We can look at the Western as a cultural form rich in themes concerning: the construction of gender identity racial politics the establishment of social order in conflict with the lure of frontier self-determination the romance of the outlaw narratives of redemption vigilante retribution versus the rule of law human resiliency in and conquest of the natural world the subjugation (or extermination) of indigenous peoples-and this is to name only an obvious few. From its earliest instances the Western has been a key cultural expression of the American mythos and has played an integral role in the formation of American identity. Usually considered the first Western movie, The Great Train Robbery, released in 1903, is arguably the film that established cinema as a commercial industry of formidable potential. The Western is one of the oldest of film genres. FILM-ST 387: The Western in Transnational Cinema
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