John Ford Essay Examples

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Mythical Portrayal of Native Americans in John Ford’s Movie The Searchers (1677 words, 4 pages)

People usually know more about their own culture, but people also know something about other cultures too, whether it is true or not. A white man's perspective may be very different than an Indians perspective when it comes to the Indian culture. I once fell into that white man's category ... Read More

The Portrayal of Sin in the Wife of Bath by Geoffrey Chaucer and Tis Pity She’s a Whore by John Ford (2014 words, 6 pages)

Sin must bring punishment. Sinners expect it, readers and audiences demand it. In light of this view, consider ways which writers portray sin and punishment in your two chosen texts.Geoffrey Chaucers poem The Wife of Bath and John Fords play Tis Pity Shes a Whore portray sin and punishment both ... Read More

The Turning Point in The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, a Film by John Ford (1020 words, 3 pages)

The Man who Shot Liberty Valance is one of John Fords most introspective and thoughtful westerns it tackles a period in history that was a tumultuous one. In the West, there was a turning point between the manners in which order was maintained. This film depicts that turning point, as ... Read More

The Struggles of the Joads During the Great Depression in The Grapes of Wrath, a Movie by John Ford (506 words, 2 pages)

Grapes of Wrath Movie ReviewThe Grapes of Wrath is a movie filmed in 1940, and based on the book of the same title written by John Steinbeck in 1939. The movie follows the struggles of the Joad family as they deal with the realities of the Great depression and the ... Read More

The Underlying Themes and Current Relevance of The Grapes of Wrath, a Drama Film by John Ford (879 words, 3 pages)

The movie Grapes of Wrath, took place during the Great Depression in the 1930s, where the Joad family looses their home and farm in Oklahoma. The family is forced to become migrant workers and move to California for more work. Without their farm back at home, they have no source ... Read More

An Analysis of the Five Plot Points in the Searchers, a Movie by John Ford (576 words, 3 pages)

Syd Field was a screenwriter who articulated the three-act structuretheory. He argued that since most movies are 100-120 minutes long, they are divided into three acts. Act I takes up 25 of the movie, typically the first 30 minutes Act II is 50, translating to 60 minutes and Act III ... Read More

A Reflection of American History in the Films Stagecoach and The Searchers by John Ford (1667 words, 5 pages)

John Ford is regarded as a pioneer in film directing. Getting his start during the silent film era, he directed nearly 150 films in his career. He is also well known for facilitating the rise to fame of Hollywood star, John Wayne. Moreover, Ford is often praised for being very ... Read More

A Comparison on the Novel The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck and the Film by the Same Name by John Ford (1613 words, 4 pages)

Novel and the FilmIn the novel, The Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck tells the story of a family who lose their farm in Oklahoma and have to find work in California. At the beginning of the novel, Steinbeck starts on a depressing note with the destruction of their homes and ... Read More

An Analysis of Morality of War in Readings by John Ford, S.J. and Dorothy Day (952 words, 4 pages)

The readings by John Ford, S.J. and Dorothy Day were fascinating to read because they dealt with a topic that we have been discussing in class the last couple of weeks the morality of war. As we watched in last weeks documentary about Dorothy Day, she was a pacifist (anti-war) ... Read More

Comparison of John Ford’s The Searchers and Arthur Penn’s Little big man (1079 words, 4 pages)

John Fords The Searchers (1950) and Arthur Penns Little Big Man (1970) both reveal how the social and cultural forces of their respective time periods influenced the cinematic portrayal of Native Americans. Distinct social issues, anxieties, and feelings of cultural identity appropriate to these unique eras shaped the target audiences ... Read More

An Analysis of the Revisions and Deletion in the Film, The Grapes of Wrath by John Ford (3498 words, 11 pages)

The thousands who have read the book will know why WE WILL NOT SELL ANY CHILDREN TICKETS to see this picture! So reads one of the taglines to the 1940 film adaptation of John Steinbecks The Grapes of Wrath, published in 1939 (Steinbeck). Directed by John Ford and starring Henry ... Read More

A Biography of John Ford (2214 words, 16 pages)

John FordDorothy R. DonahooEnglish 2145Dr. Klink040399John Ford was an American motion-picture director. Winner of four Academy Awards, and is known as one of Americas great film directors. He began his career in the film industry around 1913. According to Ellis, Fords style is evident in both the themes he is ... Read More

A Review on the Film The Grapes of Wrath Directed by John Ford (959 words, 2 pages)

The Grapes of WrathIn John Ford's film The Grapes of Wrath, the audience travels along with an Oklahoma family that has set out to find wealth and privileges in California during the Great Depression. The film was taken from John Steinbeck's classic novel The Grapes of Wrath. The filmakers intentions ... Read More

An Overview on the Film The Grapes of Wrath Directed by John Ford (765 words, 4 pages)

Movie The Grapes Of Wrath - The people and the DepressionIn the movie The grapes of Wrath, the Joads undergo the hit of thedepression, they have to leave their farm. They go to California for jobs, butfind there are few jobs, and it pays little, or at least less then ... Read More

An Analysis of the Great Depression in the Movie The Grapes of Wrath by the Director John Ford (1182 words, 5 pages)

The GreatDepressionIn themovie, The Grapes of Wrath, one of the biggest problems in the movie is thefact that the great depression is in its prime. The great depression is themain cause and the sound basis for the movie. When youthink about it after watching the movie, all of the events ... Read More

An Introduction to the Life and Work of Frank Capra and John Ford (2702 words, 4 pages)

"A great man and a great American, Frank Capra is an inspiration to those who believe in the American dream" John Ford"The megaphone has been to John Ford what the chisel was to Michelangelo.....Ford Cannot be pinned down or analyzed. He is pure Ford--Which means pure great" Frank CapraFrank Capra ... Read More

A Study of the Moves of John Ford and Frank Capra (2701 words, 11 pages)

John Ford and Frank Capra A Study of Their Movies"A great man and a great American, Frank Capra is an inspiration to those whobelieve in the American dream" John Ford"The megaphone has been to John Ford what the chisel was toMichelangelo.....Ford Cannot be pinned down or analyzed. He is pure ... Read More

An Examination of the Character of Doc Holliday in the Film, My Darling Clementine by John Ford (2122 words, 3 pages)

In the 1940s, protagonists and antagonists were easily distinguished in Americas Western-style films. However in John Fords film, "My Darling Clementine", which depicts the famous story of Wyatt Earp, Doc Hollidays character is portrayed as an elusive, somewhat ineffective man. Not until one of the final scenes does the viewer ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Grapes of Wrath by John Ford (946 words, 2 pages)

The Grapes of WrathIn John Ford's film The Grapes of Wrath, the audience travels along with an Oklahoma family that has set out to find wealth and privileges in California during the Great Depression. The film was taken from John Steinbeck's classic novel The Grapes of Wrath. The filmakers intentions ... Read More

An Analysis of the Tension in My Darling Clementine, a Film by John Ford (2096 words, 3 pages)

In the 1940 s, protagonists and antagonists were easily distinguished in America s Western-style films. However in John Ford s film, My Darling Clementine , which depicts the famous story of Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday s character is portrayed as an elusive, somewhat ineffective man. Not until one of the ... Read More

A Comparison of The Grapes of Wrath in John Steinbeck’s Book and John Ford’s Movie (3202 words, 5 pages)

The Grapes of WrathJohn Steinbeck, authorJohn Ford, directorProduced by Twentieth Century Fox , 1940.In John Steinbeck s and John Ford s Grapes of Wrath the feeling of depression in the 1930s is portrayed very clearly. Both the book and movie depict the great migration West by homeless sharecroppers. The farmers ... Read More

An Analysis of the Film The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance by John Ford (557 words, 1 pages)

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is both optimistic and pessimistic. It is unsatisfactory to call the film plain optimistic, which it was in the middle of the movie, as the beginning but more so the end was pessimistic. The middle of the film was optimistic because it showed the ... Read More

A Comparison of Frank Capra and John Ford in Classic American Movies (2702 words, 4 pages)

"A great man and a great American, Frank Capra is an inspiration to those who believe in the American dream" John Ford"The megaphone has been to John Ford what the chisel was to Michelangelo.....Ford Cannot be pinned down or analyzed. He is pure Ford--Which means pure great" Frank Capra Frank ... Read More

An Analysis of the Film Adaptation of The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck, Directed by John Ford (517 words, 1 pages)

Grapes of Wrath In the epic movie Grapes of Wrath, director John Ford depicted a saga of one family trying to survive the 1930s. In watching this film, it helped me to understand the hardships of the American migrants. The characters showed unique traits and dealt with problems each in ... Read More

An Analysis of Protagonists and Antagonists in the Film My Darling Clementine by John Ford (2096 words, 3 pages)

In the 1940s, protagonists and antagonists were easily distinguished in Americas Western-style films. However in John Fords film, My Darling Clementine, which depicts the famous story of Wyatt Earp, Doc Hollidays character is portrayed as an elusive, somewhat ineffective man. Not until one of the final scenes does the viewer ... Read More

An Examination of John Ford’s Film, Fort Apache (1174 words, 2 pages)

John Ford is a Western film director and producer who wrote, directed and produced the film Fort Apache in the year 1948. The film defines the sympathetic and authentic view in which the Native American was involved in the American civil war. This film defines the leadership strategies, relationships, responsibilities ... Read More

An Analysis of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance by John Ford (335 words, 1 pages)

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance is an American film directed by John Ford and steered by James Stewart and John Wayne. The film was derived from a short story by Dorothy M. Johnson and released by Paramount Pictures in 1962.The film is one of the last movies filmed in ... Read More

A Review of John Ford’s Film, The Grapes of Wrath (934 words, 2 pages)

In John Ford's film , the audience travels along with an Oklahoma family that has set out to find wealth and privileges in California during the Great Depression. The film was taken from John Steinbeck's classic novel . The filmakers intentions in putting this novel to screen was to show ... Read More

The Manifestation of Heroism in John Ford’s Film “The Searchers” (3452 words, 4 pages)

Where Twain and Buffalo Bills writings deal with the emergence of the Anglo-American hero, John Ford deals with the manifestations of that hero in his film The Searchers. John Wayne, in his anti-heroic role as a bigot and intolerant, is a tragic, lonely, morally-ambiguous figure who is doomed to be ... Read More

An Analysis of the Changes Made by the Director, John Ford on the Movie, The Quiet Man (421 words, 1 pages)

The Quiet Man represents one example of how a director changes the work of an author when creating a movie for the general public. The Quiet Man, developed into a full-length movie directed by John Ford in 1952, followed the story written by Maurice Walsh in the 40s. Changing the ... Read More