John Wayne is John Wayne. People know who John Wayne is, and even if they've never seen one of his movies they know his voice and mannerisms well enough to imitate him. He is considered not only a great Western leading man, but one of the greatest actors of all time and he is on in full force in The Searchers.
The movie is an epic Western film, set shortly after the Civil War, that centers on part of the life of Ethan Edwards, and ex-Confederate army officer. He visits the home of his brother shortly before a Camanche raid that leaves his brother dead. Ethan then takes up the charge of finding his missing daughters and bringing justice to the raiders.
This movie is exactly what I think of when I think of a "western". It shows the classic "American" ideals thought to be present in the cowboys of those times. Even though Ethan does things his own way, he honors his family and lives his life with an overall sense of honor that eventually leads to his own pain and suffering.
Good movie, but drags in points for a modern movie viewer.
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