depicting Billy the Kid as part of a young outlaw posse
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Depicting Billy the Kid as part of a young outlaw posse is a key element of the 1988 Western film "Young Guns," which portrays a stylized, youthful retelling of the legendary outlaw’s story.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Western film trope
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cinematic depiction ⓘ narrative motif ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | Western film ⓘ |
| associatedWithCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| associatedWithMedium | feature film ⓘ |
| associatedWithTone |
stylized
ⓘ
youth-oriented ⓘ |
| associatedWithYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| centersOn | group outlaw activities rather than lone-gunman exploits ⓘ |
| centralToCharacterizationOf | Billy the Kid in Young Guns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedToCharacter | Regulators (Billy the Kid’s group in Young Guns) ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | more solitary depictions of Billy the Kid ⓘ |
| distinguishesFrom | traditional, older-cast Westerns ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
camaraderie among young outlaws
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group dynamics among outlaws ⓘ youthfulness of Billy the Kid ⓘ |
| framingDevice | Billy the Kid as one of several young gunfighters ⓘ |
| historicalAccuracy | highly fictionalized ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier Billy the Kid legends ⓘ |
| influences | later youth-focused Western portrayals ⓘ |
| isKeyElementOf | Young Guns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | 1980s revisionist Western trends ⓘ |
| linkedWork | Young Guns II (as continuation of the posse narrative) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs | youthful, rock-and-roll style Western image ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
to create ensemble-cast storytelling
ⓘ
to frame Billy the Kid as leader of a group ⓘ |
| portrays |
Billy the Kid
NERFINISHED
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young outlaw posse ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
mythologizing of the American Old West
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popular culture image of Billy the Kid ⓘ |
| setWithin | Lincoln County War context (fictionalized) ⓘ |
| storyPurpose |
to dramatize Billy the Kid’s legend for modern audiences
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to reframe Billy the Kid as an antihero leader ⓘ |
| supportsTheme |
coming-of-age in a violent frontier
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friendship among outlaws ⓘ rebellion ⓘ |
| targetsAudience | teen and young adult viewers ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | late 1870s American frontier ⓘ |
| typicalElements |
fast-paced gunfights
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group showdowns ⓘ loyalty and betrayal within the posse ⓘ |
| usedIn |
stylized retelling of Billy the Kid’s story
ⓘ
youthful retelling of Billy the Kid’s story ⓘ |
| visualFocus | armed teenage and young adult riders ⓘ |
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