Red River
The movie I decided to watch was Red River, produced and directed in 1948 by Howard Hawks. It starts out with John Wayne who stars as Tom Dunson, and Montgomery Clift as Matt, his discovered and kind of adopted son. The old west at this point is depicted as every man is responsible for his own destiny and that hard work and honesty will eventually bring success. The main character Dunson is a perfect role model for self-sufficiency and someone who focuses on building something from nothing.Dunson and his sidekick Rupp, played by Walter Brennan, decide to leave a wagon train that is headed for California and head out to Texas on their own. This scene establishes how women are viewed by the main character in a touching bit of dialogue where Dunson tells the eager and motivated girl that where they are going is too tough for women and that he will "send for her later." She is ironically killed by Indians some 5 hours later. The two of them made it as far as the Red River, which is the beginning of Texas. During the night Dunson and Rupp are attacked by Indians. As it turned out these were the same Indians, who ambushed the wagon train, they had left earlier in the day. Dunson and Rupp had seen the smoke from the attack that
They finally make is all the way back to the Red River. This is the first time they have been there since arriving in Texas, 14 years earlier. It is evening time and the men are bedding down. Matt is talking to Dunson and finally tells Dunson that he must stay behind. Matt thinks Dunson is becoming a dangerous tyrant and not making sound decisions. Dunson then makes an enormous change in character and threatens to kill Matt. It is now14 years later, Matt is back from fighting in the Civil War and returns to the ranch where Dunson and Rupp have built a huge homestead. They now own several thousand head of cattle. After the Civil War ends, Texas is poor and cattle are the only thing that can provide money. They have a subtle southern attitude when they discuss the evil carpetbaggers. Tom Dunson then, and by himself, decides to try to drive the cattle all the way to Missouri because there is no money in Texas at this time. One of Dunson's neighbors is in on the conversation. The neighbor starts inquiring about missing cattle, and the rumor that Dunson is making a cattle drive to Missouri. Dunson did have other rancher's cattle but they made an agreement to let him take them as long as they got paid. Dunson's word was good enough for the ranchers. They trusted him to pay, reinforcing the theme that a man's word is his bond. killed the girl as they were riding away. It seems to me that Indians in this film are portrayed as dangerous enemies who are very sneaky. Also in this part of the movie Dunson and Rupp someho
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