Once+Upon+A+Time+In+The+West


 * Plot (what the characters want):** "Harmonica" wants to avenge his brother's death by killing his brother's killer, Frank. Jill McBain wants to know how to move on with her new life, after the death of her entire family. at the hands on Frank. "Cheyenne" the bandit is wrongly accused of murdering Jill's family and wants to clear his name.


 * Theme(s) (what the characters need):** "Harmonica" needs to instill justice in society and he needs people to know that bad deeds will be repaid. Jill needs to learn how to persevere in hard times and not to give up on life even when all hope seems lost. "Cheyenne" needs to learn that people, especially himself, will never be entirely bad; he needs to realize his own good side, and his morals and values.


 * a theme that isn't entirely based on the needs of the characters, but is also very important, is the death of the old west and the arrival of a new age.


 * How this theme fits:** Justice, values, and morals in society is a recurring theme in many of Leone's westerns, as many of his heroes find themselves in a world where justice and the idea of right and wrong is distorted. The theme of facing one's past and revenge is also explored in For A Few Dollars More, as Col. Mortimer is out for revenge for the death of his sister.


 * Plot Map:**
 * 1) The first image of the film is the door of a train station office opening and the three assassins walking in. The image of the door opening serves to show the "entry" of the audience into the world of the film, and the assassins walking in through the opened door symbolizes the audiences' entry into a lawless and dangerous world.
 * 2) The inciting incident of the film is when Frank leads an assault of the McBain's property in Sweetwater, killing everyone, including children, at the same time Jill McBain's train rolls into station.
 * 3) Jill McBain, unsure of how to proceed with her destroyed new life and perished family, finds a toy model of a train station belonging to her husband, which reveals her husband's intention to build a train station on his property. Meanwhile, Cheyenne, wanting to clear his name of murder, offers to help Jill investigate the murders and partners with Harmonica, who happens to be looking for the same killer. The balance is upset as soon as Harmonica shows up at the station, fueled by vengeance.
 * 4) Frank learns about McBain's dream of a train station, and begins thinking of a get-rich scheme to take over the land. Frank's desire to acquire the land becomes the set up for the second act of the film.
 * 5) The threshold guardian that prevents the protagonists from acquiring their goals is primarily Frank and his men. Throughout the first have of the second act, Frank captures Harmonica briefly, and also captures Jill and attempts to coax her into giving him her land.
 * 6) Stakes that are raised include the revelation that if the station isn't built by the time the rail road tracks are laid to Sweetwater, then Jill loses the land and all her property.
 * 7) Jill is forced to sell Sweetwater to Frank in a manipulated auction bid for a measly sum of 500 dollars. The characters seem to be at their lowest moments.
 * 8) Once again, the person that seems to be stopping the protagonists from reaching their goal is Frank, who tries to acquire the land and become a wealthy businessman through a staged auction.
 * 9) Just as the land is about to be sold to Frank, Harmonica and Cheyenne offers 5000 dollars for the land, therefore winning the land back for Jill. Frank, Harmonica, Cheyenne and Jill all head to Sweetwater. Jill starts construction on the station.
 * 10) Harmonica reveals his identity to Frank, revealing that Frank killed his brother years ago. They stand face to face.
 * 11) In the climax of the film, Harmonica faces off with Frank in a shootout and kills him while Jill and Cheyenne watch. Harmonica successfully dealt with his past and avenged his brother, re-instilling justice. Cheyenne watches the shootout, as the outcome of the shootout will either clear or not clear his name; the outcome will also affirm the good side of him, as the death of Frank will symbolize the death of real evil and the true killer of the McBains. Jill watches Harmonica out of concern, but the image of Jill watching the shootout symbolize that she is now a strong woman and is no longer afraid to watch violent scenes unfold before her; she is able to stand strong through hard times.
 * 12) Harmonica, having avenged his brother and delivered justice, rides away with Cheyenne. Cheyenne, glad that everything turned out okay for Jill, bids Jill farewell and leaves with Harmonica. Cheyenne dies minutes later as a result of a wound he suffered earlier, redeemed. Jill stays and oversees the construction of her station, now confidently in charge of the estate and property.
 * 13) Harmonica has re-delivered justice through avenging his brother's death and made the world a tamer place. Cheyenne dies a satisfied and redeemed death, having performed an act of good deed (helping Jill build the station) before his death. Jill, now in command of her station and property, is now standing strong and confident, willing to take on whatever challenges to come in the future.