Civilization and barbarism have always been the propositions in John Ford's Western films.
The film tells this unknown past through Stewart's memories.
The lawyer represented by Stewart is a symbol of civilization. He brought his legal documents to a small town in the west to spread the awareness of democracy and freedom to the people and teach the residents of the town to read and read.
The western cowboy played by John Wayne is a symbol of barbarism, tall and mighty, and a hero we love to see. From his disapproval of Stewart to his appreciation and help, he embodies the conflict and fusion between civilization and barbarism. process.
The villain of the film is a factor that promotes the friendship between Stewart and Wayne, and it is also a factor that blends civilization and barbarism. The existence of the villain makes the lawyer Stewart pick up the gun and start the barbaric transformation of the net.
But Wayne took the shot. He secretly shot the villain to death and saved the lawyer who symbolized civilization. He preserved civilization and promoted the transformation from barbarism to civilization.
Wayne flicked away, hiding his merit and fame. If it weren’t for Stewart’s narration, the young people in the town would not know Wayne’s heroic deeds, but as Mr. Scott said, “This is the West, as a legend. When it becomes a fact, the legend will naturally spread." Wayne lives in the hearts of the people in the west.
A railway was built in the small town, "like a garden." Stewart left the seeds of civilization in the west. The success of the western development also meant that the legend of the west was left in the past.
This is a 1962 movie. It is John Ford's farewell to Western films and also a farewell to Western history.
Let's relive this western past in time!
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