{"id":23884,"date":"2012-02-08T18:23:46","date_gmt":"2012-02-09T01:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=23884"},"modified":"2021-01-26T22:01:38","modified_gmt":"2021-01-27T05:01:38","slug":"go-west-1925","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=23884","title":{"rendered":"Go West (1925)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Captain, there&#8217;s a thousand cattle roaming the streets!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Go-West-1925-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Go-West-1925-Poster-153x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"153\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-23885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Go-West-1925-Poster-153x300.jpg 153w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Go-West-1925-Poster-65x128.jpg 65w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Go-West-1925-Poster-524x1024.jpg 524w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Go-West-1925-Poster.jpg 928w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 153px) 100vw, 153px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAn inept new cowhand (Buster Keaton) tries to protect a cow (Brown Eyes) he&#8217;s become smitten with from being slaughtered.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Buster Keaton Films<\/li>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>Cowboys<\/li>\n<li>Silent Films<\/li>\n<li>Westerns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis surprisingly heartwarming tale of a gentle, hapless young man who becomes smitten with a cow (!) represents perhaps the most Zen-like qualities of Buster Keaton&#8217;s infamously stone-faced persona. At first we believe his &#8220;Friendless&#8221; is merely hopelessly naive and impractical, as he places a bucket underneath the udders of &#8220;Brown Eyes&#8221; and waits patiently for her milk to arrive. Soon, however, we begin to suspect a slightly different tendency at play: when collecting eggs, for instance, he quietly stands aside to wait for a hen to lay her final product; when tasked by a couple of prankster ranchhands with bull-herding some cattle into a pen, he does so elegantly and efficiently; later, when he realizes that a misplaced train full of cattle needs to be brought to the L.A. stockyards, he simply lets the cattle loose and anticipates they will follow him. (Do they? I&#8217;ll leave that spoiler for you to discover yourself.) Though this amiable comedy may not be among Keaton&#8217;s finest work, it&#8217;s an enjoyable outing while it lasts, and is recommended for one-time viewing. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> It&#8217;s impossible to ignore how eerily reminiscent the final scenes in <em>Go West<\/em> are with the central sight gag in <a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=23715\"><em>Seven Chances<\/em> (1925)<\/a> &#8212; released earlier that same year &#8212; in which Keaton&#8217;s hapless protagonist is followed by a &#8220;herd&#8221; of would-be brides. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A surprisingly heartwarming premise<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Go-West-Premise.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Go-West-Premise.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Go-West-Premise.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Go-West-Premise-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Go-West-Premise-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Go-West-Premise2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Go-West-Premise2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Go-West-Premise2.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Go-West-Premise2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Go-West-Premise2-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Amusingly surreal imagery in the final third<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Go-West-Imagery.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Go-West-Imagery.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Go-West-Imagery.png 512w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Go-West-Imagery-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/Go-West-Imagery-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo, but it&#8217;s recommended, and certainly a must for Keaton fans. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0015863\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1925\/10\/26\/archives\/the-screen-a-king-at-coney-island.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s3667bust.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.timeout.com\/film\/reviews\/70454\/go_west.html\">Time Out Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Captain, there&#8217;s a thousand cattle roaming the streets!&#8221; Synopsis: An inept new cowhand (Buster Keaton) tries to protect a cow (Brown Eyes) he&#8217;s become smitten with from being slaughtered. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Buster Keaton Films Comedy Cowboys Silent Films Westerns Review: This surprisingly heartwarming tale of a gentle, hapless young man who becomes smitten with a cow (!) represents perhaps the most Zen-like qualities of Buster Keaton&#8217;s infamously stone-faced persona. 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