While surveying a telegraph line in 1861, Western Union engineer Edward Creighton (Dean Jagger) is severely injured in an accident. He is discovered by Vance Shaw (Randolph Scott), an outlaw on the run from a posse. Forced to travel on foot after his horse was hurt, Shaw at first considers stealing Creighton's horse, but changes his mind and takes the man with him, saving his life.
Sometime later, following his recovery, Creighton returns to Omaha, Nebraska and plans the construction of a telegraph line from Omaha to Salt Lake City, Utah. Facing considerable opposition to the line from Confederate soldiers, Indians, and outlaws, Creighton elicits the help of his sister Sue (Virginia Gilmore), foreman Pat Grogan (Minor Watson), and assistant Homer Kettle (Chill Wills).
Looking to put his outlaw past behind him, Shaw arrives at Creighton's Western Union office looking for honest work and is hired as a scout by Grogan who is unaware of his past. Creighton recognizes him among the men and allows him to stay despite his suspicions. Creighton also hires tenderfoot Richard Blake (Robert Young), a Harvard-educated engineer as a favor to Blake's father. Shaw and Blake are both attracted to Sue and vie for her attention, but their romantic rivalry is cut short when construction of the telegraph line starts on July 4, 1861.
After work commences on the line, one of the men is killed apparently by a mysterious band of cattle-rustling Indians. Unconvinced that Indians are to blame, Shaw rides out to investigate and follows the rustlers' trail to the camp of Jack Slade, a former friend and cohort, whose gang committed the killing disguised as Indians—the gang Shaw left following his last bank robbery. Slade reveals that they are working for the Confederacy to disrupt Western Union because they believe the telegraph service will help the Union. Shaw rides away and returns to the line. Not wanting to turn in his former friends, Shaw tells Creighton that a large band of Dakota Indians stole the cattle, and recommends that they simply replace the herd and not risk a fight with the Indians.
Sometime later, a confrontation takes place between men working on the forward line and a band of drunken Indians. When one of the Indians tries to steal some equipment, a nervous Blake shoots him, ignoring Shaw's order to remain calm. After word arrives that the main camp is under attack by other Indians, the Western Union men rush back to help with the defense. At the main camp, Slade's men, who are again disguised as Indians, steal the Western Union horses. The company discover the ruse when one of the wounded Indians turns out to be a white man. Forced to buy back their stolen horses from Slade, Creighton becomes suspicious of Shaw's involvement, especially when he admits to knowing the gang.
Soon the U.S. Army arrives and announces the Indians have now refused to allow the telegraph lines to go through their territory in response to Blake's shooting of the drunken Indian. Creighton, Shaw, and Blake ride out to convince Chief Spotted Horse to allow them to build the line through Indian territory, even though the man Blake wounded was Spotted Horse's son. Creighton is finally able to persuade the Indians to allow them passage, and work continues until the company approaches Salt Lake City.
Sometime later, Shaw receives word that Jack Slade wants to meet with him. On the way to see Slade, Shaw is captured and bound by Slade's men. Slade says his group is going to burn down the Western Union camp and they don't want Shaw to interfere. After Slade and his men ride off, Shaw escapes from his ropes but arrives back too late to prevent the fire. He helps rescue some of the Western Union men from the flames and burns his hands in the process.
After the fire, Creighton confronts Shaw for an explanation, but Shaw does not reveal what he knows and is fired by Creighton. As Shaw leaves the camp, he tells Blake that Slade is actually Shaw's brother and that he, Shaw, will find Slade's gang and stop them from interfering with the telegraph project. Shaw rides off and finds Slade and his men in a nearby town. At the barber shop, Shaw confronts his brother, whose gun is concealed under the barber's sheet. Slade shoots Shaw through the sheet. Shaw fights back in spite of his wound, killing some of the gang members, and then dies. Blake arrives and continues the fight with Slade who dies from his wounds. Soon after, the Western Union line is completed and the workers celebrate. When Sue laments the absence of Shaw, Creighton tells her that Shaw can hear them.
后半部的转折不太好。
好老土的剧情，像二十年前才有的设定，但很好做梦。
好老土的剧情，像二十年前才有的设定，但很好做梦。
叙事逻辑低幼而廉价，“大明星爱上我”同类题材中的鸡肋，《诺丁山》的低劣模仿者。从剧作到演绎统一呈现出敷衍了事的粗糙与虚伪，相比于投入真情实感地打磨剧情，主创选择依靠生硬的工业糖精、无处不在的音乐与不切实际的前任与娱乐生态来强行贩卖所谓“浪漫”与“爱情”，而女明星逛校园、参加舞会这类上世纪腐朽的狗血桥段更加暴露工业流水线编剧的懒惰，人物交集与情感酝酿缺乏说服力，演员状态完全抽离在角色之外，看着2022年还有人做着如此古早的梦，让人很难不尴尬癌发作抠出个三室一厅。
哎，要是能真复兴90年代的rom com就好了
故弄玄虚，故事性太弱；种族议题太刻意，把怨灵拍成了超英
的确还比不上诺丁山。
我真的受不了这种恐怖片看成政治纪录片的东西，老老实实拍好恐怖片不好吗
只有歌还行的电影 / 下一秒结婚仪式 上一秒发现未婚夫偷情 可以选择不结 结果找了个random guy结婚了 就nm离谱 这tm就是爱吗 这世界是怎么了 我真的不懂
烂俗，但爱看。前边像是在看两个人的巡回演唱会，不过也真的想在电影院里看演唱会的纪录片，毕竟影厅的音响怎么说也比自己的耳机好。高情商：电影里的角色都是真性情，低情商：电影里的角色都有病。虽然有很多可以吐槽的，但还是算了Hhh。JLO比我爸还大一岁啊，都能当Maluma的妈了。（电影里JLO和青蛙公主很像诶）片中不少歌我倒是还挺喜欢的，因为是纯粹的口水流行，肯定有人会喜欢不起来哈哈哈。一取到票发现是国语都给我整懵了，幸亏歌不是用中文唱的。全程心疼JLO的摄影师小哥，真真是个打工人了。看这种电影图个乐也挺好，很放松，也说明现在大陆荧幕是有多匮乏，别地儿🥝+✈接🦖+👨🚀，能不眼红吗！？
这故事，能不能再老套一点？2022年了还有人拍这？还有人买票看这？
相比预期惊喜太多，完美情人节romcom。此前无数求婚剧本化约提取的万用公式，两个不同世界的人能终成眷属建立在无比离谱天马行空的前提之下，然而明星效应和纯熟工业轻松打造不费脑的纯娱乐式愉悦，似乎从中看到九十年代浪漫喜剧样式复兴，角色设定向两位主演各自戏路和人生进行隐秘致意。硬广植入和名人客串目不暇接，现实世界过火宣传应景回扣片中令人窒息的社媒拼贴入侵画面和巨星片刻不停的繁忙档期，JLo华丽歌舞现场的感官节奏和Owen脱轨时代的老派魅力居然存在可以信服的chemistry，一个唱机播放Camelot用着翻盖手机的数学老师，单身父亲也能值得流行天后千里追爱再现诺丁山、真爱至上等类型伟大传奇重叠一刻。童话故事永远冻结在say yes自有原因，但节日氛围瞬时肥皂泡泡里，被邀请做梦的观众只有心悦诚服。
超长版MV，广告片大拼盘，欢乐版《诺丁山》。虽然很扯，却很欢乐。没什么新创意的轻喜剧商业片，茶余饭后消遣都显得有那么些空乏无趣，但洛霸气场全开，几段歌舞热辣十足，氛围感浓烈。所以在这样的强气压之下，剧情什么的，还重要么？
这跟糖果人有毛线关系？在当今极端政治正确大行其道的今天，只要见到个黑色皮肤的都是好的、只要是白色都是坏的，全片恨不得连黑猫都是受白猫压迫充满愤恨的正义使者，就好比你能想象孟买猫被布偶猫奴役几百年吗？这个电影完全歪曲了原作和初版糖果人的意义，沦为政治博弈的一片羽毛和黑人自high的zw电影，自high就自high吧，还非要蹭老IP和篡改经典，为了黑命贵脸腚都不要，顺便黑一把黄种人，恶心。
怎么拍的那么显眼……
邪笑挥钩手，无差别干翻。
为黑人平反。故事性较差，说实话，很简陋，也很无脑，无脑的血腥，无脑的召唤糖果人，单一乏味，就是无脑召唤然后送死，没了。最后建议将糖果人加入漫威反派
镜子与皮影戏的使用很亮眼，配乐与环境音总能出乎意料，尤其是和糖果人一同出现的蜜蜂与蜂鸣，视听效果非常不错。但整体还是隔靴搔痒，表达与恐怖两不靠。
同样属于黑命贵式叙事，但立意远高于《黑豹》，甚至乔丹·皮尔自己也实现了对《我们》与《绝命镇》的超越。
231st 冲着JLO在电影院看老妞电影。也是北京封禁40多天后在电影院的首场电影。JLO依然明艳动人，在大屏幕上看不出什么瑕疵。但对金发男主要求也太低了吧，整个肉都松垮快塌了连鼻子都是歪的，都能让JLO心动。放弃能唱会跳肌肉紧实欲壑难填还有拉美大雕的马鹿马简直暴殄天物。
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