Anti-Western Western?

Although many posts comment on how the Trenker film, Emperor of California, embodies the typical Trenker traits of mountaineering and the outdoors, it seems that the film also attempts to debunk the theme of a care-free American West. While initially the film portrays the American West as a free for all land of opportunity it quickly evolves into a hellish wasteland of lawlessness complete with murder and fire. Random people are lynched and buildings are destroyed by the unruly American mob acting without purpose. Additionally (and this might be due to my hazy knowledge of German), it seems that the governing officials of California are not there to help those law abiding citizens of the West. Thus, the Trenker film takes a decidedly political stance against a cinematic icon: the American West. By portraying the West as an illogically lawless land (unlike other films that convey an attractive lawlessness) and a violent populace the film sends the message that the West spawns immorality and evil beings. This notion runs slightly against the usual Trenker theme of upholding Nature and the landscape since these beautiful lands also contain the madness that the protagonist experiences. Perhaps this irony is what the film is getting at, that despite the majesty of the West it contains evil as well.