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.
最后的反转，有预感，还是很不错，题材不错，人性反应也很有阴暗面
不过林二汶的配乐一出来，还挺惊喜的
葛大爷牛逼，雷佳音牛逼，好片，节奏很好，剧情完整
可以看作华语版的达芬奇密码。故事文化背景对准了文物古玩，华语解密探秘电影终于不再只是探墓了。解密冒险的紧张感引人入胜，不经意插入的幽默恰到好处，寻宝之旅与探求家族亲情的双线交织，让结尾不失温馨和感动！人情和古玩一样，需要“去伪存真”。
这两年国内院线难得一见的国产爆米花电影，标准商业电影制作，全片节奏就是朝“爽”这个方向来的。因为没看过原著不好做对比，单看这部电影来说，个人觉得片中更多地是在解“谜”，而不是在破“局”，让人有一种玩《如意琳琅图籍》的感觉。片中对于中国古代文物有很好地展现，其实做出了充满民族性的气象，不失为中国特色国产大片探索的一个方向。本片在选角上也都合适，几位主角基本上形象鲜明，配角表演也很出彩，咏梅、特别是阿如那贡献了“整容般”的演技，令人印象深刻。美中不足之处在于特效制作，片中展现文物的那些特效做得还算不错，挺让观众开眼界的，但是在大场景的特效上瑕疵还是不少。该片多次逃档后终于要见观众了，而目前这个档期显然是最佳选择，天时地利有了，就差人和了，估计其在普通观众群体中的反响和最终的票房应该不会差。
只有棒子才敢这么拍，所有人性恶都给描述的淋淋尽致
刻骨铭心的BE，雨中的篮球场真是美丽又心碎。
拍的挺生涩的，但是虐心了。勇敢爱，然后又害怕承担不起，本能的逃避，内心又煎熬。青春就这样在想念与痛苦中转瞬即逝了……
故事还算完整。但好奇他爸是谁干掉的？后续怎么处理？这样守护的意义在哪？明明是父子俩沟通障碍，非要扭着得来的感动也无法共鸣。
虽然但是……我还是哭惨了。清纯的校园故事，落俗的故事拍得朦胧暧昧。你的婚礼，在我心里，不是你们的婚礼，是我们的婚礼。讨厌“最好的朋友”的叫法……
还挺用心的电影，葛优演技绝了，每一句台词都非常棒，雷佳音演技也很好，李现也有进步，道具特效也用心，剧情也可以。总体不错，值得一看！
1.的确很反转，转了两个180度又回到了原点，爷爷送出去的仍然是真佛头，仍然是汉奸，导演真是个人才。
太难看了我不行了死爸哪里太奇怪了没有逻辑只有奇怪的滤镜做作的镜头
家长们对被害者有没有一丝抱歉啊。想见你父母长什么样——果然是跟你一个样
韩国现在校园暴力问题很火，本片精彩的在后面，一步一步交代绝不在前面露出一点线索，确实，比起那三个施暴的孩子，律师的孩子更坏，人性的劣根性最后表现无疑，孩子像爸爸。
「点映场」合格的爆米花电影 有《国家宝藏》的味道了 推理分析和探险的情节还不错 反派的逻辑动机差了点 角色塑造也不太行 看样子应该是有续集的 有点期待！！（葛大爷算个小惊喜 一出场满场笑）
【21.12.3，万达，7.5-7.8 out of 10】非常合格的商业电影，有瑕疵，但是瑕不掩瑜的作品。因为时间篇幅的限制，肯定不得不作大幅度的删减。电影上保留了许愿一家三代人为了保护中国的文物默默牺牲和奉献的主干，电影里对于中国的文物，围棋，法身佛和报身佛基本佛教知识都有涉猎，要让观众在120分钟内强行理解很多文史知识，确实是比较冒险的尝试。许愿和药不然的三次比试谁我很喜欢的部分，尤其第二部分在魁市的拍的尤为好看。阿如拿饰演的反派角色这次得到了一致好评，他演的很不错，但是在电影里我觉得喧宾夺主了。李现的药不然的戏份被删减太多了，所以药不然和药来的故事线没能很好的展开太可惜了，书里我还是很喜欢这两个人物的。非常期待继续有第2部，在2021年看过的电影里这部是我比较满意的商业电影，为了平衡
好现实，以至于谁比谁更坏没有什么意义，都是令人作呕的人类。电影本身能呈现更多东西就好了，但是每个方面都像草草了事，最后的庭辩空虚得让我有些许无语。
我们究竟是想念那青葱岁月，还是青葱岁月中的人呢？结局的独白把我整破防了，我们总是盼着长大，却在长大后用一生回忆青春。片子拍的很好，如果当初长发不撩短发或许短发也不会爱上长发，以至于一直等待，一直心存希望。这里是不对等的爱，一方深爱不惜伤害自己，一方只当做成长。成年后的我们才知道爱情需要物质基础，而当物质基础具备后，你所深爱的也不会回头看你，因为她对你并不是爱情。我跟女主角很相似，不过我没她优秀，所以我只能放弃。这部电影看后，头痛欲裂，我想我这辈子也只能暗恋，无法释怀了。
最大的问题还是太不讲动机了，一路想当然到底。5
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