StageCoach

From Discussion from the class during the time stagecoach was created was known to be the greatest period in American film making, especially the making of serious and ambitious films where more violence and gunshots were involve. Stagecoach proved to be a great example of a classic Western film. Its success revitalized the moribund genre, showing that Westerns could be intelligent , artful, great entertainment and profitable . Although John Ford was unsure about the outcome and success of Stagecoach, the film gained allot of attention. For example, it was nominated for seven Academy awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Black and white Cinematography, Best Interior Decoration, and Best Film Editing; also winning two awards for best Supporting Actor and Best Score for 17 American Folk tunes of the 1880s.

According to an article By Film site movie review:Tim Dirks, Stagecoach elevated Ford's reputation considerably. It was sought to be revolutionary influential film that elevated westerns from cheaply-made, low-grade, Saturday matinee "B" films to a serious adult genre , one with greater sophistication, richer Western archetypes and themes, in-depth and complex characterizations, and greater profitability and popularity as well. I must say I agree from watching the film there was a distinction from other previous film shown. The Women in the film dressed very extravagant. There was also class differentiation among the people and the woman name  "Dallas" was cast out as though wearing a Scarlet letter "A"  because she was a prostitute.  The article goes in complete detail of the film describing the exact happenings. I enjoyed reading this article because  if someone who has never seen the film "Stagecoach" reads this article they would have a clear visual analysis of what went on in the film.

The film as most of the previous films in this class caught me off guard. Meaning , when I hear of a western film the first thought is that it might be something boring and uninteresting, but this film kept me on my seat and alert. It was action pact and a drop of romance with Dallas the prostitute and Ringo the outlaw made it even more interesting to see if their love will prevail their circumstance. It showed the nature and nurture of people. I also enjoyed the complexity it gave during the confrontation when the native Indians attacked the Stagecoach, instead of simply shooting the horses and stopping the stagecoach there was a prolong in the battle, which made the film more intense. Overall John Ford did a great job with the film.


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Name: ___________Kebeh Sando___________________________ Date: ______10/6/2015____________