NH 3:10 to Yuma

The remake of the film 3:10 to Yuma(2007) is clearly a revisionist film. It contains the two main qualities needed in the revisionist film, the excess use of violence and the anti-hero. The character of Ben Wade is the anti hero. He plays the villain who also contains some good qualities as he helps Dan Evans at times in the movie. Evans' role is significant in the remake because of the amount of violence. Both him and Wade are much more violent characters in the remake than they were in the original 3:10 to Yuma film. From the very first scene in the remake film we are able to see much more violence. Also, the final scene of the movie contains much more killing from Wade and Evans. Although Dan Evans is clearly the Alpha Male cowboy in this film, it seems that Ben Wade isn't far from being an Alpha Male Cowboy himself. He has the qualities to be one but his true role of the anti-hero does not allow him to be. We are able to see potential alpha male cowboy qualities in Wade when he does not agree to do what his men say and drop to the ground so that they can get a clear shot off on Dan. Wade's feeling of obligation to keep Dan safe not only shows that he has some remorse for his actions, but also exemplifies that he has the ability to change inside of him. An aspect which is not normally seen in the bad guy of old western films.
In the original version of 3:10 to Yuma it is clearly set in a different time period(1957) which is quite clear when we look at the difference in the weapons in both films. The remake has much more modern weapons that would have never been seen in the original.