
Stagecoach by John Ford is a Western about an outlaw, Ringo Kid played by John Wayne who is seeking revenge. I was very unsure about this movie going into it because I have never been a huge fan of Westerns. I have always thought they were boring an outdated. To say the least, this one wasn't that bad which makes me even more excited about watching Unforgiven.
One of the themes that come up in the movie is civilization vs. wilderness. I liked how Ford sort of separated the two during the movie. One scene that pops out to me was when the stagecoach was riding down the trail and there is some slow non-diegetic sound playing and all of a sudden the camera pans up to the top of a cliff and you see the Indians(wilderness)above them and the music starts to go a lot faster and jumpy.
So ya, it was a good movie.
3 comments:
haha i like your ending! I agree with how well he seperates the wilderness and civilization, but i also thought that it was a very quick change into it.
I think Ford had that nondiegetic to show that the Indains were savages.
lurch good writing techniques and I also like how Ford seperated civilaization vs. wilderness. It allows the viewer to see the big differences of the two and problems that follow each type of lifestyle.
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