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Actors: Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur, Van Heflin, Jack Palance, Ben Johnson, Elisha Cook Jr., Edgar Buchanan
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Shane |
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SHANE is a movie produced and directed by George Stevens in 1953. The picture earned 6 nominations for the Academy Awards.
Shane is a lonely ex-gunfighter who'll help the farmer Van Heflin and his friends to defend themselves against the rancher Rufe Ryker. When Jack Palance, called by Ryker, arrives from Cheyenne, Shane will have to oil his gun. SHANE is one of the top 5 westerns ever directed. Masterpiece.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Shane |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 19th century
Western
Yes
Kind of western:
- fighting bad business/family
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- cowboy
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair style
- short/standard wavy (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- red
Hair style
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- muscular (man)
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- rancher
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- white
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
Prairie?
Yes
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- farm
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
How many deaths in film?
- 3-4
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Kind of violence:
- hand to hand
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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