![]() ![]() ![]() Gunfire and knife play have visceral consequences. Owing to the Coens' goal of being more faithful to Charles Portis' original book, their True Grit is more violent. Older movies and television shows also gloried in bloodless gunplay. This is largely due to the depiction of Native Americans, typically used in the past as an interchangeable boogeyman, while the white, male protagonist was virtuous in nearly every way. The Western has had one of the most difficult transitions into modern media. And without a narrative to help us along, we finally have to wonder why the movie was made." Roger Ebert said of the movie, "The dialog.is so consciously arch, so filled with subtle little recognitions of who the two actors are, that we never care about the story and it never gets told. George Goodnight, whose spinster daughter, played by Hepburn, teams with Cogburn seeking justice for her father's murder - a similar motivation to True Grit's Mattie Ross, who sought revenge for the murder of her father.Ĭritical response to Rooster Cogburn ranged from lukewarm to outright hostile. Meanwhile, those same outlaws have killed Rev. Army troop and capturing the thieves who stole them. In the film, Cogburn has been stripped of his badge due to his drunken nature, but is given a chance to redeem himself by recovering a shipment of explosives for a U.S. The script is credited to Martin Julien, a pen name for Martha Hyer, the wife of producer Hal B. The sequel is not based on any pre-existing material beyond the lead character. ![]()
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