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I saw this movie back in January and really liked it. I wasn't expecting to as I don't care for westerns. It was nice to watch a movie that was first and foremost a character study rather than an action flick. Rooster, LaBoeuf, and Mattie all got their chance to show their true grit.
I saw this movie back in January and really liked it. I wasn't expecting to as I don't care for westerns. It was nice to watch a movie that was first and foremost a character study rather than an action flick. Rooster, LaBoeuf, and Mattie all got their chance to show their true grit.
I really enjoyed the movie, Russell did a really good job of his take on the character, very enjoyable....and it does not take anything away from the Duke version either which will always be a Wayne classic.
I really enjoyed the movie, Russell did a really good job of his take on the character, very enjoyable....and it does not take anything away from the Duke version either which will always be a Wayne classic.
I really enjoyed the movie, Russell did a really good job of his take on the character, very enjoyable....and it does not take anything away from the Duke version either which will always be a Wayne classic.
I really enjoyed the movie, Russell did a really good job of his take on the character, very enjoyable....and it does not take anything away from the Duke version either which will always be a Wayne classic.
I really enjoyed the movie, Russell did a really good job of his take on the character, very enjoyable....and it does not take anything away from the Duke version either which will always be a Wayne classic.
I agree. I loved this version of True Grit. It crackled with character, and I found every of the characters interesting as they felt more defined than the original. Jeff Bridges was a hoot.
You know maybe it's a sign of my age or something, but I guess I prefer my movies to have somewhat a of happy ending/positive resolution. It doesn't have to be "And they lived happily ever after" but something a little better than this ending is preferred by me. In that respect, I think the 69 adaptation beat this one all to hell.
No,it didn't; it was your typical Happy Hollywood Ending, in which everything is resolved happily, and the characters go on to be happy and contented, and Rooster goes on to kick butt in two sequels (True Grit: The Further Adventures and Rooster Cogburn) Except that it isn't really the ending in the book (strange, considering that Hollywood was in that realistic ending phase of movie-making, where producers and studio executives left things well enough alone and didn't use focus groups to make movies marketable!) The ending in the book should have been the ending in the movie. Period. But Paramount didn't do so for some stupid reason, so we got what we got in 1969. Having it end happily would have been a violation of the original source novel, and Joel & Ethan didn't want that this time.
As well, you forget that not everything ends happily in novels, plays, musicals, TV shows, or movies. Although I like happy endings myself and usually prefer then to sad ones (and avoid most of the Sundance movies because of the depressing plot lines that are often the hallmark of these movies) I also have to realize that not all endings can be happythis recent film that I saw on Saturday night is a case in point: here's the spoiler for it
Babydoll decides that the fifth item is herself and that her sacrifice is needed to complete Sweet Pea's story. She distracts the guards, allowing Sweet Pea to escape. The scene then cuts back to the asylum in which the surgeon has just performed the ice pick lobotomy. He is perturbed by her final expression and starts to question Dr. Gorski. They realise that Blue has forged the signature and he is apprehended as he is assaulting Babydoll in her cell while she remains catatonic.
Sweet Pea has escaped to a bus station but is stopped by suspicious police as she boards a bus. The bus driver - revealed to be the Wise Man who had helped the girls in their adventures - misleads the police and allows Sweet Pea to board without a ticket. Before pulling away, he tells her that she still "has a long way to go".
.) Another unhappy ending in a movie is this one (mostly it's sequel.) A classic movie that I know of with an unhappy ending that affected me was Paths Of Glory
To deflect blame for the failure, Mireau decides to court martial 100 of the soldiers for cowardice. Broulard convinces him to reduce the number to three, one from each company. Corporal Paris is chosen because his commanding officer, Lt. Roget, wishes to keep him from testifying about his actions in the scouting mission. Private Ferol (Timothy Carey) is picked by his commanding officer because he is a "social undesirable". The last man, Private Arnaud (Joe Turkel), is chosen randomly by lot, despite having been cited for bravery twice previously.
Dax, who was a criminal defense lawyer in civilian life, defends the men at their court-martial, but the trial is a farce; the rights of the accused are violated repeatedly. In his closing statement, Dax challenges the court's authenticity, and requests mercy, saying, "Gentlemen of the court, to find these men guilty would be a crime to haunt each of you till the day you die." The three men are sentenced to death, nonetheless.
Later, Dax, aware of the reason Roget picked Paris to be executed, appoints Roget to have charge of the executions. Horrified, Roget protests, but Dax dismisses him curtly from his quarters.
Captain Rousseau (John Stein), the artillery commander who had earlier refused Mireau's order to fire on his own men, arrives to tell Dax about the order. Dax then informs Broulard of Mireau's treachery, providing sworn statements by witnesses, but is brusquely dismissed.
The next morning, the three condemned men are led out into a courtyard, among soldiers from all three companies and senior officers. Arnaud, injured during a desperate outburst in prison, is carried out on a stretcher and tied to the execution post. A sobbing Ferol is blindfolded. Paris is offered a blindfold by Roget, but refuses. Roget meekly apologizes to Paris for what he has done, eliciting an ambiguous response. All three men are then shot and killed by the firing squad.
: I was so angry, my brother told me to calm down when we saw it on TV. Other classic ones include Ikiru
Kanji Watanabe (Takashi Shimura) is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for thirty years. His wife is dead and his son and daughter-in-law, who live with him, seem to care mainly about Watanabe's pension and their future inheritance.
After learning he has stomach cancer and less than a year to live, Watanabe attempts to come to terms with his impending death. He plans to tell his son about the cancer, but decides against it when his son does not pay attention to him. He then tries to find escape in the pleasures of Tokyo's nightlife, but after one night realizes this is not the solution. In a nightclub, Watanabe requests a song from the piano player, and sings "Gondola no Uta" with great sadness. His singing greatly affects those watching him. The song is a ballad encouraging young women to find love while they are still young and beautiful, for life is short.
The following day, a chance encounter with one of his former subordinates leads him to pursue a different course. Watanabe is attracted to her joyous love of life and enthusiasm. He opens up to her by saying he just wants to live one day in such a carefree, youthful way as she does. She reveals that her happiness comes from her new job making toys, which makes her feel like she is playing with all the children of Japan.
Inspired by her example, Watanabe dedicates his remaining time to accomplishing one worthwhile achievement before his life ends; through his persistent efforts, he is able to overcome the inertia of bureaucracy and turn a mosquito-infested cesspool into a children's playground.
The last third of the film takes place during Watanabe's wake, as his former co-workers try to figure out what caused such a dramatic change in his behavior. His transformation from listless bureaucrat to passionate advocate puzzles them. As the co-workers drink, they slowly realize that Watanabe must have known he was dying. They drunkenly vow to live their lives with the same dedication and passion as he did. But back at work, they lack the courage of their newfound conviction.
An iconic scene from the film is from the last few moments in Watanabe's life, as he sits on the swing at the park he built. As the snow falls, we see Watanabe gazing lovingly over the playground, at peace with himself and the world. He again starts singing "Gondola no Uta".
As for True Grit, there is nothing sad or tragic about what happened to Mattie other than that she lost her arm and didn't get married, and those are fairly minor things compared to what you believe is a unhappy ending. You need to broaden your horizons somewhat where film is concerned, as well as literature.
You went to an awful lot of trouble to try to tell ME how I should enjoy something. I think I'm perfectly capable of understanding what I enjoy and what I don't enjoy. The comment was simply about how I felt about the ending and not a mandate that everybody else feel the same way.
