True Grit Anlaysis

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Film Critique: True Grit The movie, “True Grit,” is about a 14-year-old girl named Mattie Ross hiring men to go after an evil man named Tom Chaney who murdered her father. In the movie, many themes such as bravery and morality are explored, but the main theme of the movie is about the timeless virtue of bravery or grit. Mattie is depicted as a brave girl who has learned how the world works at an early age and is shown bartering with dealers and not willing to be taken lightly by adults. On the other hand, the old man that Mattie hires, Rooster Cogburn, is shown as very experienced and tough but has lost some of those qualities due to time and age. Even though these two characters come from very different worlds and have big generation differences, by the end of the movie, they find their inner-grit and learn from each other. From the very beginning, the viewers are quickly taken into the world of Mattie Ross, a tough 14-year-old girl who can look out for herself in the Wild West. Mattie is seen doing lots of deals with many different people including deals against butcher, horse seller and Rooster. This shows that Mattie is serious about the way she does business and the viewers can see that she has matured at an early age. When Mattie finally hires Rooster after earning extra money by engaging in more horse trades, Rooster embarks on the trip to go after Chaney. When the three members, Rooster, Mattie and LeBeouf start their journey to go after Chaney, Rooster and LeBeouf decide to leave Mattie behind by boarding the ferry on their own. Mattie is not discouraged by this and follows them by barely crossing the lake with her head just above the top of the water on horseback. This scene shows that Mattie’s heart is far bigger than her body, which means that Mattie is already shown as having grit and determination to complete the journey to find Chaney and avenge

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