Abstract
The western is back. Maybe. After a long dry spell interrupted only by Brokeback Mountain (2005), the fall of 2007 saw the release of three westerns in quick succession, marking a revival of sorts. September Dawn offers a retelling of the 1857 Mountain Meadows massacre, which, together with No Country for Old Men (2007) and a remake of the classic 3:10 to Yuma (2007), have ratcheted up the genre's violence to new levels of computer-enhanced intensity. September Dawn tackles an important chapter in American history that would seem a natural for compelling cinematic treatment. An overland party of emigrants traveling from Arkansas to California under the command of Alexander Fancher encamped near Parowan, Utah, in September 1857. At the same time, federal troops were on their way to Salt Lake City to quell perceived treason; tensions throughout Utah were running high. A local band comprised of Mormon militia and Paiute...
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