Symbols and Tropes
Replica Town
If you want a symbol that shows you just how clever Bart is (and how insane the movie Blazing Saddles is), then look no further than the replica of Rock Ridge. Bart knows that he'll never defeat He...
Froggie
There are many times in this movie where Hedley Lamarr tries to play himself off as an evil genius. But as we find out at several points, he's actually a sniveling little twerp. When he's taking a...
Hand Cart
The hand cart isn't in this movie for very long, but Mel Brooks uses it to make a point about how little value the white bosses of the Old West put on the lives of black people. You got to hand it...
Randolph Scott Allegory
Towards the end of the movie, Bart convinces the townsfolk to rise up and fight off the bandits by telling them, "you'd do it for Randolph Scott." Judging by their reaction, they think really highl...