@LydiaConwell@exile.social Ok. First of all, you should have started with _The Man who Shot Liberty Valance_, _The Quiet Man_, _Stagecoach_ or _The Grapes of Wrath_, but that aside: you missed the whole point of the movie.

Wayne's character is supposed to be racist. That's what makes the drama. I mean, the Comanches took her niece and killed his family. From his point of view, this is a revenge story. He's so blinded by it that he doesn't even want her back. He's perfectly willing to kill her on sight.

Jeffrey Hunter's character, on the other hand, only wants to find his sister, so, from his point of view, it's a tale of undying hope.

They search for her for years. It's fucking epic.

About the acting: John Wayne was a bad actor, yes. but that's not what matters in movies. What matters is _presence_. Humphrey Bogart or Gary Cooper were also bad actors, but they had an enormous presence on film. That's why they are stars.

Now go finish the movie. Everything gets explained at the end. And stop judging art using those petty standards. Oscar Wilde would be so ashamed of you.

And sorry for my tone, but I'm mad at you. You don't have to like it (it's not my favourite Ford movie, either), but you should have at least recognised it greatness.