《西风烈》是中国首部西部警匪动作片。本论文从西部片的电影元素去分析《西风烈》所体现的西部片元素以及他的创新。这些电影元素主要分为三类:第一类,西部片特有的电影元素(自然景观、动作场面、人物形象、色彩);第二类,西部片的音乐元素;第三类,西部片的镜头元素。通过视听语言的解剖,让我们看到《西风烈》所体现的西部片的外部特征和它的深层内涵。 “West Wind Fierce” is China’s first western crime band action film. This dissertation analyzes the western flair elements and his innovations of “West Wind Lie” from the film elements of the western movies. The film elements are mainly divided into three categories: the first category, the western movie unique movie elements (natural landscapes, action scenes, character images, color); the second category, the western film music elements; third category, the western film element. Through the anatomy of audio-visual language, we can see the external characteristics and its deep connotation of Westerns as embodied in “Xifeng Lie”.