballad of Cable Hogue. ... In the classic Western, women were represented either as fun loving saloon girls, prostitutes, saintly Christian women or obliging Mexican senoritas, every ready to serve up a pot of chilli beans. ... The minor characters and sub-plots in revisionist Westerns give them depth and credibility. ... Alcohol of dubious quality is consumed on a regular basis in many revisionist Westerns. ... The revisionist Western attempts to take the myth of the Wild West and shows human life as it really was.