True Grit Newest Version Essay

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True Grit (Newest Version)

Joel and Ethan Coen's 1969 motion picture True Grit puts across an account involving 14-year-old Mattie Ross as she hires a worn-down U.S. Marshall to track down her father's murderer, Tom Chaney. This film is intriguing because it revives archetypal Western traits in a time when society has almost forgotten that the genre exists. In spite of his overweight and is wearing an eye patch does not stop him from being an excellent shooter and Marshall, this series of features bringing a sort of general silliness into the film. It is very probable that the filmmaker wanted to involve parody in the motion picture through presenting Bridges' change from a drunkard to an iconic gunslinger as being something that is not out of the ordinary. One of the most significant factors in the film relates to how Bridges' character expresses less of a macho attitude and makes it possible for the public to associate him with Kim Darby's character.


Bridges manages to put into play his acting skills throughout the movie, demonstrating that he is likely to be one of the most capable actors fit for playing the character of Reuben "Rooster" J. Cogburn. His wacky attitude is essential in shaping the overall nature of the film and in adding authenticity. Even though she is meant to play the role of an annoying girl, Hailee Steinfield appears to exaggerate at times and manages to exasperate audiences in addition to irritating the characters that she interacts with. All things considered, she successfully plays her role and proves that her age does not stop her from putting across clever acting. Other characters manage to put across feelings characteristic to the old West, as they focus on values treasured there during the time period that the film deals….....

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