What a great ending
When Tuco stands up and the noose enters the frame, I got a little upset. I just kept thinking "Man, it can't end like this. Blondie can't just kill Tuco, it's not in his nature. What a shady thing to do, betray him by taking all the gold and leaving him for dead!"
Then Blondie reappeared to shoot the noose and all was well. Not only was I happy that Tuco survived and with his share of the gold, but it was a brilliant way to end the film. Blondie and Tuco aren't friends and they're never going to be friends. Over the course of the film they did some terrible things to each other. But Blondie's not the kind of man to blatantly betray someone like that, and he's also not the kind of man to let all that abuse slide.
If he killed him it would have taken me out of the moment because it would have been uncharacteristic of Blondie and would have ended the film on a really dark note. But on the flip side if they both became fast friends that would have felt unrealistic and kind of a cop out, "Hollywood" ending.
It was incredibly satisfying, one of the most satisfying endings I've seen in a long time.
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Ram this in your clambake, bitchcakes!