Stagecoach

1.  In class, we discussed the emergence of western films in the United States.  Stagecoach is considered to be a western film featuring John Wayne.  Westerns weren't popular really until Stage coach made its first appearance and made an impact on American film making for years to come.  Stagecoach portrayed all the things we talked about in class about westerns minus the fact that it wasn't as active as most westerns.  Stagecoach was more about a story and dialogue instead of violent action scenes.

2.  This article on boston.com talks about how Stagecoach was practically a debut for John Ford because he never did westerns before hand.  John Ford took a chance on a dead genre and really brought it to life.  Stagecoach was Ford's first western film and it was a huge hit, empowering him to make more westerns.  This, in my opinion, solidified Ford great film making career.

3.  This article relates to our classroom discussions because we talked about the emergence of westerns.  This article states how Ford took a chance on westerns and turn it into a huge hit.

4.  Personally, I thought stagecoach was not great.  Maybe I thought that because I was thinking that it would be like most other westerns with all the action and violence.  But it was more based on character development and I respect that, but it threw me off guard.  I really would like to watch it again now that i know what to expect.