The Power of the Dog, Netflix's Oscar-buzzy Western, subverts and criticizes the traditional depiction of masculinity within the genre. The film establishes the typically self-sufficient, ranch-owning cowboy as a cruel, domineering bully that meets his downfall as soon as he allows a hint of intimacy and emotional vulnerability into his life. Ultimately, that makes the story a tragedy about the toxically masculine nature of the Western cowboy trope.
The "lone cowboy" archetype has been a central
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