Talk:William Munny

Creative Interpretation
This statement is false:

"It is implied by the undercurrents of the movie that she married him because though he was a thief and murderer, his disposition changed when he was presented with someone pure and noble who loved him for who he was. Oddly, it was the same sort of person (the prostitute) who drove him back to being a man of vicious and intemperate disposition...if only for a short time."

No where in the film is this implied. What is implied is that his wife made an effort to reform him and that he was willing to be reformed. This is reinforced with statements he makes at the beginning of the film where he says "she drove it from him" and "showed him the errors of his ways". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 114.77.165.103 (talk) 02:36, 26 October 2009 (UTC)

Another somewhat "creative interpretation" is the claim that:

"It is through her touching of his heart and the lack of a proper response by the 'good people' of society that he becomes sufficiently enraged to make one final trip down the path of destruction."

erm... surely it's simply the fact that by that stage, he wants revenge for the death of his friend, Ned Logan ?

86.25.123.178 (talk) 14:13, 22 July 2010 (UTC)

more "creative interpretation" is the POV that:

"He gets revenge for Ned's death by killing Little Bill (ultimately ending Bill's sadistic ways)"

erm... is Little Bill actually "sadistic" ? Sadistic implies "taking a pleasure in inflicting harm" whereas Little Bill inflicts harm as *he believes* - rightly or wrongly - it is necessary under the circumstances. His graphic beating of English Bob is to send a message to any other gunfighter: "STAY AWAY FROM THIS TOWN"...

86.25.122.123 (talk) 17:55, 24 July 2010 (UTC)

Merge
This should not be a stand-alone article. Most of the article is anyway a reiteration of the plot of the movie. --Slashme (talk) 11:06, 5 August 2008 (UTC)

If someone could replace most of the plot information with a brief (1-2 paragraph synopsis) and dedicate the rest of the page to quotes from Eastwood and film critics and scholars on the nature of the character it might be justifiable as its own page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.205.146.21 (talk) 04:06, 8 September 2008 (UTC)