Tears of the Black Tiger by Wisit Sasanatieng (2000) *Thailand

Found that this retro Western film with a unique thai style, infused with melodramatic elements and hyperbolic exaggeration of Westerns. It feels very much like a parody to me.

Here's an example of a Western produced by Hollywood, The Magnificent Seven, which is a Western take on the masterpiece by Akira Kurosawa, Seven Samurai.

The themes of good & evil, gunslinger action and the final gunfight showdown are important elements for these Westerns.

Tears of the black tiger consists such defining elements too, yet its exaggeration is comedic and funny.

A more revisionist form of Westerns will be Unforgiven which revises the idea of good and bad being clearly defined and heroes being inherently morally upright.

Found how the Western genre can be portrayed under different directors particularly interesting (:

References:

http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/review/tears-of-the-black-tiger/2641

http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070301/REVIEWS/703010303

http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/movie_review/tears-of-the-black-tiger.htm

http://movies.ign.com/articles/770/770939p1.html