"Were you gonna die alone?". One of the greatest scenes.

Also don’t forget that in “Rango”, Rango meets “The Man with no name” (in this film he’s called the spirit of the west) after to the ‘other side’ of the crossroads

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This isn't terribly far fetched. The order of the movies being reversed also makes a certain kind of sense as to why Clint wields an 1851 Navy cap and ball in TGTBTH, but a more superior and efficient Colt SAA in the Dollars movies.

The way I see it, The Man with No Name is a mythical folklore legend of the west. No one knows his story, neither do we.

*JOE "BLONDIE" MANCO* aka "The Man With No Name" across The Dollars Trilogy. Is interesting seeing the events of each film backwards and seeing "The Angel" help those on a better path and destroy the true faces of evil from the world. Good analysis.

This is definitely an interesting theory. I have never thought of connecting the three films, especially like this. Interested in more content like this you have to come.

I love the Van Clleef who played the colonel or Angel Eyes, his facial features a face of a viper ready to strike twas fierce

I always treaded this series as an anthology series. It shuffles around actors in to different roles with the only consistent roll being Eastwood’s.

This is a really interesting theory, and it makes sense. I rewatched The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly recently, and I noticed that multiple times throughout the movie, Blondie escapes from near-death situations due to what seems to be pure luck. For example, the scene where Tuco holds a gun to him and orders him to hang himself. Blondie follows his orders and it seems like he's perfectly willing to hang himself without putting up a fight when all of the sudden a perfectly shot cannonball destroys the building and Blondie miraculously escapes into thin air. I thought this was odd, as it is a known rule in storytelling that you can get characters into trouble by bad luck, but you never get them out of trouble with good luck. I think this definitely serves as evidence for Blondie being an angel of some sort.

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In my mind, it takes on that of urban legend, when you ask different people what old western stories they're familiar with, many will have contradictory and often impossible stories about many real outlaws who actually were alive in the mid to late 1800s. Often hyperbolized to make the outlaws seem like the exact opposite of the greek hero type where they are inhumanly strong, cunning, etc. but have morals that aren't necessarily good. That's what I think Clint Eastwood and the other main characters are supposed to be in this trilogy. Characters of an ever changing urban tale, just like any other famous old western outlaw.

The video is great, and makes total sense. But I like to think of him as just a dude killing for money, who still understands the value of life.

Great video dude! I didn’t realize that the entire trilogy was released backwards, so thanks for that! Definitely changes how I view the endings to For A Few Dollars More and A Fistful of Dollars!

You've just somehow made these movies so much cooler for me lol

right on time!!! I was just getting into spaghetti westerns I watch TGTBTU first then a Few dollars more, I havent watched A fistful of dollars, I know TGTBTU was the last of the dollars trilogy but with your essay Its even better!!! Will definitely watch A fistful of dollars last.

I had long considered these three movies as a trilogy, but for some reason it never occurred to me that they were in reverse order. A little frustrating, though, because GB&U is the longer and more expansive movie. It just feels like the concluding movie.

Loves his movies. The Best. Clint Estwood.

You forgot High Plains Drifter. It drives home your point even more. I know it's not often considered part of this trilogy but Eastwood's character has alot of the same characteristics.

This is such an amazing video. Part fan theory, part breakdown, college essay, and all done very well. The script being read is used perfect between long clips and utilized the music to enhance the spoken word as well as the obvious clips in the movies. Been a big dollars trilogy fan since I discovered them early in high school, and while some of this stuff was obvious, I was amazed how much insight was given.

Of course TGTBTU occurs chronologically first, it is the origin story for the character, his iconic clothing, wields an older pistol, set in an earlier year during the Civil War, etc., etc.... I don't see any evidence that "For a Few Dollars More" is supposed to occur prior to "A Fistful of Dollars." The naming conventions of the films themselves would seem to refute this. TGTBTU shows the origin of the character, "Fistful" happens some time after that, and "Few" is a natural evolution and conclusion to the character. What happens after "For a Few Dollars More?" Manco actually tells us in the movie: He plans to get himself a little place and retire.

With this theory, it wouldn't be too far fetched to tie High Plains Drifter and Pale Rider in with the Dollars trilogy.

This theory also fits with Eastwood's characters in Hang'em High, High Plains Drifter, and Pale Rider.

Damn that was deep! Loved every second of it!

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great explanation! I think the good, the bad & the ugly takes place in 1862

excellent - really well thought through...

Nope..I was searching for this..not by KZfaq algorithm 😂

Well done! Now I’m gonna go watch them in reverse order.

This is fascinating! I think it's clear TGB&U happens before the other two (thinking of the poncho). That poncho thing is deliberate. I don't think Lee VC is playing the same character (he's not "bad" in FAFDM), just an actor the director liked? I do wonder about the weaponry that may, along with the poncho, put TGB&U prior. There are other comments about this. I don't know that he's an angel, but the idea that getting rich is a pretext is interesting. Maybe he's not poor when he shows up in the other two, or maybe he doesn''t really want money. It's a really interesting take! Good job!

THE MAN WITH NO NAME, HUH!??? In A Fistful of Dollars, he is called "Joe" by the undertaker, Piripero, and Eastwood's role is credited as "Joe". In For a Few Dollars More, he is called "Manco" (Spanish for "one-armed"; in fact, in the original Italian-language version he is called "il Monco", a dialectal expression meaning "the One-armed one") because he does everything left-handed, except for shooting. SO... JOE MANCO IT IS!!!

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Just as when i end watching the film, and search for The Trio film theme, this got recommended

phenomenal video

One small note is that the good the bad and the ugly is that it takes place in 1862. This is because that the backdrop of the story is the new mexico campaign of that year

A1 content man keep it up. Recently finished the dollars trilogy and have been lookin for a good video about it and you cleared me up. I'll be checking out your other content too, you just earned yourself a new subscriber. Good, quality stuff man, love it.

Believe it or not you are actually correct and there is a Sumerian spiritual teaching on this very subject. There is the good udug And a bad udug But you can't tell them apart however they are assigned to a person whose soul is in limbo (in the balance) neither saves or damned the the two beings work to guide the person into becoming themselves whether that be a soul to be redeemed or a soul to be lost.

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A Fistful of Dollars would be the second instalment in the trilogy, since there's a clear arc between that and a Few Dollars More that could not have taken place the other way around. In AFOD he is lost somewhere in the middle of nowhere, while in the next movie, he's clearly more experienced and well established as a bounty hunter. Sergio establishes that there has been some progress in the timeline by showing regular newspapers and passenger trains in what used to be the Wild West shown in prior movies. If we assume that is the correct timeline for the trilogy, and "The good the bad and the ugly" is its origin story, then ¿What happened between the end of that movie and "A Fistful of Dollars"? If I recall, in TGTBTU He rides away with 2 horses, weapons and 6 sacks of gold, but in AFOD, He arrives at some shithole riding an old mule and just a 50 cent coin in his pocket. ¿How he managed to lose the bounty? ¿Did "the ugly" caught up on him and stole the shit back? ¿Did he got robbed by someone else? ¿Did he gave away the money to charity? ... I think that the answer to that could be a 6 hour mini-series writen and directed by Quentin Tarantino, and Clint's son, Scott, taking on the role before he is too old.

Clint hardly watches over Eli Wallach... He is collecting the bounty on him, then freeing him to pull the con again in another town.... But still The Dollars trilogy is the finest trilogy ever made

great video

The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly is the best Western genre film ever made. Clint Eastwood is the goat of films and directing.

Great review

Good job

The High Plains Drifter continued his crusade.

Enjoyed the theory and thinking!

When I first saw this movie it gave me strong Star Wars vibes, especially viewing it after seeing the Mandolorian

The poncho gives it away as it doesn’t appear until the end of Good bad ugly.

This is great content you should have more subscribers

The title said you woule explain it, but now I am mire confused than before XD

Ermm..It's an INTERESTING Theory; but you shoot yourself in the foot with the idea that Blondie is Tuco's Guardian Angel...sure, he helps him out and there is a sort of friendship there. But remember it is Blondie that leaves Tuco out in the desert without any water. How could he be sure that Tuco would survive?? ...and why would he want him to?? When Tuco clearly stated that anyone who double-crosses him and lets him live....knows nothin of Tuco....nothin!! My FAVOURITE WESTERN of ALL TIME...followed by THE MAGNIFICENT 7 ...followed by McKENNA'S GOLD....and what do all 3 have in common...the amazing ELI WALLACH!!!! :-)

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That’s interesting but tbh it doesn’t really matter. They are fun and enjoyable films

I like your video, interesting analysis; however the movies are not related, see for example the same actor dying in one and showing again (even though as a different character). You are right about the chronology, with the third one being the first one in time order, unfortunately the movies had not been conceived as a trilogy with its very meaning. They are a trilogy of the Spaghetti western genre because they share a few things in common like the director, actors, music, locations, themes etc. It would have been absolutely amazing to have trilogy a-la Star Wars but they are still some of the best movies ever made, the best of the genre for sure. Chapeau Sergio!

Why does few dollars more come before fistfull? It's in the names. Yes, Tg, TB, TU is first , because he get his Poncho at the end. Fistfull is next, then More. In Fistfull, Blondie gets beaten up and his gun hand severely injured. In More he wears a brace and when confronting Cavanagh he fights without using his right hand.

I've heard this before about Colonel Mortimer sister dies in a few dollars more but I'm pretty sure it's indigo's sister, and Mortimer is a guy who gets shot three times in the bedroom

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It's "convenient" to call this a "trilogy", but it really isn't. Sure, GBU takes place over a year or more during the Civil War, and Leone knew Eastwood wasn't going to make any more films with him, so introduced the iconic outfit in this film. I saw all the spaghetti westerns on original release in theaters, etc.

I'm just finishing up the Breaking bad, Better call Saul and el Camino trilogy. You can truly see the influence the film writers got from these spaghetti western films. Even how Jesse fires through his pocket in el Camino. Tucos are also in both series. Clint Eastwood will forever be my favorite guy. So handsome and just the epitome of cool.

He could be a judge, like samson from the bible

Remake what? _For a Fistful of Dollars_ is not a plagiarism. It just took a cue from Kurosawa's film Yojimbo and made a different and, above all, successful one with record box office and a shoestring budget; something that did not happen to Kurosawa's film.

this explains Pale Rider

He's like golden boy but with guns and a horse instead of a bike. Lol

but he does have a name, in Fistful its "Joe", in Few $ more its "Monco"

Nice video ; )

My mistake. Four coffins.

It is strange that the order you picked for the movies to view. How can Lee Van Cleef appear in what you call the second movie when he dies at the end of what you call the first?

The correct order is The Good the Bad and the Ugly, AFistful of Dollars and For a Few Dollars More.

Great video so what order would you recommend to watch them in?

The good the bad and the ugly takes place in 1862 during the New Mexico campaign.

J didn't know that but there again I didn't think about it, and now that I do, it won't change my life! All are good. They stand alone quite easily as the best of the period and much better than the crap produced today.

What makes you put A Fistful of Dollars after For A Few Dollars More?

Great fucking video

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This theroy works beter for the pale rider

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Wait hold up. A Few Dollars More is set after Fistful of Dollars.

Josie Wales...??? Similar anyway... he appears as a priest of sorts...

Despite Leone's words at the end, i c nothing deep in this trilogy. I've seen this trilogy more than i can count, seen every doc i could find & listened to several ACS (audio commentaries;) nobody has suggested what u said including Sir Christopher Fraying...u know...Sergio Leone's biographer

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These are three different films. Historical chronology might help watch them but no connection besides the main character's goal

An accurate analysis, in gnosticism: Blondie and a Angel are indeed the sons of God and Tuco Ramirez is a foretold prophet and desciple of Blondie: 12) The disciples said to Jesus: We know that you will depart from us; who is it who will be great over us? Jesus said to them: Wherever you have come, you will go to James the Just, for whose sake heaven and earth came into being.

But angel eyes dies ?

I thought he did it for the money.

I don’t think he gets robbed

Limbo is not biblical.

dude you went too deep..its just a random story in wild west

who are you to add your non sense voice to this piece of art!!! if you want to comment do it but aside by the opera itself. It's like adding your name on Mona Lisa picture.

The Good the Bad and the Ugly is too fucking great. John Williams takes Star Wars to a place few films can ever get to. Ennio Morricone takes this movie to the same place. The way they are both edited puts them in God tier films. Fucking love this trilogy. I don't particularly care for Clint Eastwood as a human but I FUCKING LOVE HIS ACTING!!! Separating the artist from the art is a gift few of us possess. I've had it since childhood and will continue to love performances separate from politics for the rest of my life. I hate Clint but I have a poster of him from this film on my wall.