Rating of
3/4
Big Jake Review
Jacob Ward - wrote on 11/06/20
Big Jake is your average western John Wayne flick, but also packs a great punch. Of the western films I have seen, this is one of the more complete and interesting western films I have viewed in my few years of western experience. Fun fact about this film too is that I was named after this film hence my name being Jacob "Jake."
From my analysis of the film, I found it to be a really great thrill ride of a western flick. Riding horses in the desert, kidnappings, bandits, traps, shooting, showdowns, etc. Everything you want in a western cowboy film gets delivered to you in this experience. When we look at it through a Hollywood scope, we can notice some everyday plot lines most western flicks depict. In the genre, they usually depict gang bandit plots, revenge stories, cavalry fighting, and bounty hunter-like search adventures. We get most of these stereotypical Hollywood plots in this movie and even though they are like any other western film, Big Jake does better with explaining and experimenting with the production norms from other westerns.
In retrospect, this film is a basic western movie. However, it delivers on an interesting movie experience. I would recommend this film to anyone having a desire to explore the western genre.
