Story Published:
Feb 19, 2011 at 6:40 PM CDT
Story Updated:
Feb 19, 2011 at 6:40 PM CDT
True Grit originally started out as a novel written by Charles Portis, and then evolved into the moive directed by Henry Hathaway and stared John Wayne as the U.S. Marshal “Rooster Cogburn.”
The modern remake was directed by the Ceon brothers and stars Hailee Steinfeld as Mattie Ross, and Jeff Bridges as U.S. Marshal Reuben J “Rooster” Cogburn along with Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, and Barry Pepper.
The plot of the story/movie is after Mattie Ross’s father is murdered she hires the toughest
U.S. Marshal who has “true grit” to hunt the killer. The U.S. Marshal insists that Mattie can’t follow him but she does anyways.
She joins him in his journey into the Indian nations where she meets Texas Ranger LaBoeuf.The trio finds adventure and action on their journey, and their “grit” is tested.
The major difference between the movies is that the modern is rumored to be closer to the novel and the actors are different along with the scenes. After talking to several Cookeville High School students, I concluded that this movie was very well liked and fun to watch.
They said that the movie was mainly action and adventure with the added flare of suspense. True Grit is a good movie to “chill” and watch. Yes, you need to follow the plot, but you do not have to pay attention to every detail to understand it.
The general consensus of the acting was that the actors did a superb job. As Trey Fields stated, “I thoroughly enjoyed this movie and would recommend it to others.”
I give this action and adventure film a green light for going and having fun.
