Analyzing Evil: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

Hello everyone and welcome to the one hundred second episode of Analyzing Evil! Our feature villains for this video are the characters and themes from The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. I hope you enjoy, and thanks for watching. If you have any feedback or questions feel free to let me know below!

#western #evil #clinteastwood

[brandbusters]

You see, in this world there's two kinds of people, my friend: Those with loaded guns and those who dig. You dig.

[heikkiremes]

In 55 years movie villains haven't learned the lesson "When you have to shoot, shoot, don't talk".

[CiardisInferno]

It's wild to me that Lee Van Cleef could play a morally driven character like Mortimer and a total sociopath like Angel Eyes - under the SAME DIRECTOR - and be totally convincing as both characters.

[scottwallace]

Blondy and tuco slowly learning to have to trust each other is masterfully done

[mohammedmajali]

As horrible as Tuco’s crimes are, that is a very impressive rap-sheet. That’s criminality of a legendary status.

[grandadmiralzaarin]

"Once I'm paid...I always see the job through to the end...you know that." Angel Eyes
This character was also the inspiration for Revolver Ocelot.
Also fun fact, Lee Van Cleef was such a gentleman, he refused to even fake slap the woman in the interrogation scene in the apartment, a stunt double had to do that scene.

[levongevorgyan]

The irony is that Angel Eyes actor also played one of the most moral characters in the Dollars Trilogy, Colonel Douglas Mortimer, a man whose sole goal is not money, but to avenge the rape and death of his sister.

[smokedogg]

I always thought that Eastwood's character had overblown Tuco's crimes in order to make him more valuable

[FTChomp]

The Ugly:"When you shoot shoot don't talk."
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly is one of my favorite Westerns of all time.

[TotalTech.]

People think I'm crazy. But to this day I am convinced Angel Eyes is Anton Chigurh's great grand father.

[Ididitlikethis]

Trivia: The main villan "Angel Eyes" actually has the lowest kill count of the movie, with one actually being in self defense. Blondie “The Good” actually has the highest kill count, of 13 people. Tuco “The Ugly” has a kill count of 6.

[Mohawks_and_Tomahawks]

I never thought of Blondie as "The Good" because he was "the lesser of three evils", but because he was "Good" at what he does.

[watching]

I remember noticing how Angel Eyes kills the least out of all of them. Blondie kills the most. Meanwhile, Tuco is somewhere in between. Good analysis!

[michaelfried]

I grew up watching these classic Westerns in the 70's as a kid, my dad was fascinated by the genre, so I came to respect it and the lessons they taught.

[galanopouloc]

The Good (Blondie): The "hero" of the group. While in himself not a law abiding citizen, he tends to have the more "honorable" traits in this unforgiving environment. He shows the most sympathy to those of lesser luck, he keeps his end of the bargain and he won't backstab unless he's provoked. He takes no particular enjoyment in the act of killing and will never punch down. Because of his own self imposed code he leaves Tuco with his share, even after toying with him.
The Bad (Angel Eyes): A cold moralless person, Angel Eyes is the antithesis of Blondie. While externally showing remorse for the carnage of the Civil War, he uses his rank (unlike most people I believe that he was a uniformed officer of the Union) to torture and extort the POW out of everything from intel to valuables for a profit. Outside of that scheme, he runs his own gang of hitmen to enforce his will in a lawless destroyed land. Once he has a goal, he sets out to achieve it with ruthless efficiency, felling anyone and anything standing in his way. While one may think that he operates like Anton from "No Country for Old Men", it is hinted that he does take pleasure in dolling out violence, though he hides/controls his dark impulses in a facade of gentlemen-liness. Whereas Blondie will face you as an equal, Angel Eyes will have no qualms in imposing himself from above. He is ultimately like a well concealed rattle snake, no matter how small and hidden he is he carries a vicious bite that will give you a painful end with ruthless efficiency.
The Ugly (Tuco): More of an opportunist than anything, Tuco is the most complex character of them all. He is by no means a "good guy", he's committed countless crimes, many quite heinous and violent. But he also lacks that cold perverse enjoyment of violence that Angel Eyes displays. Rather it's more animalistic, like a shark caught up in a feeding frenzy and biting anything within its range. And while he may have some degree of "fun/enjoyment" of his banditry it was a life that he was forced to take, in an environment that offered nothing else of societal advancement. Because of this Tuco is stuck between Blondie and Angel Eyes, not being a cold blooded killer but having no qualms double crossing someone when the opportunity arises. Having a sense of morality, but it being grey and twisted enough to justify his bouts of violence. What's interesting about Tuco is that he's the most human of them all in such a hellish situation. We may look up to Blondie and begrudgingly agree that Angel Eyes has a degree of "cool", but if we were thrusted in the same setting we most likely end up like Tuco, scrounging to survive with whatever morality inside us being bent by a cruel and unforgiving world.

[elder-woodsilverstein]

Fun Fact: Clint Eastwood actually criticized the script, saying that Tuco was the only complex character.

I understand what he is saying, but I believe both Blondie and Angle Eyes are great characters because they are shrouded in mystery. Tuco is loud and is obvious what he is, Blondie and Angle eyes on the other hand are more silent and collected. You never know what either is thinking and it adds to the intrigue as well as fear. All three actors were great in their roles.

[grapeshot]

Angel Eyes without a doubt one of the most ruthless villains in all of Cinema history I put him up there with the villain from No Country for Old Men. When I'm paid I always see the job through.

[jaxsonthiele]

This is my personal favorite movie of all time and I’ve been waiting forever for you to cover. The morally gray actions of each character really adds a lot of depth to these characters and their actions.

[c.e.k.]

3 great villains: the genius and calm "good", the charming and mysterious "bad", the human and funny "ugly". We all have something of them inside us.

[ricardoaguirre]

One of my all time favorite movies. I even named my dogs Tuco and Blondie.