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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence which was directed by John Ford. In it, an Easterner by the name of Ransom Stoddard recalls a time he was beaten and robbed by an outlaw named Liberty Valance (Lee Marvin) as he initially makes his way towards the Western Frontier. The movie proceeds from there as Stoddard tells about his old friend Tom Doniphon, the hero from the west played by John Wayne, and their encounters with Liberty Valance. Even though the emotions and physical characteristics differ significantly

Mel Brooks’ satirical western comedy Blazing Saddles is the movie that changes a genre, by heavily making fun of it. From the start there is that initial good guy and bad guy mentality, with the hero ultimately saving the day. A wealthy white man wants to grab a spot of land to build his railroad through, however there is a town in the way. He sets forth to taking the town until two unlikely heroes come to the rescue and wittingly save the day. Ultimately throughout the plot there are hilarious commentaries

but a cowboy and his trusty steed. He is majestic as he rides across the dust trails, herding his cattle and trying to make a living. Before Clint Eastwood became a famous western actor, this could have been the typical stereotype for a cowboy. With over 40 movies under his belt, Eastwood has completely changed the common “western” movie (Columbia 1). He has been involved in many different jobs and organizations, making him popular to many people. Although Clint Eastwood has played as a lone, strange

Unforgiven, High Noon High noon, an American Western movie debuted in 1952. The movie has been awarded an Oscar Award in the best pictures category. The theme of the movie is on how the western side of United States was captured. The setting of the movie portrays a mixture of good and bad people in a settlement where they have different perspectives of life. The bad people use inhuman ways to achieve their goals while good people, especially those living in the town are law abiding

Unforgiven is an incredible movie directed and produced by Clint Eastwood. Clint Eastwood also plays the lead role as William Munny. Unforgiven revolves around a pig farmer who has long retired from his outlaw and killer ways; however, due to the daily struggles of the west, Munny needs money to support his children. Unforgiven is relevant to the class due to our studies of the settlement out west. The three literary devices best captured in Unforgiven are setting, plot, and characterization. The

-Action -Western -Crime -Fantasy -Comedy The western genre is used during the beginning of the movie with the tumbleweed and the background music. Fantasy occurs when Lebowski has dreams him being in his dream called “Gutterball”. I believe that the Coen brothers used different genres to appeal to a wide spread audience. Multiple genres were used from different films; however, in order to understand the movie the audience had to have seen the films that the brothers took characters and genres

was an World-Renouned Actor, Director, Cowboy and Great American hero. John Wayne was an American actor that sparked and fed the American public’s love and devotion to Western movies that some people carry to this day. The Duke had a long and prosperous career in Hollywood in which he starred in some of the highest grossing Westerns in movie history, but it wasn’t always fame and fortune for John Wayne. In fact, it was quite the opposite and since this is about his ride to stardom let's go back

The use of mise-en-scene in John Ford’s classic western is very important when it comes to conveying the meanings and effects in “My Darling Clementine”. This essay will study the mise-en-scene of the film, to explore the meaning of violence and the effects of civilization on the frontier. The effects of civilization are very apparent in the film, as it seems that Ford has tried to explore the juxtaposition of civilization and wilderness. Henry Ford’s character, Wyatt Earp, an ex-Marshall who is

The Western genre been highly prevalent in Hollywood films for decades. Beginning with The Great Train Robbery in 1903, Western films have gained international many parts of Europe and Mexico in addition to the United States. One classic example of a Western feature (full length) film is True Grit (1969), which stars John Wayne as the strong, memorable protagonist, Rooster Cogburn. Although the film follows many filmic conventions regarding the formula of the Western genre, it also defies certain

The movie The Searchers is an excellent representation of the movie genre: Western Films. From the action filled scenes to the time period it set in, there’s many components of this film that heavily qualify it as a traditional western film. Furthermore, It was directed by John Ford and the lead actor was John Wayne, two very influential people in the making of western film. In this film, John Wayne plays “Uncle Ethan” a civil war veteran who is returning home. Shortly after his return an indian