Such is the set-up for Clint Eastwood’s 1985 film Pale Rider .
1 English. The Christian apocalyptic vision is that the Four Horsemen are to set a divine end time upon the world as harbingers of the Last Judgment. Previous articles in this series covered the meaning of the first three of the horsemen of Revelation—religious deception, war and famine.
From the thundering opening to the gorgeous final shot, Pale Rider is an expertly crafted Western that still holds up today as a great entry on Eastwoods CV.
Most notably, the movie's title is a reference to the fourth and most sinister of God's avenging angels of the Apocalypse who rides a pale horse, as told in The Book of Revelation, chapter 6, verse 8: "And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him."
Pale Rider is a Western with a religious undertow and as such is entirely appropriate to the 1980s These are the times when the public prefers to see good and evil defined in stark terms. Pale horse, pale rider definition, a trilogy of short novels (1939) by Katherine Anne Porter. 8/10 45 of 50 people found this review helpful.
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Pale Rider. What does the fourth, the pale green horse and its rider… Title: Pale Rider Released: 1985 Genre: Mysterious-stranger western Notable for: Clint's first return to the saddle in nine years Coolest thing Clint does: Beats gang of thugs senseless with hickory stick One of Clint's seldom-mentioned accomplishments is a key role in saving, or at least prolonging, the life of the American western drama.
pale rider. Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, an 1887 painting by Victor Vasnetsov. A man of color (Black, Latino, etc.) He is the Pale Rider. Re:Pale Rider question « Reply #1 on: February 28, 2003, 10:31:25 PM » well he was supposed to be a preacher but is a preacher allowed to kill, he did kill people in the end.if he can kill he most certainly can have sex. Clint Eastwood conveys the sturdy self-control and cool confidence we like in our leaders. "They were given authority over a quarter of the earth, to kill with sword, famine, and plague, and by means of the beasts of the earth."
Pale Rider also uses religious and spiritual language.
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Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jump to navigation Jump to search. Fans and enthusiasts will notice that the basic plot is familiar, nearly clichéd, territory for Eastwood.
PALE RIDER: The Story 3: The Preacher vs. the Stranger « on: April 03, 2007, 11:09:10 PM » Quote. but i think the lady certainly had a soft corner for the preacher. A …
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Topic: PALE RIDER: The Story 3: The Preacher vs. the Stranger (Read 25962 times) The Schofield Kid Global Moderator Member Extraordinaire Offline Posts: 24835 All on account of pulling a trigger. 1.3.1 Synonyms; 1.3.2 Coordinate terms; 1.3.3 Translations; 1.3.4 See also; 1.4 Anagrams; English . The fourth and final horse is pale green, and upon it rides Death accompanied by Hades.
The ``pale rider`` of Clint Eastwood`s new film is someone we have met before. 8/10 Pale Rider.