西部片又称“牧童片”(或译“牛仔片”),美国好莱坞特有的一种影片类型。它以19世纪美国西部开发期为背景,表现拓荒者的生活,西部开发过程中各种势力之间的斗争,以及白人驱赶并屠杀土著印第安人的血腥活动。西部片中的人物大多善恶分明。正面人物或是头戴宽沿帽,腰挎左轮枪的英雄好汉;或是主持正义,为民除害的警长;或是虽然生 Westerns, also known as “cowboy film” (or translated “cowboy film”), a type of Hollywood-specific film. It is based on the developmental period of the American West in the 19th century, which shows the life of the pioneers, the struggle between various forces in the process of developing the West, and the bloody activities of whites to expel and slaughter native Indians. Most of the characters in the western movies are both good and evil. A positive hero or a hero hero wearing a broad-brimmed hat and a revolver around the waist; or a sheriff who upholds justice and serves the people; or