By Brandi Shuler
Tombstone has been a wonderful western movie known for its lovable characters based on their real-life equivalents. It’s iconic for its dialogue and the clean-cut main character, Wyatt Earp, as well as the charming gentleman Doc Holliday. It is also well known for being a historical film despite the dramatization.
If you’re looking for a western story with classic characters, then Tombstone is the movie for your next watch party. Doc Holliday (played by Val Kilmer) steals nearly every scene he’s in through his cunning phrases and tragic plot-line.
The whole movie can be quotable (the most famous being “I’ll be your huckleberry” from Doc himself) while still representing the morality that was the status quo in the West during this time. All while exhibiting all the twists and turns that life involves, like love, illness, and humor.
An honorable mention alongside this story is a similar movie of the name Wyatt Earp (1994), which explores the character the movie is named after as well as his whole life, as opposed to just his life after middle age, like Tombstone shows.
One of the main plotlines of the movie is when the brothers help fix Tombstone’s crime infested streets by enforcing the law of not carrying guns in town. This came about because of the organized crime gang known at the time as the Cowboys and easily recognized by their signature red sashes.
The topic of gun control in today’s politics has been the cause of several arguments, and perhaps this movie is proving to us that this concern has been nothing new to America.
I would rate this movie a 4.5/5-star rating because of the little historical drama and inaccuracies it has. Other than that, I think this movie has something for everybody,and it makes for a good movie to watch in a group. Lots of action without all the needless excessive blood or explosions, mixed with a little bit of witty dialogue, romance, and drama.
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