Movie Critic Review: "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" 1962
The Movie That Was A Big Flashback! John Ford With a technical structure similar to that of Orson Welles's (Citizen Kane 1941) , here is a classic film that upholds solid moral issues and highlights the conflict between truth and illusion as it unravels during the peak events. John Ford's directorial perspective manages to embody the meanings in the film through his mastering of beautiful long shots and angles of shooting that render eye-catching influential footage. Then add to these virtues the fact that the movie stars two giant actors: James Stewart and John Wayne who rank high on any list of important figures in the American cinema industry. They still inspire actors who seek to take roles that promote moral values. John Wayne and James Stewart Ransom Stoddard (James Stewart) in the beginning of this movie of interlocking scenes remembered, narrates to the press the story of his deceased friend. The man who helped him in ...