High Noon
The movie High Noon is a western style movie about loyalty and betrayal. Throughout the whole movie, you can see how Kane is loyal to the town and how the town betrays Kane. The film tells a story about a man who was too proud to run- a tale of a lone, stoic marshal (Will Kane) who was left desolate and abandoned by the townspeople he has sworn to protect because of a four-man gang led by Frank Miller. This is where the loyalty part comes in. Kane did not have to stay and protect the town's people because he was "retired" and was going to leave town with his wife. Nonetheless he did stay because he felt that it was his duty to protect the townspeople even though no one would volunteer and help him. His wife, Amy along with the some townspeople tells him to leave town immediately to sav
They believe that Kane's cause is hopeless because he was going to face a four-man gang alone. All this for an undeserving and ungrateful town. Although, a part of the town's betrayal is part of Kane's fault. Kane disregarded what everyone told him and stayed to protect the townspeople. He turned down help from several people who are too young or too incompetent to face the gunmen. They are too afraid to fight; and they are not tough enough to do it out of loyalty. Kane is then protecting those who betrayed him. Thus when noon finally arrives, Kane is carrying the weight of those who abandoned him in their time of need. In the movie, as noon approaches the people of the town, they abandon Kane one by one. I think it is his character that keeps him from getting help-the reason for the town's betrayal. " Who would risk their life after hearing that? A scene in the movie, where Kane stops to care for a few horses before caring for his, shows that Kane is kindhearted-showing loyalty. Unlike Kane, the others (townspeople) seem to only care about themselves- very inhuman. Even though his new bride threatens to leave him if he stays, Kane would not leave. This is because of his great sense of duty that would not let him allow others (the innocent townspeople) to risk their lives over something that he feels is his responsibility. The fact that Kane was so willing to risk his new life and live happily ever after with his wife for the town's safety shows his loyalty to the town and its safety.
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