great western director

Kaylee 2022-10-14 22:33:24

The plot is not a typical western.
John Ford is the greatest director of Westerns, and he can handle even a simple group of people walking by. He has his own special shooting location, and in that environment, it matches his lens.
Ford has been a director since the silent film era, so his control over the picture is not comparable to that of ordinary directors, and he is called the godfather of Western films. His pictures are always concise and powerful, and this simplicity comes from a high degree of selectivity, which is similar to a stage play, using the Wild West as a stage.
The earliest formation of Westerns is the concept of a "nation". People sacrifice themselves for the interests of the group, and individual interests are reflected in the interests of the group.
But the old age of the master is full of doubts about the future, from heroism to doubting the brutality of heroes...
When the secret of the soul belongs to you alone, you are noble.

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Fort Apache quotes

  • [Yorke has ridden in to save the colonel, but Thursday has decided to die with his men rather than face disgrace]

    Lt. Col. Thursday: Trouble you for your sabre, Captain.

    Captain Yorke: My sabre?

    Lt. Col. Thursday: I must rejoin my command.

    Captain Yorke: The command is wiped out, sir, and there's nothing we can do about it.

    Lt. Col. Thursday: I'm not asking your opinion, Capt. Yorke. When you command this regiment - and you probably will - command it! Your sabre, sir.

    [Capt. Yorke hands him his sabre]

    Lt. Col. Thursday: Any questions, Captain?

    [Capt. Yorke watches as Col. Thursday rides off to rejoin the battle]

    Captain Yorke: No questions.

  • Newspaper reporter: Of course, you're familiar with the famous painting of 'Thursday's Charge', sir?

    Captain Yorke: Yes, I saw it when last I in Washington.

    Newspaper reporter: That was a magnificent work.

    [to other reporters]

    Newspaper reporter: There were these massed columns of Apaches in their warpaint and feather bonnets... and here was Thursday leading his men in that heroic charge!

    Captain Yorke: [knowing what really happened] Correct in every detail.