http://piddleville.com Musings about movies Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:50:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://piddleville.com/reviews/3-godfathers-1948/comment-page-1/#comment-60893 Mshduke Wed, 21 Dec 2011 20:16:00 +0000 http://piddleville.com/?page_id=977#comment-60893 Go back to 'piddlin', cause as a critic, as the Duke might say, it "don't fit your pistol". Contrary to your comment this is indeed a John Ford story. Ford was resplendent in his use of an apparently evil lead character finding some sort of redemption. Think of "The Searchers" and you will see what I mean. A Christmas Western is no more weird than a Beverly Hill's or New York Christmas. People did celebrate in the west albeit perhaps not within your approval rating. The story is basically a classic tale having been filmed numerous times. The symbolism of such things as the Christmas birth, New Jerusalem, 3 'wise' men, the Bible (specially when the wind whips it open to the passage about the donkey and then lo and behold one appears), and finally to the redemption of Wayne's character as he refuses a parole in return for relinquishing rights to his God-son and then receiving the well wishes of the citizens of Welcome. Just a downright great Christmas film. Go back to ‘piddlin’, cause as a critic, as the Duke might say, it “don’t fit your pistol”. Contrary to your comment this is indeed a John Ford story. Ford was resplendent in his use of an apparently evil lead character finding some sort of redemption. Think of “The Searchers” and you will see what I mean. A Christmas Western is no more weird than a Beverly Hill’s or New York Christmas. People did celebrate in the west albeit perhaps not within your approval rating. The story is basically a classic tale having been filmed numerous times. The symbolism of such things as the Christmas birth, New Jerusalem, 3 ‘wise’ men, the Bible (specially when the wind whips it open to the passage about the donkey and then lo and behold one appears), and finally to the redemption of Wayne’s character as he refuses a parole in return for relinquishing rights to his God-son and then receiving the well wishes of the citizens of Welcome. Just a downright great Christmas film.

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