Western movies have a reputation for featuring gun-slinging heroes and the triumph of good versus evil, but there are many additions to the genre that are much darker than viewers realize. Though violence and gore are two common elements in grim films that break out of the traditional Western formulas, there are many ways for a movie to earn the title of “messed up.” Almost all of these projects are deeply critical of the Western genre and use their uncomfortable and bleak narratives to question the idealism and celebration of individuality at the heart of so many Western movies.
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