Role of Environment in 3 Burials

Abstract: Role of Environment in 3 Burials : A 3 page essay that discusses the role that the environment plays in this modern day Western Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (directed by Tommy Lee Jones, Sony Classics, 2005), which stars the director and concerns the ultimate resting place of a illegal Mexican immigrant to the U.S., Melquiades Estrada. The film features the work of "seasoned cinematographer of the outdoors Chris Menges. A present day Western, it is set on the Texas-Mexico border and has as its protagonist a "laconic, Stetson-hatted" character, Pete Perkins (played by Tommy Lee Jones), who can be regarded as the embodiment of "Old West-style machismo" (Keen). As Perkins in typical machismo style is a man of sparse words and a great deal of action, the environment serves to symbolically convey a deeper understanding into the humanity of the main character, as well as having a transformational effect on the film's villain. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

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Subcatagory: Art From Ancient Cultures

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