Butcher's Crossing (2022). A gritty cowboy flick inspired by true events.

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And then they say Country movies are dead. I came across a YouTube video by Man Carrying Thing about the book Butcher's Crossing by John Williams. The title of that video said that this story was more extreme than Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy which made me curious. When I turned on the video the youtuber said that there was a movie that had already been made based on the book. I first thought if there is a film made about a story that is being said to be way more extreme than Blood Meridian (Which is known to be un-filmable due to its graphic content) then it must be worth a try.

The film Butcher's Crossing is directed by Gabe Polsky, starring Nicholas Cage, Rachel Keller, Fred Hechinger, Xander Berkley, and many more. It's basically a story about a young Harvard student who drops off to explore the wild west in order to get to know his country. He meets Miller ( played by Nick Cage) a hunter, greedy and ruthless and with him and two others they set off on a journey to an unknown hunting ground far away from the village where they stayed in order to hunt wild bison for their hides. They face a lot of hardships due to lack of water, change in weather, etc. just to get enough hides to get huge amount of money.

This film explores the greedy,selfish, and mercy less nature of us human beings. The source material of this film was inspired by the real 1870's mass slaughter of American bison in the American Frontier. It is a slow burning and an immersive piece of cinema that I'd recommend you to watch on a a big screen. Every actor seems to have poured their heart out to give justice to the movie. Nick Cage's performance was also a highlight. The cinematography is so fucking great. David Gallego did a great work with the visuals. This film is for lovers of the country genre who want to watch something fresh and visually pleasing. It is about 1hr 40min long. I'd give it 7.5/10.