Change

I like the fact that the whole point of the movie is to pay tribute to the American western, but yet also try to make them better. The narrator guy who was talking about them movie said that when the movie first came out it was not accept by western movies fans. This made me think way is that anytime something is new and different it takes years for something to catch on or for someone to die? It’s is like anytime in our world where there is something that can change the world for the better it takes people for ever to understand the new thing. For once in our lives people need to sit back and enjoy that something wait and see if it takes off for the good or the bad. To me this is how new genres of literature, art, music, dance, and etc are born through people trying something new or trying to make something better.

The Music

When I think of a western movie I don't remember the gun scene, but instead i mostly remember the sounds of the iconic music playing in the background. It was funny to me after watching the BBC bio on Once Upon a Time in the West that music and western where not put together until this movie. In my generations where music goes hand in hand with movies I can't imagen a world where music didn't help set the scene of the movie. I found out through the bio that two pieces of music that I recognize as western music was composed by Ennio Morricone just for the movie. The most amazing part is that the music was composed first. I also like that the music was set on the scenes as the scene was being shot so that the the actors and actress could walk to the sound of the music, the same way most of music videos are done today.

Essay Topic

I really don’t know what I want to talk about. My two top choice are in red.

- Women and there rolls in the movie VS. women and their rolls in that time period and ours.

- Stereotypes in the movies VS. Stereotypes in today world.

- The manual for being a good Indian is not far from reality T.V. casting

- Something from the last poem we read.

- The Code of Ethics and how they have evolved.

WoW

As I read "Dear John Wayne" it just seem like another poem. The I got to the line that said,

The eye sees a lot, John, but the heart is so blind.
Death makes us owners of nothing.

To me this line was so powerful it made me go "wow". This line to me meant that your eye can see so far, but your heart is not open to see and understand how the Indians live their lives. Your eyes and heart are to busy trying to gain land and material things that you forget that one day we will all die and these things know longer will belong to us.

Playing Indian is just like Playing REAL WORLD.

The rules for playing Cowboys and India are stupid. The rules are set up so that the Indians never have a chance to win in a battle or live. It seems as if almost every Indian and Cowboy movie I have ever seen has had some of the same crazy rules and effects. It is almost like Hollywood took these rules for real. Hollywood probably treated these rules as if they were a manual on how to become a successful actor. The funny thing is that in today’s time we have some of the same stereotypes and rule to have a successful movie or T.V. show. For example everyone knows that on Real World there will always be The Good Girl, The Drunk, The Gay Person, The Token Black person, The Jesus Lover, & the Ladies Man.

I really have know CLUE

At first I knew nothing of John Wayne, but I knew I had heard his name before. So, I google his name in google image search and his picture popped up and I remember that he is the guy my dad watch in his western movies. Basicly, I know from watching movies with my daddy that John gets shot and gets back up after he has been shot.