Response Paper #3
Mise-en-scene in True Grit The movie True Grit is based back in the old western times. This is a story of a girl who seeks revenge where our main character in Mattie aims to kill Tom Chaney who has killed her father. This movie has been one, that many believe has challenged the norms of a traditional western. One of the best aspects of this film is that it uses both mise-en-scene as well as other techniques in order to change what some traditional western looks like as far as the terrain that they will travel through. In the opening scene, we see the landscape of a traditional western. People are walking around, we see dust being kicked up as people move, as well as the normal sounds of the hustle and bustle of a western …show more content…
When this film was originally made, it was with John Wayne. So, when it is observed that this is not a traditional western, it is important to understand that this style change was done many decades ago and not just in
2010, when this specific film was re-birthed on screen. True Grit is a movie with rich meaning and eloquently elaborated scenes. This Western is one that has lasted the years and proved to be an instant classic. In its original creation, it was one that changed the western style movies and proved to be a difference maker in this part of the film industry. In 2010, the film was reborn and effectively re-captured on scene. This film takes advantage of each and every mise-en-scene technique to develop a western that is believable and one that catches the eye. Throughout this film, the creatures of True Grit use lighting in a way that takes you back to this period of American history. Sound is richly infused in the back of scenes to bring you back and make you feel as if you were walking the streets of this saloon based town as you heard the raucous and enjoyment that a piano brought to the lives of these cowboys in the undeveloped part of
Mise-en-scene in True Grit The movie True Grit is based back in the old western times. This is a story of a girl who seeks revenge where our main character in Mattie aims to kill Tom Chaney who has killed her father. This movie has been one, that many believe has challenged the norms of a traditional western. One of the best aspects of this film is that it uses both mise-en-scene as well as other techniques in order to change what some traditional western looks like as far as the terrain that they will travel through. In the opening scene, we see the landscape of a traditional western. People are walking around, we see dust being kicked up as people move, as well as the normal sounds of the hustle and bustle of a western …show more content…
When this film was originally made, it was with John Wayne. So, when it is observed that this is not a traditional western, it is important to understand that this style change was done many decades ago and not just in
2010, when this specific film was re-birthed on screen. True Grit is a movie with rich meaning and eloquently elaborated scenes. This Western is one that has lasted the years and proved to be an instant classic. In its original creation, it was one that changed the western style movies and proved to be a difference maker in this part of the film industry. In 2010, the film was reborn and effectively re-captured on scene. This film takes advantage of each and every mise-en-scene technique to develop a western that is believable and one that catches the eye. Throughout this film, the creatures of True Grit use lighting in a way that takes you back to this period of American history. Sound is richly infused in the back of scenes to bring you back and make you feel as if you were walking the streets of this saloon based town as you heard the raucous and enjoyment that a piano brought to the lives of these cowboys in the undeveloped part of