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.
光看预告片黑人男主以为政治正确已经蔓延到了皮克斯，看完才知道关于黑人灵魂的爵士乐那就不得不用黑人设定，皮克斯还是屌的一逼啊，除了迷之宣发和卖相不好外已经找不到其他缺点。抽象的灵魂世界又一次用天马行空的想象力得以具象表达，但这一次不同于《寻梦环游记》的梦想追求，反传统的将梦想与生命做起了对立，它不再是单纯的灌输梦想执念，恰巧正是对梦想追求的太过执着，往往忽视了身边的美好。或许去趟沙滩，或许看看夕阳，纵然生命再平凡，也别放弃对生活的热忱，因为活着才是最美的火花～
皮克斯总是在枯燥平庸乏味的生活里寻找火花，然后点亮它，光芒照耀在每一位观赏皮克斯作品的普通人身上。皮克斯让我这类平凡的人知道我们有平凡的权利或者不平凡的可能性。
不打分了，可能是我的预期和电影主线有点偏离，我以为是动画版拉拉蓝，发现不是就很难入戏。实话说看皮克斯用非常概念化的画风，去呈现这种所谓的“超度”或者说“往生”，视觉上的确新奇。但是找到spark，拼凑成一张完整的通行证，这还是换汤不换药的inside out吧？并且看一草一木都新奇，特别懂得捕捉生活美好，甚至比Joe还会享受当下的22，真的会是一个如此cynical的灵魂么？我反正多少有点不信。而且仔细一想，这个片子打动我的地方，其实还是裹着拉拉蓝爵士的壳，装着少年时代the moments catch you的核，至于它自己的“中心思想”，不太是我的菜啊
6.5分。本片最好的依然是皮克斯一贯拿手的化抽象为具象的精妙想象力和美学执行力，它也在这种新世界观的搭建中将动画形式独有的优势进行了再一次的极致发挥，但问题是这种世界观的搭建是残缺非闭环的，因为它完全忽略了对生之彼岸的展示。此外该片的故事跟创意相近的《头脑特工队》一比就显得俗套乏味、说教感过重，人物跟《寻梦环游记》相比便突显得本片缺乏魅力、情感张力不足且价值观混乱。片中有三种人，没才华也没志向的22号，有才华有志向但两者相悖的理发师老戴，有才华有志向且两者统一的男主角乔，这三种人本该秉持多元的价值观，但最终，这些价值观都在和稀泥的合家欢主旋律下被规训成了「活在当下」的鸡汤主义。而比这更可怕的是它精英视角上的傲慢：梦想才开始实现，男主角就大喊空虚，功成名就的导演给所有追梦人送上了一记最响亮的耳光。
哭的稀里哗啦，皮克斯式哲学，心灵意识具象化，抑郁症良心片，经历过真的太真实了。就是太急了买了国语有点垮
一碗新意满满的鸡汤，看似俗套但内涵非常成人向。本片颇具哲学意义，皮克斯用天才的想象力进行了一场灵魂与肉体的思考。
可现在我知道了，我不必非得把迷雾消解掉。我只要脚踏实地走好眼前的路，也能到达想去的地方。
二零二零，郑重告别，二零二一，开启我的心灵奇旅，新年快乐，豆瓣的友邻们，谢谢相瓣。
岁月静好里透露着一丝孤独，温情治愈里也透露着一抹孤寂。
这句话我记挂了很多年，还曾把它小心翼翼贴在本子上。这是当时我认为于我来说最为贴切的评语。那些年，我做什么事总是“只差一点点”，“前方迷雾”的感觉贯穿我的生活。
觉得跟自己期望值不符。唯一的赞美来自他们真的能把亲子这碗饭吃得那么好。
皮克斯居然拍了个存在主义教学片你敢信？太高概念了比头脑特工队又前进了一大步，所以有些地方略微得感觉有一点点不流畅，要言说不可言说之事光是这个想法和勇气就值得浮一大白。
皮克斯一直不俗气的交着卷，如槭树翅果自由落体的不疾不徐，我们其实也不需要真的s过一回才知道生之意义吧。soul原片名不需转译，心灵奇旅就很多脚蛇。总之很合适年末时间看，看完收拾心情且待春归，四星以上
从生之彼岸的出现开始就已经再也抑制不住内心的惊喜，小声呼吸唯恐下次便成了啜泣。我也不明白为什么自己能哭的和经历过什么大风大浪的社畜打工人一样。是因为太优秀了我想找茬：22一点都不讨人厌好嘛！
一个偶然的机会去重新认识人生与生活。爱好是一种性格，却不足以激发出完整性格碎片的火花，而像二十二一样接触到落叶仰望天空的那一刻，才是最触动的对生命对生活的本质向往。皮克斯对奇幻与情感元素的拿捏真的很精准，无论是寻梦环游记还是心灵奇旅，总能抓住生活中最细微的感动，并赋予它奇幻的魔力。
在皮克斯近十年只有一部《头脑特工队》全方位的让我特别喜欢，特别能让我共情的情况下，我对这部电影抱着无限的憧憬又有些小担心的期待下，它也在同样的程度上俘获了我。
25.12.2020 | @ Disney+ | 依旧很好啊，但也许因为太喜欢Inside Out的缘故觉得这部没前作更有共鸣。
动画电影看中配版有个好处就是同场观众里小朋友的比例会很高，而孩子的笑声会给电影本身加成很多。（不是罐头的罐头笑声）二维导师说自己是【宇宙一切能量场的集合】的时候我脑子就飞了：所以这是一个管辖地球扇区的分部，其他生命形式也要去往生命终点么以及动物灵魂如何引导启发注入（打住）比起inside out的心灵震撼还是稍低一点。喜欢迷失灵魂游荡的荒漠，和inside out那个洞一样。
个人觉得很妙的几点：
dec30 3.5星吧 皮克斯牛比 细节太真了（wonder woman美术过来挨打）22的两色腮红和龅牙好可爱啊 总想到whiplash 不过整体没有很震撼我 温馨纽约小品
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