Of old films that hold up in fact get better with age
I think The Searchers is in a class of its own
..Its for more complex then anything you could make nowadays in our PC culture. Really it the start of the anti-hero
Even modern reviewers that appreciate the film still don’t get some of the subtex..
They want to make the Wayne character a basic racist towards the Indians ..yet ignore his empathy towards “Look” the Indian Squaw when they find her kills by soldiers in the Indian camp
It’s almost too complex and primal at the same time for the politically correct mind of today too grasp what’s going on
Great great movie. I always get something new out of it when I watch it
“Of old films that hold up in fact get better with age
I think The Searchers is in a class of its own”
I agree with that. The Searchers has only gained in reputation with time and is a very good example.
This line from “The Searchers” always resonates with me as to the difference between the quality of movies and audiences then and now;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dy_v_MtPx0A
These days they would “draw a picture” and show what happened. Modern movie makers don’t want people using their heads and the audiences don’t care to.
“The Searchers” has many little things in the beginning that come back later. It relies on the mental capacity of the viewer to add them up.
Todays films are all CGI and loud sound tracks with no relying on the viewer’s ability to recall something they saw 20 minutes ago.
“Searchers” is one of my top five films ever made.
The best movie ?
It has to be “The Best Years of Our Lives.”
“I think The Searchers is in a class of its own”
Red River is a good one also.