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3:10 To Yuma is a remake of the 3:10 To Yuma made in 1957. Even though many of the storyline and plot have stayed the same, there are some difference in the newer version of the film. The two directors took different positions on the movie. While the director of the first 3:10 To Yuma (1957), Delmer Daves, focused more on the psychological aspects of the movie. Those but some of the actors do get caught up in the scenery. While in the 2007 version of the film, 3:10 To Yuma , the director, James Mangold, set the movie around the more psychological aspect of the characters. He also allowed the audience to take in a lot more of the physical surroundings. The ideas for both the films follow the postwar cinema in films periodization. Since the 2007 version is a remake it only makes sense.
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The two directors had many of the same ideas for the characters in this film. Both of the directors showed the psychological aspects between the directors. But you hear more about the characters feelings in Delmer Daves version, “Part of what makes Daves film more interesting in my view is the sense of romantic longing conveyed by his characters. One of the key moments in the original Yuma is the scene where Ben Wade virtually allows himself to be caught in the small town, distracted by a pretty barmaid. In Daves film, Wade and the barmaid talk about the difference between how their lives are and how they wish it could be lived” ("3:10 to Yuma – Different but Not Always Better the Second Time «"). The characters actually spoke more in the 1957 version, so you could better understand them as a person. However, in the 2007 of the film 3:10 To Yuma the characters rarely spoke to one another. Mostly the talking was done by Ben Wade (Russell Crowe) when he was trying to mess with someone’s mind. “Now, you see Dan, generally pretty much everyone wants to live. That means Butterfield, too. He's gonna walk out on you. He's gonna come back up here, and he's gonna walk out on you. Now, what you gotta figure is why you and your boy are gonna die. Because Butterfield's railroad lost some money?” "3:10 to Yuma (2007) - Memorable Quotes". The only time Ben Wade is speaking, is the time he is trying to con someone for something he wants.
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Both of the 3:10 To Yuma films have action in the movie. But the 2007 has more action, and changes the characters a bit to give them reason for that action, “Mangolds film is more action oriented. Those who have seen the Daves film will recognize some of the dialogue from Halsted Welles screenplay lifted verbatim. Mangold devotes more time to giving his characters motivation for their actions, and devotes more time to making the journey to the train station more perilous. In spite of greater screen time, Mangolds characters are ultimately less interesting than those in Daves film” ("3:10 to Yuma – Different but Not Always Better the Second Time «"). James Mangold shows why the characters act the way they do, and does not tell much about their lives. Nevertheless, in the 1957 version more dialogue is used, so you can better understand the characters lives.(3:10 To Yuma)
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The periodization of a film is important to a film. Periodization is, “ A method of organizing film history by groups of years defined by historical events and/or during which movies share thematic and stylistic concerns” (Corrigan, Timothy 552). While the 1957 version is purely postwar cinema, the 2007 has both characteristics of the postwar cinema and contemporary cinema periodization. The 1957 version of 3:10 To Yuma had many characteristics of a postwar cinema, “The movies themselves grew more daring and darker as they loosened or challenged the formulas of classical Hollywood.” (Corrigan, Timothy 398). But the 2007 version of and 3:10 To Yuma, shows both themes of postwar cinema and contemporary cinema. It shows postwar cinema because it is a remake of the 1957 version. There is some evidence that, “contemporary movies frequently drift away from the traditional focus on narrative and instead balance or override the narration with sensational mise-en-scene or dramatic manipulations of the film image” (Corrigan, Timothy 399). This version does drift away from the narrative and pays more attention to the action. In the end of the 2007 version of 3:10 To Yuma there is a huge lead up to bring Ben Wade to the train.
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There are many similarities and differences in these two movies. They both focus of the psychological aspects of the characters. The 2007 film, more than the 1957 version. The 2007 focuses more on the action in the film, while the 1957 focuses more on the characters interaction. They both also share the postwar cinema in the movie. But in the newer version they also focus on the contemporary and the postwar cinema periodization.
Works Cited
"3:10 to Yuma – Different but Not Always Better the Second Time «." Movies, Reviews and More - Screenhead. Web. 28 Apr. 2010.
"3:10 to Yuma (2007) - Memorable Quotes." The Internet Movie Database (IMDb). Web. 28 Apr. 2010.
3:10 To Yuma. Dir. James Mangold. Perf. Russell Crowe, Christain Bale. Lionsgate, 2007. DVD.
Corrigan, Timothy, and Patricia Barry. The Film Experience: an Introduction. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2009. Print.
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