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Title: 'The Searchers'Release Year: 1956
Director: John Ford
Cast: John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond, Natalie Wood.
Plot: When half of his family is killed and his niece kidnaped by the red indians, Ethan Edwards starts a journey with Martin Pawley to rescue her.
Review: It's not a big secret that I don't like westerns very much. Especially the ones with a tough completely emotionally flat male lead actor. 'The Searchers' emboes all of those qualities but if I was speaking of American film history, I was in debt with that particular genre.
With the previous information (Ethan Edwards is the sort of character I usually dislike), few things are left to say. Generally it was more entertaining than other westerns I've seen and the relationship between Laurie and Martin was usually amusing. As its most positive side, I think that the who-really-belongs-to-the-family-and-who-does-not plot that sorrounds the movie was a clever attempt to provide a thought-provocative dilemma in Ethan's mind, who initially only seeks the indians for revenge over the death of Martha, who he secretly loved (it is not said, but it's clearly implied).
After being raised by the indians, Ethan no longer considers his niece Debbie part of the family (for most of the film) and even tries to kill her. The debate over the family belonging is one of the most interesting of the film
With the previous information (Ethan Edwards is the sort of character I usually dislike), few things are left to say. Generally it was more entertaining than other westerns I've seen and the relationship between Laurie and Martin was usually amusing. As its most positive side, I think that the who-really-belongs-to-the-family-and-who-does-not plot that sorrounds the movie was a clever attempt to provide a thought-provocative dilemma in Ethan's mind, who initially only seeks the indians for revenge over the death of Martha, who he secretly loved (it is not said, but it's clearly implied).
After being raised by the indians, Ethan no longer considers his niece Debbie part of the family (for most of the film) and even tries to kill her. The debate over the family belonging is one of the most interesting of the film
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