"The Last Ride" is a suspense tracking story on the surface, but it is actually about human affection. The plots that concern the heart in the film are dealt with very life-like. With the foundation of life-like, the emotional waves will not be false no matter how intense it is. The love of licking the calf is the focus of the film. Whether it is the heroine’s affection for the two daughters or the Indian father and son, it is the source of the drama conflict; and between the father and daughter of Maggie and Samuel Jones The emotional grievances are the essence of the film.
Because of the relationship between Jones and his daughter, the film is not as simple as the superficial affection, but also condenses the soul of the western film: culture, freedom and responsibility. The movie does not specifically explain why Jones chose to run away from home, but from his later performance, he is also regarded as an outlier among whites. In the film, Samuel and Maggie have a heart-to-heart talk. The former uses the analogy of an eagle to interpret his views on freedom and responsibility. It is precisely because personal destiny has internalized those high-profile propositions, and different personal destinies are crossed by tracking, the film has done a very good job in fusing the usual tone of westerns with the personal inner world theme that Howard has always paid attention to. Makes the whole plot very textured
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