3:10 to Yuma: Difference between revisions

 

[[Determined Homesteader]] Dan Evans is going to lose his farm. A bad drought worsened by his creditor redirecting the river that ran through his farm makes it nigh impossible to pay his dues, let alone afford his ill son's medication. His luck is about to change though, but for better or worse is hard to tell. Not far away, stage coach robber Ben Wade is pulling off another successful heist against a bank coach. Dan and his sons are witness to it, and manage to walk away alive ''and'' with [[Affably Evil|Wade generously compensating]] the loss of some cattle during the heist. Dan and his sons rescue one of the [[Pinkerton Detective|pinkertons (law men)]] that survived and take him to town.

Wade goes to the nearby town to rest before regrouping and setting off again, but the local sheriff sets an ambush and they capture him. This was the easy part however. Since the sheriff needs volunteers to escort Wade to Yuma for a trial, Dan volunteers in order to get the money to pay for his farm. The way to Yuma will be filled with dangers, not just from Wade's [[The Cavalry|gang]], led by deadly [[The Dragon|Dragon]] Charlie Prince, but also [[Injun Country|Indians]], old enemies of Wade who are out to kill him, and perhaps most dangerously, [[Magnificent Bastard]] Wade himself.

 

 

For those curious, the original film shares many tropes in common with the remake. However, due to the remake being an [[Adaptation Expansion]] instead of a straight-up remake, there are few tropes the original has that the remake does not (unless noted).

 

 

* [[Adaptation Expansion]]: Textbook example, the remake reuses a lot of dialogue with many scenes being virtually identical, so much in fact that the writer of the original has a co-writer credit even though he died a long time ago. But the remake also adds a lot of content expanding on several characters, adding more and fleshing out the journey.

* [[Affably Evil]]: Ben Wade, who is dangerously charming.

* [[Anyone Can Die]]

* [[Badass Longcoat]]: Granted, Charlie's coat isn't very long, but he is most definetly [[Badass]]. Plus, it's ''white leather!''<ref> Considering everyone else is in browns and tans, this is double impressive.</ref>

* [[Breaking Out the Boss]]

* [[Cardboard Prison]]: After volunteering to help Dan do everything possible to get him on the train that will take him to Yuma prison, Ben Wade makes a little confession: he's already escaped from Yuma. Twice.

* [[Cold Sniper]]: The "Mexican sharpshooter" in Wade's gang.

* [[Determinator]]

* [[Determined Homesteader]]: Dan Evans.

* [[The Dragon]]: Charlie Prince.

* [[Dwindling Party]]: The posse escorting Wade, whose members are killed off one-by-one as the journey goes on.

* [[Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas]]: The [[Trope Namer]].

* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: Ben Wade is a thief and murderer, but he believes in paying back favors, treating the dead with respect, and using non-violent methods when possible.

* [[Flat Character]] Ben Wade accuses Byron McElroy of being one.

* [[For Doom the Bell Tolls]]: In the trailers and during the movie's climax.

* [[Gatling Good]]: The stage coach had one, not that it stopped Wade's gang.

* [[Gay Cowboy]]: Charlie to Wade, the subtext practically ''screaming'' [[Ambiguously Gay]]. Charlie is even once insulted as "Charlie Princ''ess"''.

** Given that he's a criminal version of that trope, he also counts as a [[Gayngster]].

* [[Handy Cuffs]]: You'd think after the first time Wade killed a member of the party with his hands cuffed in front of him, someone would cuff them behind his back.

** [[Fridge Brilliance]] actually, circumstances require that he be able to sit a horse on rough terrain, something he can't do with his hands behind his back.

* {{spoiler|[[The Hero Dies]]}}

* [[Injun Country]]

* [[Live Action Escort Mission]]

* [[Nice Hat]]: Wade is ''very'' fond of his hat.

* [[Not That Kind of Doctor]]: Doc is actually a horse doctor. His surgery still manages to save McElroy.

* [[Parental Abandonment]]: Ben Wade suffered from this as a child.

* [[Pinkerton Detective]]: McElroy.

* [[Rancher]]: Dan Evans.

* [[Title Theme Tune]]: "There is a lonely train called the 3:10 to Yuma..."

* [[Weapon Stomp]]: The stagecoach driver crawls for his shotgun but just as he gets to it, Charlie Prince steps on it.

* [[Wicked Cultured]]: Wade has read the entirety of the Bible, and is a skilled drawer of both wildlife and humans.

 

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