She wasn't sure how to approach me about something.

One thing I cannot stand is dishonesty between friends. All it does is build a gap and a bridge.

Are they being honest just to vent or are they being honest because they really care about you and the relationship?

Be sure your approach has no effect of shutting up the kingdom to needy souls

It depends how superficially you approach it, and I'm sure he could approach it very superficially. The American Western as a genre is very conservative, and usually involves very Christian themes of redemption. This movie subverts a lot of that. You also wonder what does it take to support that perfect little town? What outside of that town, and outside of that country, has to happen in order for it to exist?

If it weren't for my lawyer, I'd still be in prison. It went a lot faster with two people digging.