History Film / ThreeTenToYuma2007

* RealiyEnsues: Ben Wade offers Dan $1000 to give up and let him go. [[spoiler:Dan refuses, not just because he doesn't trust Ben to keep his word, but because even if Dan ''accepted'' the money, it would be useless to him because everyone would know the only way a poor rancher would be able to acquire that kind of cash would by accepting a bribe from a known (and extremely violent) criminal.]]

* AmbiguouslyGay: Charlie "Princess" Prince in the remake. Definitely not helped by his shrill voice and lisp, immaculate dress sense, the way he struts and cat walks, the fact that he wears ''eye liner'', and his [[IgnoredEnamoredUnderling incredibly obvious crush on his boss.]] He's definitely sensitive enough about his masculinity that his response to being mockingly called "Charlie Princess" is to [[BerserkButton shoot the guy in rage.]]

* DecoyConvoy: the lawmen need to transport outlaw Ben Wade to the prison train without his gang freeing him. They make a big show of putting Ben Wade on a stagecoach, then secretly swap him with one of their own men--leading Wade's gang off one way, while they actually take Wade on horseback the other way. Not that that manages to fool Wade's men for long.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Watch Ben Wade's chosen revolver ''very'' closely. [[spoiler: Everyone who touches it but him dies, no exceptions.]]

* AmbiguouslyGay: Charlie "Princess" in the remake. Definitely not helped by his shrill voice, immaculate dress sense, the way he struts and cat walks, the fact that he wears ''eye liner'', and his [[IgnoredEnamoredUnderling incredibly obvious crush on his boss.]]

%%* {{Determinator}}

* GreenEyes: Ben Wade is attracted to girls with green eyes. Like Dan's wife Alice.
** Charlie Prince also has a pair of striking green eyes.

* AllForNothing: [[spoiler: Dan gets Ben on board the titular train only to be shot down by Charlie Prince moments later. It's then subverted when Dan guns down his entire gang before [[WhatYouAreInTheDark getting on board anyway.]]]]

* DecoyConvoy: the lawmen need to transport outlaw Ben Wade to the prison train without his gang freeing him. They make a big show of putting Ben Wade on a stagecoach, then secretly swap him with one of their own men--leading Wade's gang off one way, while they actually take Wade on horseback the other way.

* AssholeVictim: Not many viewers will weep for the violent and ruthless deaths of [[spoiler:Tucker, McElroy, and eventually his own last remaining gang members]] at Ben Wade's hands.

This film was TheRemake of [[Film/ThreeTenToYuma1957 a classic 1957 Western]] starring ''Glenn Ford'' and Van Heflin, which was in turn a film adaptation of a short story of the same name by Creator/ElmoreLeonard (his first ever published work, in fact). Perhaps one of the best musical scores of the year 2007.

* HopeSpot: [[spoiler: Dan gets Ben onto the titular train, and Ben even cheers him by saying "[[TemptingFate Well, you did it, Dan"]], moments before Charlie shoots Dan in the back.

* AgentPeacock: Charlie Princess is more than a little mincing and effeminate, and it's fairly clear that his devotion to Ben goes beyond simple ''brotherly'' love. He's also [[AxCrazy an unhinged maniac]] and by far the most dangerous member of Ben's gang other than their esteemed leader himself.

* WhatYouAreInTheDark: William has Ben at gunpoint, but eventually lowers his gun and leaves Ben alone to [[spoiler: attend to his father in his dying moments. Ben gets on board the train anyway.]]

* HazyFeelTurn: [[spoiler: Ben is clearly not planning to serve out his sentence at the end, nor abandon his merciless ways, but he willingly gets on board the titular train, even after William lowers his gun, and murders his entire gang out of vengeance for Dan's death.]]

* InstantDeathBullet: Averted throughout. It takes a ''long'' time for people to die when they're shot in a non-vital area. [[spoiler: Dan Wade gets shot at close range four times, and he lives for several more minutes before finally expiring.]]

-->'''Charlie:''' That [[spoiler:Rancher]] is [[MadeOfIron one tough son of a bitch.]]

* GoodCannotComprehendEvil: William Evans insists that Wade isn't all bad and that there's still some good left in him. Wade flatly informs the boy he's dead wrong and would have [[WouldHurtAChild killed him without a second thought]], had he gotten the chance. [[[spoiler: On the other hand, what [[HeelFaceTurn Ben does at the end]] proves that perhaps Will's not as wrong as Ben thought...]]

* DecoyProtagonist: Dan Evans might be the ''hero'' of the movie, but don't be fooled, this is [[VillainProtagonist Ben's story]] all the way.

* HazyFeelTurn: [[spoiler: Ben is clearly not planning to serve out his sentence at the end, nor abandon his merciless ways, but he willingly gets onboard the titular train, and murders his entire gang out of vengeance for Dan's death.]]

** three others (killed during the stagecoach robbery)

* BangBangBling: Ben's coal-black revolver with the golden cross in the handle is a slightly more subdued example than most. It's also believed to be cursed for anyone who touches it but Ben.

%%* AnyoneCanDie

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DeterminedHomesteader Dan Evans (Bale) is going to lose his ranch in southern Arizona. A bad drought worsened by his creditor redirecting the river that ran through his land makes it nigh impossible to pay his dues, let alone afford his ill son's medication. His luck is about to change though, but for better or worse is hard to tell. Not far away, stage coach robber Ben Wade (Crowe) is pulling off another successful heist against a bank coach. Dan and his sons are witness to it, and manage to walk away alive ''and'' with [[AffablyEvil Wade generously compensating]] the loss of some cattle during the heist. Dan and his sons rescue one of the [[PinkertonDetective Pinkertons (law men)]] that survived and take him to town.

Wade goes to the nearby town to rest before regrouping and setting off again, but the local marshal sets an ambush and they capture him. This was the easy part however. Since the marshal needs volunteers to escort Wade to the railroad stop in the town of Contention, where he will be put on a train headed to Yuma for a trial, Dan volunteers in order to get the money to pay for his farm. The way to Yuma will be filled with dangers, orchestrated by Wade's [[TheCavalry gang]], and perhaps most dangerously, MagnificentBastard Wade himself.

DeterminedHomesteader Dan Evans (Bale) is going to lose his farm. A bad drought worsened by his creditor redirecting the river that ran through his farm makes it nigh impossible to pay his dues, let alone afford his ill son's medication. His luck is about to change though, but for better or worse is hard to tell. Not far away, stage coach robber Ben Wade (Crowe) is pulling off another successful heist against a bank coach. Dan and his sons are witness to it, and manage to walk away alive ''and'' with [[AffablyEvil Wade generously compensating]] the loss of some cattle during the heist. Dan and his sons rescue one of the [[PinkertonDetective Pinkertons (law men)]] that survived and take him to town.

Wade goes to the nearby town to rest before regrouping and setting off again, but the local marshal sets an ambush and they capture him. This was the easy part however. Since the marshal needs volunteers to escort Wade to Yuma for a trial, Dan volunteers in order to get the money to pay for his farm. The way to Yuma will be filled with dangers, orchestrated by Wade's [[TheCavalry gang]], and perhaps most dangerously, MagnificentBastard Wade himself.

%%* ChineseLaborer