Plot of film The Searchers(1956)
The Western film like The Searchers had impressed me so much because I have never saw The Western film before. Actually, The Western (genre) film was extremely popular in US at middle 1900s. The Western film was defined as film back-grounded in American Civil War. It was similar to “Three Kingdoms”(三國時代) popularity in China. It is a popular subject matter in making films or TV programs.
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| Jeffrey Hunter as Martin Pawley (Left) John Wayne as Ethan Edwards (Right) |
The whole film's outline was very simple-- the main character Ethan Edwards returned from the American Civil War and searched for his brother's daughter called Debbie. Debbie was kidnapped by the Texas Rangers. Because of the conflict between American and Texas Rangers, Edwards's brother's most children were killed expect Debbie. Although the storyline was simple, still, this film was concentrate on actions and its' great scene. The shooting techniques was fresh at that time. Actually, this film was not such “strict” and consist of some American style's love story joke. Also, the fighting scene gave out the tension atmosphere.
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| "great scene" at that time was trying to show the whole place by the camera. |
The Searchers had a great success in commercial, leading to lots of studio at that time followed such style. However, this also leaded to decline in The Western film as it become a kitsch subject matter. By the way, I am goint to buy the HD blue-ray version of this film already!
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