Screen Report 4: Stagecoach

1. In regards to the film Stagecoach, the text “Early Film History” written by William R. Foster states, “Ford presented Wayne in such a flattering manner that he instantly became a star.” Anyone who has seen this film would most likely agree with this complimentary statement. Wayne is made out to be a hero of the film and that is soon how all of Hollywood sees his true character as well. John Wayne never forgot the tremendous deed John Ford had done for his career and was never hesitant to star in any other of Ford’s masterpieces.

2. The review on rogerbert.com goes into great depth on how wonderful the dynamic of john wayne and john ford actually was. Before Stagecoach, John Wayne had some experience in his back pocket, but nothing that compared to the stardom that would soon derive from this particular classic. The work wayne had done was impressive but nothing good enough to make him a household name. That was all soon to change. John Ford had his eye on John Wayne for awhile and knew exactly how he was going to use his talents to his advantage. Although the studio was against hiring wayne as a lead role ( since that didn’t want a no name ), Ford insisted that use Wayne for the film he knew would one day make him the best director known to man.

http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-stagecoach-1939

3. The article supports what I was taught in class about John Wayne and John Ford. John Ford was already a success made into an even bigger deal, while creating a star out of John Wayne without even realizing. The article also states something was brought up in class about some of the notorious scenes in Stagecoach. If you are watching Stagecoach for the first time like I was, you may think that it is ripping off numerous movies that have the same scenes. In all actuality, those movies are ripping off Stagecoach. Stagecoach is an original piece that has inspired a large amount of action films throughout the decades.  

4. Being able to have a class discussion dedicated to John Wayne and John Ford was very captivating. I learned interesting facts on two of the biggest film pioneers known to film history. It is always great to know about the hard work and effort put into a film before getting to watch it. Although I appreciate both Wayne and Fords work, I didn’t enjoy Stagecoach as much as I thought I would. The genre of the film is not my favorite kind but I enjoyed being able to watch a classic from a very important time period in film history.

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Name:____Corin Pascual_________  Date: _____3/11/14_____________