Cactus flower

Zelda 2021-12-30 17:21:45

The westward movement ended with the construction of the east-west railway, and enlightenment and civilization are the historical destiny of the west. This time Ford was almost calm and terrifying to show how the west has changed. This is a revolution deeply embedded in the people's sentiments of the western society itself. Order does not require war, civilization does not require force, and commercial freedom is required. Don’t monopolize, represent democracy and don’t have power. It seems that everything is realized with the hairline of the senator from the east, but Ford has strongly hinted that this is only superficial, and it is the cowboys that really kills the mob. Enlightenment and civilization are superficial stories, and there is an untelled story...What does the West mean in the hearts of Americans?

The first part of the story is the feelings and aspirations of the people in the west.

It was not without reason that the girl Hallie's heart was finally given to the lawyer. He is gentle, literate and reasonable, and recognizes your rights as a human being born equal, even if the reality is so unequal. If you are illiterate, he teaches you to read books and newspapers. You are despised, he defends you. He speaks of law rather than force to achieve justice.

This is the natural conquering power of liberal Federalists. Even in the end, he betrayed his ideal of civilization and took up a gun to fight the cowboy in a western style.

But Ford created another story, a story that only cowboys and lawyers know

The bullying mob was shot and killed by a cowboy in the dark; the cowboy quietly built a new house for the girl to marry them, knowing that she loved the lawyer and protected him secretly; finally, after she had promised others, she burned the house with a fire, so she didn’t get entangled. ; Encourage discouraged lawyers to continue to run for state assembly, so as to truly bring what people desire in the west.

The cowboy died, and died silently, with only a small coffin to accompany him. How many people remember him? The girl went back and the lawyer husband accompanied her. She quietly and solemnly put the cactus flowers he always gave her on his coffin.

The story of the killing of Liberty Vallance is still circulated in the local area, and the reputation is given to lawyers rather than cowboys. Real lawyers are always a little weak, have no confidence, have many ideals, and always lack so much hardworking spirit and courage.

But the most touching thing is that Ford believes that people still remember the story of a cowboy, and they also love cowboys. Regardless of whom this good name falls on, this is truly a permanent existence, and it is also the most precious thing left to the United States by the West.

Finally, Grandpa Ford is really handsome and can't sleep anymore

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  • Brandy 2022-04-23 07:02:33

    "Mr. Smith is in the West" haha, very anti-type, not a single gun battle, the confrontation is not between good and evil, nor is it necessarily gun and law, we did not see any actual effect of the law in the end, only laughter and scolding The elections that took place, and the bleak exit of the cowboy who represented traditional Western laws, were probably replaced by normalized violence, and if there was any consolation, maybe it was the cactus flower in the desert.

  • Annamae 2021-12-30 17:21:45

    One of John Ford's last works, the perfect western. 1. A mourning song of the Western World, full of banter, irony, and bitterness and tenderness. It marks the end of American classic Western films on multiple levels: age, cast and crew, structure of the play, and filming format (black and white, opening title The tombstone-style credits and the closed loop of the train entering vs leaving). 2. While self-discovering and subverting the tradition of western films, it has greatly strengthened the political nature, depicting a nearly complete map of civilization evolution, law, education, media, and democratic assembly elections eventually replaced the wild and primitive violent survival law. 3. The flashbacks in the layered structure intensify the suspense and irony to the extreme, and there are many comedic characters in the film (such as the gluttonous and incompetent sheriff, the alcoholic but eloquent newspaper editor, and the spokesperson for the big rancher who talks about it) The funny part balances the tension and sadness of the film. 4. Pompey and intertextuality on the issue of gun ban on the history of apartheid. 5. Burning old house and cactus flowers. 6.print the legend. (9.5/10)

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance quotes

  • Dutton Peabody: [Peabody has just been nominated as a delegate to statehood] No! No! No you don't! No! I... I'm a newspaperman, not a politician! No, politicians are my meat - I build 'em up and I tear 'em down but I wouldn't be one I couldn't be one - it'd destroy me... gimme a

    Tom Doniphon: Bar's closed.

    Dutton Peabody: Huh? Good people of Shinbone, I... I... I'm you conscience - I'm the still, small voice that thunders in the night. I'm your watchdog that howls against the wolves! I'm - I'm your father confessor! I... I... I'm... I'm... what else am I?

    Tom Doniphon: Town drunk?

    [uproarious laughter]

  • Maj. Cassius Starbuckle: What kind of lawyer is he? He takes the law into his own hands. He has blood on his hands. The mark of Cain is on this man.