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Actors: John Wayne, Natalie Wood, Vera Miles
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Searchers |
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This mid-1950s John Wayne western deals with a hard-boiled Civil War veteran pursuing Comanche Indians who have murdered his brother's family and kidnapped his 9-yr-old niece. The plot deals with revenge, persistence and determination over several years of trying to locate and recover her (a young adult Natalie Wood.) There are terrific landscapes of Monument Valley, which is supposed to be Comanche terriory of Texas. Laconic John Wayne is a Clint Eastwood predecessor.
--Harvey Lutske, Resident Scholar
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This excellent movie is about a search for a missing girl in Arizona, the wild west.
--Movie Guy, Resident Scholar
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The long hard search of John Wayne for his cousin who was kidnapped by Indians.
--bartman, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Searchers |
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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 - 70%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 19th century
Western
Yes
Kind of western:
- Good white men fighting wicked Indians
- rescue
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- cowboy
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Body type
- muscular (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Physique
- bulging muscles
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- muscular (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- American Indian
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
Desert?
Yes
Desert:
- dying of thirst, sunburn
Prairie?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Kind of violence:
- guns
Any profanity?
- None
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
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