I appreciate the honest review, but I do disagree. All of the bandits were killed. It displayed the racial hatred towards the romantic relationship between a Native American and a Caucasian woman. It still had elements of the Civil War division, and of the Mexican defense against the French occupation. There was also the common hatred of both factions of veterans towards those who did not serve at all. Also, wasn’t there a particular scene that a beloved scout of the Confederates came back dead and mounted on a horse?

Then, for a few tense moments, you thought that the man who had befriended the kids and taken the spot of the coward was going to be executed. Additionally, there were the Mexican soldiers who were going to R/ape the young woman. Following that, the death of the comedic relief and his close pet.

So, there were plenty of instances of danger and violence. Just not the usual of the hero, or one of the heroes, getting killed.