... ; a typical civilization vs. lawlessness theme. John Ford's The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, could very well be seen as a milestone in the Western genre. For the typical elements that we had all come to expect in your every day western film were gone, or at least not so obvious to the ... their Western Hero's. But Mr. Ford had some tricks up his sleeve that would make this film what it is today, a Milestone in the Western genre. Every Western is only as good as the Western heroes, who save the day. The heroes are almost always local enforcement officers, ranchers, cowboys, territorial .....

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• Grade Level: High School

... John Wayne and to U.S. policies toward Indians over the years, but ``Smoke Signals'' is free of the oppressive weight of victim culture; these characters don't live in the past and define themselves by the crimes committed against their people. They are the next generation; I would assign them to Generation X if that didn't limit them too much. If they are the future ... is to observe how Native Americans, like all Americans, are not exempt from the melting pot--for better and worse. The director, Chris Eyre, takes advantage of the road movie genre, which requires only a goal and then p...

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• Grade Level: High School

... John Wayne and to U.S. policies toward Indians over the years, but ``Smoke Signals'' is free of the oppressive weight of victim culture; these characters don't live in the past and define themselves by the crimes committed against their people. They are the next generation; I would assign them to Generation X if that didn't limit them too much. If they are the future ... is to observe how Native Americans, like all Americans, are not exempt from the melting pot--for better and worse. The director, Chris Eyre, takes advantage of the road movie genre, which requires only a goal and then p...

• Word Count: 2533
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School