![]() ![]() Portis' book does not incorporate such heroics. Elmer Bertnstein's memorable and dazzling score similarly articulates the tone, casting the crusaders off on their pursuit with an adventurous blast of trumpets, horns, and strings. By the time she gets to the carnival which he performs for, he has already died of old age and, more than likely, a notoriously sour lifestyle.Īnchored on Wayne's natural onscreen charisma, this first film version of True Gritis buoyed by a triumphant tone, one whose comedy is particularly punchy and whose heroics are particularly, well, heroic. Bridges' does not get such a glorious send off as seen in the film, the one-armed Mattie, now an old maid, ventures to see Cogburn for the first time since he saved her life all those years ago. As for Cogburn, Wayne's version survives until the end of the film, and later stars in the aforementioned romantic spinoff. ![]() This happens again in the 2010 film, but while the Texas Ranger ( Damon) is killed in his first onscreen presentation, he is left with a bad scar and a headache in the latter (Rooster and Mattie abandon him in need ). In the older production, LaBeouf (Campbell) is struck on the back of the head by Chaney as he and Mattie await Rooster's return to the top of the canyon. ![]() Similarly, the fate of the film's two oldest justice seekers, Rooster Cogburn and LaBeouf, are identical in both the 2010 movie and the book, but altered in the 1969 film. Mattie's (Steinfeld) narration over the events matches that of the book's opening chapter. Instead, their version opens up on Frank's corpse as Chaney (Brolin, who cannot be seen) gallops away on Ross' horse. Though Portis' book also displays these opening scenes in flashback, in the Coen Brothers' movie, all of this 1969 exposition is cut out of the film. As Cogburn, Mattie, and LaBeouf embark on this journey together, the audience receives Mattie's wonderings and observations through the narration – but at the same time, the sense of responsibility and protection manifesting themselves in both the US Marshal and the Texas Ranger are palpable, even if neither say it. But what the Coen Brothers and Portis are both doing is establishing a setting where words are minced, but thoughts are rampant. It's fair to say that in the West, where literacy and education were not of the highest priority or quality (see John Ford's The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance), imposing straightforward dialogue between the threesome of disjointed and disinterested colleagues is to be expected. Though the 2010 movie was criticized by some for its typical revenge narrative, this biblical gentility allowed the Coen Brothers to tonally preserve Portis' simple, quiet approach to dialogue. ![]() When Joel and Ethan Coen set out to make their version of True Grit, they did so with the intention not of remaking the John Wayne/Henry Hathaway classic, but of creating a more faithful adaptation to Charles Portis' novel. Starting out on the wisdom of a Bible verse, Proverbs 28:1, they set the tone of their film: "The wicked flee when one pursueth." While this may seem like the perfect prelude to the story, one whose villain initiates the plot by fleeing into the Indian nation, interestingly, that is only one half to the verse, coyly disguising the wrecking that is to come of him: "but the righteous are as bold as a lion." Here's how the fabric of True Grit matches and differs across each of its treasured mediums. The story itself, catapulted by two feature adaptations as well as a John Wayne spinoff sequel ( Rooster Cogburn), has become an integral fable of the Wild West – in literature and in film. Related: Dollars Trilogy Movie Order & Connections Explained So, after inquiring about a US Marshal who commands a sense of "true grit," she is led to the gruff door of Rooster Cogburn, who reluctantly takes her and an ambitious Texas Ranger named LaBeouf across the water and into the Indian Nation. Whilst there, she learns that Chaney is believed to have fled into the Indian Territory with a gang of outlaws, out of the jurisdiction of the local sheriffs and officers. After the news ventures back to Yell County, Arkansas, Ross' persistent daughter Mattie, opts to travel to Fort Smith and scrounge out what is happening in terms of an investigation. In all three cases, the story is launched by the brutal murder of honest man Frank Ross by the cowardly, thieving Tom Chaney. ![]()
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