The story tells the story of a cowboy who left his lover, his old buddy and his adopted son who took in on the road. Together, they built their own ranch from scratch. After the Civil War, the southern economy was depressed, and 14 years of hard work were seen to be in vain. Unwilling, he led a group of people who were willing to partner, and drove nearly 10,000 cattle to the north for sale. He encountered difficulties and obstacles along the way, and the difficulties were also increasing day by day, as well as his domineering and isolated character, which eventually led to the betrayal of the family, and the leader was the adopted son who was born out of blue. The old cowboy vows revenge, and so begins the chase and being chased. But in the end, in the face of the facts and his innermost feelings, the old cowboy compromised... The
story was gentle but the undercurrent was turbulent, the results were predictable but ups and downs, it was easy for the audience to feel a sense of substitution, and their hearts moved... Wayne is like the incarnation of an old cowboy. From appearance to temperament, he comes from the same mold. A person with strong principles can easily go too far in stubbornness, but we can understand and even cherish this kind of person, except for his own charm. In addition, because we know that he has experienced the blow of losing his lover, he is ashamed but never expresses it, until he meets the girl who said the same thing as the deceased lover (the adopted son's lover), we can feel this. A stubborn heart begins to soften. It was only the principle that forced him to explain to himself, so there was the final hand-to-hand fight, and the duel of the cowboy who gave up the gun meant reconciliation.
This is an atypical western, but at the same time has many elements of a classic western. Riding the horse and whipping the whip in the yellow sand of the desert, the fast gun duel with tense spirits, the western rule of the jungle. These things allow it to maintain the true character of the Western, and the play on this basis gives it the key to making it a classic. The structure of the story is complex but the presentation is clear, and the progress of the plot is closely related to the personalities of the characters. The contradictions no longer come from outside (such as Indians), nor are they good or evil, but internal conflicts of principles. It does not stick to the small western view, but starts from a big historical perspective, which not only reflects on the pain brought by the Civil War, but also evokes the collective memory of the western pioneers. Starting from a big way but starting from a small character, Hawks comes in and out freely, with ease. Although the film still has the obvious machismo flavor of traditional western films, it has begun to reflect (Wayne's macho character indirectly led to the death of his lover), and began to focus on the portrayal of female characters, especially the sexual The girl like fire also played a very important role in conflict resolution. It is also worth mentioning that in the film, the scene of the cattle rushing and crossing the Red River was shot in real scenes, which is majestic and cannot be replaced by modern digital technology.
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