Gun Free Zone comments on "1883"

“Sam Elliot doing perhaps his best acting and that is a lot to say if you have followed the guy’s career.

“First, amazing script. No punches pulled and great story which makes for good watching. This quote is from the last episode “Fangs of Freedom”:

“I think cities have weakened us as a species. Mistakes have no consequences there. Step into the road without looking, and the carriage merely stops or swerves. The only consequence, an angry driver. But here, there can be no mistakes because here doesn’t care. The river doesn’t care if you can swim. The snake doesn’t care how much you love your children, and the wolf has no interest in your dreams. If you fail to beat the current, you will drown. If you get too close, you will be bitten. If you are too weak, you will be eaten.”

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Those of us who grew up in the country have that attitude about city folk. Now, it’s true we don’t know much about sidewalk life, no East Side, West Side, all around the town. We didn’t have people crowding us in from all directions. We could see between us and our neighbor. You get a lot of independence, living separate from other people. You learn to make decisions. You learn decisions have consequences. Wading creeks, you might step in a deep hole, possibly encounter a water moccasin or two. Lots of differences. But what you learn most is, Nature doesn’t care, Nature doesn’t play favorites.