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True Grit: The Duke, The Dude and the Dutiful Daughter; Part 1<\/a><\/p>\n

So, who\u2019s the better Cogburn?\u00a0 Of course, there\u2019s no answer to this.\u00a0 If I were to guess on the consensus among the populace, I\u2019d speculate that voting would be strongly divided by age.\u00a0 Anyone under the age of forty (I\u2019m guessing) would be more likely to be in the Bridges camp.\u00a0 Anyone over the age of fifty would favor the Duke.\u00a0 Chronologically then, I should be in the Wayne camp.\u00a0 But it\u2019s not that simple.<\/p>\n

These are both fine films.\u00a0 And even though I have fond memories of enjoying the older film over the years, I found the Coen Brothers film incredibly entertaining.\u00a0 And it\u2019s going to be hard to separate my judgement on the comparative virtues of the Cogburn portrayal from my overall feelings for the two movies.\u00a0 But that is what I will be trying to do here.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll start by comparing both film portrayals to the novel.\u00a0 It is fair to say that both films depart in places from the book.\u00a0 Overall, I\u2019d say that the newer movie diverges by adding additional plot elements while the older film removes some elements that give the book a harsher plot.\u00a0 These differences in part, exist because of the differences that exist in film-making practices between 1969 and 2010.<\/p>\n

Perhaps the most significant difference between the novel and the 2010 film portrayal of Rooster is the greater animosity between Cogburn and LaBoeuf.\u00a0 In the 2010 movie LaBoeuf and Cogburn have such a major falling out that the joint expedition is ended not once but twice.\u00a0 A subtler difference is the increase in the amount of bantering mockery that Rooster heaps on the Texas Ranger.\u00a0 Although the tone and even the flavor adheres to the book\u2019s character it is an amplification of the actual text.<\/p>\n

The obvious change to the story line between the book and the 1969 movie is the conclusion of the story.\u00a0 In both the book and the 2010 movie, we read that after the desperate ride to save Mattie from the snake bite, Mattie loses her arm to the venom.\u00a0 Also, she never sees Rooster again.\u00a0 In the 1969 movie, she makes a full recovery and Cogburn meets up with her at her family home shortly after her recovery.<\/p>\n

Taking into account the conventions that existed in 1969 against grittier subject matter, I do not feel either portrayal can be shown to excel the other in fidelity to the spirit of the book.\u00a0 And I would say they both are excellent translations of the book to cinema.<\/p>\n

But that\u2019s a cop out.\u00a0 Somebody has to win and someone has to lose.\u00a0 Surprisingly, I\u2019m choosing Bridges.\u00a0 Events in the last few decades have prejudiced me in favor of tougher portrayals of the world.\u00a0 I find the more realistic version of things more useful and more honest.\u00a0 And even though it has more to do with the Coen Brothers skills as film makers than Bridges acting skills in the scene, I greatly admire the affect produced by the scene where Cogburn rides and carries Mattie to save her life.\u00a0 So, even though the Duke is an iconic figure and his Rooster Cogburn was one of his best parts (and won him his only Oscar), I\u2019m giving the prize to the Dude.\u00a0 He definitely abides.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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