1. The Searchers By John Ford
... who is doomed to be an outsider. This film is the complex tale of a perilous, hate-ridden pursuit and pilgrimage of self-discovery by Ethan Edwards after a Comanche massacre on his family , while also exploring the theme of racial prejudice. It examines the inner chaos of a fiercely autonomous man obsessed ... This setting presents the visual motif of the framed doorway and threshold between the two worlds. The internal area in the cabin of the Edwards represents civilized values and the domestic, settled family. The overpowering, sunny outdoor region represents the untamed and menacing l...
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