Captain Brittles [Wayne] has just a few more days left until he can retire and he has a mission to take care of. He has to guide his troops and escort two women through Indian territory. He sets it upon himself to declare peace with the Indians before he retires.
The Indians don’t give into Brittles’ motions and the Calvary men are left awaiting war. Brittles’ doesn’t want to see any of his good men fall down at the hands of the Indians and he sets out another goal. All the while there is a love story forming in the sidelines. Miss Olivia, one of the women being escorted, has two men at her feet. “She wore a yellow ribbon” derives from a song that says that when a woman wore a yellow ribbon, it was because her love was in the Calvary. Olivia doesn’t tell them who she’s wearing it for and the men start picking fights with each other, when their minds need to be focused on arriving safely at the military fort.
John Wayne plays a calm and cool character. He’s a strong leader who cares for his men and will do what he can to avoid them getting hurt. His character was very inspiring to me because he was able to put others’ needs before his. He could have just called for the retirement sooner or not go on this mission but he knew he would be the only one who could save his men’s lives.
This is my all time favorite movie. I went to military school for 2 years and really got interested in the army's mounted cavalry.
ReplyDeleteThe movie is really part of a trilogy along with Fort Apache and Rio Grande. All three starred John Wayne and were directed by John Ford.
The director did a very good job depicting life in the military. And the cinematographer received an academy award for beautiful background scenery.
Mr C
I just stumbled upon your blog. I don't tend to write about movies, although I've probably written a few reviews.
ReplyDeleteIn order to give your readers a better depth and get them to come back use the internet resources, at least in imdb link so that they can deepen their knowledge on the film.
And how come you chose the 501 list, against the 1001 list?
I personally feel the 501 list is both time skewed toward the second half of the XX century, but also too English centric.
Anyway, keep on watching & writing.