Wild Bunch

Here's a story about noble bandits. These people reject the system and live by their own way. Though their time is coming to an end, which is apparently a sad thing. There is a theme here that is common not just in American Westerns, but was also popular in Europe during for a time. The movie reminds me a little bit of the Robbers by Schiller, though that had a lot to with the reality of things and a disenchantment from the romantic legends. The similarity is in the notion of being a Highwayman or a Bandit is the only real form of freedom. These people go where they want, do what they want and take what they want. The movie also seems to claim that this is a life that is to be desired.