FORM IN ACTION: True Grit

In these climactic clips from the two versions of True Grit, Rooster Cogburn races to find help for the severely injured Matte.

True Grit (1969)

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True Grit (2010)

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Discussion Questions

After watching clips from the two versions of True Grit, consider the questions below. Then submit your response.

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Question 1.

What in the first clip identifies this as a classic western?

Question 2.

Compare the lighting, cinematography, and sound in the two versions. In which ways does the Coens' version transform the original? How and to what effect does it displace the original western formulas?