Name: El asesinato de Jesse James por el cobarde Robert Ford
Director: Andrew Dominik
Genre: Drama, Western
Released: 2007
Cast: Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Sam Rockwell

Question 1

What does the story teach us about the dangers of idolizing false heroes?

Accepted Answer

Profound Western about envy and betrayal, with intense graphic violence. *The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford* is a meditative western that dismantles the myth of the legendary bandit. Jesse James, played by Brad Pitt, emerges as a charismatic but tormented figure, whose fame isolates him in a world of paranoia and solitude.…

Question 2

How does envy destroy the bonds between men, and what virtues counteract it?

Accepted Answer

dismantles the myth of the legendary bandit. Jesse James, played by Brad Pitt, emerges as a charismatic but tormented figure, whose fame isolates him in a world of paranoia and solitude. Robert Ford, embodied by Casey Affleck in a masterful performance, represents corrosive…

Question 3

Does Jesse's murder reveal something about the fragility of fame and the value of authentic loyalty?

Accepted Answer

a charismatic but tormented figure, whose fame isolates him in a world of paranoia and solitude. Robert Ford, embodied by Casey Affleck in a masterful performance, represents corrosive envy: a young man obsessed with emulating his idol to the point of betraying him cowardly with…