So many men, so many minds. This saying is familiar to all of us and may be referred to different spheres of our life. But it is also true that almost all people (who like westerns, of course) find an old film “Lonesome Dove” one of the best films in its genre. What makes it so special, everyone decides for himself/herself taking into account his/her own preferences and professional qualities. The specialists of film industry pay attention to the quality of shooting, episodes, play of light, number of takes etc. But we, ordinary viewers, are looking forward to real emotions, those we feel every day, perhaps, sometimes a bit ideal, but human, characteristic of all people. The book was published in 1985 and already next year it became a bestseller and won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. It was then made into a four-part TV miniseries, which won six Emmy Awards and was nominated for 13 others. It spawned two follow-up miniseries, Return to Lonesome Dove and Comanche Moon.
The plot of the book is not very complicated. But it comprises everything typical of westerns: adventures, danger, love, dreams etc. Who wouldn’t like to distract from everyday life and watch this nice old movie?
If you ask me why I decided to recall “Lonesome Dove” and write about it, I won’t be able to answer this question at once. Probably, I simply wanted to express my own feelings and come back to something pleasant and nice. I have several favorite old films and books, and “Lonesome Dove” is one of them. Even of you know how all the events are going to develop and what happens next and next, you still watch it with pleasure emphasizing with the characters and feeling what they are likely to feel. And even if you say that this is not quite a “hot topic” I won’t get offended, because everything new is simply well forgotten old and from time to time we need to come back to those things, books and movies which are dear to us and not because of socko box office success, but because of some other things, clears and close to all of us! You know what I mean, don’t you?
The plot of the book is not very complicated. But it comprises everything typical of westerns: adventures, danger, love, dreams etc. Who wouldn’t like to distract from everyday life and watch this nice old movie?
If you ask me why I decided to recall “Lonesome Dove” and write about it, I won’t be able to answer this question at once. Probably, I simply wanted to express my own feelings and come back to something pleasant and nice. I have several favorite old films and books, and “Lonesome Dove” is one of them. Even of you know how all the events are going to develop and what happens next and next, you still watch it with pleasure emphasizing with the characters and feeling what they are likely to feel. And even if you say that this is not quite a “hot topic” I won’t get offended, because everything new is simply well forgotten old and from time to time we need to come back to those things, books and movies which are dear to us and not because of socko box office success, but because of some other things, clears and close to all of us! You know what I mean, don’t you?
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