True grit movie
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There have been two movie adaptations, the first (which I had never seen) was released in 1969-just one year after the release of the book! The second was released in 2010. It seems very realistic that they would lose contact. I also liked that she a Cogburn (and LaBoeuf) don’t remain lifelong friends or something. I liked that Portis didn’t drag things on more than necessary. It’s a quick read, you could finish it in one day without a problem. Of course, by the end, you learn that Cogburn has grit, but Mattie was the one with ‘true grit’.
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However, I liked her more as time went on. She is just kind of a know-it-all teenager, threatening her lawyer on everyone. Her character can get annoying at time, specifically in the beginning when she arrives at Fort Smith. It is written in a very straight forward way-Mattie isn’t one of embellish on the facts. He didn’t have family, so Mattie pays to have his body brought to Arkansas, where she lives, and has him reburied there. The three of them never see each other again, though she hears about his death a couple decades later. Cogburn save the near dying Mattie (she has a broken arm and a rattlesnake bite) and gets her to town where she is saved, and LaBoeuf takes the dead body of Chaney to Texas. After all this no one dies, however at some point while in the pit, they finish the job on Chaney and rescue Mattie. Cogburn had set up an ambush wherein Chaney is again shot by Mattie, Cogburn gets shot and LaBoeuf gets hit in the head, then Mattie falls in a pit with rattlesnakes. Than the men Chaney was with leave him behind with her-the leader of the gang not caring what happens to either one. Summarizing things-Chaney and the guys he’s with take Mattie hostage. The next morning Mattie goes down to a stream and who does she find there-none other than Tom Chaney! She shoots him in the ribs, but he is able to hit her with a large piece of wood. They settle in for the night with plans to cover the next few miles in the morning and catch them. After riding a long while, and having a run-in with some bandits, they keep going till Cogburn says they are four miles from where Chaney is along with the bandit Lucky Ned Pepper whom Chaney is with. However, the morning they set off, she joins them and shows she won’t take no for an answer. Mattie doesn’t like LaBeouf, and Cogburn and LaBoeuf tell Mattie she can’t come along because she doesn’t realize what she’s getting into. While still in town a Texas ranger names LaBoeuf comes to town and tells them that he is also looking for Chaney because he killed a Texas senator. Marshal ‘Rooster’ Cogburn, whom she hears as being a tough, no nonsense man who has true grit. His 14 year old daughter takes it upon herself to see that the law catches the man who did it-Tom Chaney. So, just a little disclaimer.Īnyway, if you don’t know the story of True Grit-here is a synopsis! Synopsisįrank Ross is unarmed when he is killed by a drunken hired hand. Not because it’s a bad movie, but like I said, westerns just aren’t a favorite. Though after watching it a second time, I now know why I never watched it a second time up until now. I also really did want to watch the 2010 True Grit though, I saw it in theaters with my dad and haven’t seen it since then. And if I’m being honest, part of the reason was because the book was short. Now, you might be wondering why I chose to pick a book that has two westerns I would have to watch.
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That isn’t to say there aren’t some great ones out there, I just tend to find them on the boring side. I have a confession to make, westerns are not my favorite genre. True Grit directed by Joel and Ethan Coen (2010) True Grit directed by Henry Hathaway (1969) **Warning: Spoilers for both book and movie!**