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Holistic Guidance - Shane
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Manufacturer: Paramount Home Video
Starring: Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur
Directed By: George Steven
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: PARAMOUNT PICTURES
EAN: 9780792163718
Format: Closed-captioned
ISBN: 0792163710
Label: Paramount Home Video
Manufacturer: Paramount Home Video
Number Of Discs: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Paramount Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2000-08-15
Running Time: 117
Studio: Paramount Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 1953
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Acclaimed director George Stevens' legendary rendition of the quintessential Western myth earned six Academy Award® nominations and made Shane one of the classics of the American cinema. The story brings Alan Ladd a drifter and retired gunfighter to the assistance of a homestead family terrorized by a wealthy cattleman and his hired gun (Jack Palance). In fighting the last decisive battle Shane sees the end of his own way of life. Mysterious moody and atmospheric the film is enhanced by the intense performances of its splendid cast.System Requirements:Starring: Alan Ladd Jean Arthur Van Heflin Brandon De Wilde Jack Palance Directed By: George Stevens Running Time: 117 Min. Color Copyright Paramount Pictures 2003. Genre: WESTERN/MISC. Rating: PG UPC: 097360652246 Manufacturer No: 065224
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Summary: dead man riding
Comment: 'shane' is my favorite western. it's just about perfect and ,i think, everything that could be said about this film has been said. i would only like to add why ,imho, shane didn't respond to joey's cries of "come back, shane!" i believe that shane didn't want to die in front of joey.
shane was gut shot by palance, and if you watch closely as shane rides off, just before the film ends, you can see shane's hand stiffen up. he's dead.
that's my observation, although some others believe that shane couldn't return because he had fallen in love with jean arthur.
unlike another western classic 'red river,' this movie had a great ending.
believe what you will, but i really think shane died in the saddle.
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Summary: TAMING THE WILD WEST!!
Comment: The film opens with the Grand Tetons in the background and Shane (Alan Ladd) riding up to a farmer (Van Heflin as Joe Starrett) working outside his home and asking permission to cross his land. The farmer's young son is playing with a gun and the noise causes Shane to react strongly. We can see that in his world he is used to watching his backside. As Shane is leaving, a group of open range ranchers ride up to intimidate Starrett and his wife (Jean Arthur as Marion Starrett) with whom they have an ongoing battle in the valley. Shane returns and with his gun and presence resolves the situation. He ends up staying and working for Starrett as a hired hand. We become more involved in the ongoing war between the community of farmers who have settled here and the ranchers who want them off the land. On the surface, it seems a classic good versus evil battle. Shane and his white hat against the hired gun of the ranchers(Jack Palance as Jack Wilson) in his black hat. But there is a lot more going on than that at different levels. Who is Shane? Where did he come from? Will the subtle but obvious chemistry between him and Marion develop into anything? How will this dispute be settled when the law "is three days away" from this remote little town with a saloon, general store, hotel and cemetery stuck in the middle of nowhere? These are people who have left everything behind (somewhere) to begin a new life, a harsh, difficult life. Sociological studies have shown that those who became 'pioneers' were often people on the fringes of society - loners, criminals, etc., people who didn't want or need the law to solve their problems. More often that not, the 'gun' became the law and those most skilled in the use of the gun were the winners. More than just a good vs. evil western, this is an entertaining look at the settling of the western frontier and the people who were involved. www.lusreviews.blogspot.com.
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Summary: Come back, Shane!
Comment: Anybody who has seen this film, can never forget those words, nor the scene nor the music that goes with them. These days, they are even more poignant. Our land is being taken over, not by grasping cattle barons, but by . . . well, if you don't know who by now, you'll probably never know--until it's too late.
I wonder about people today watching this film for the first time. Do they think that these were just dream characters, mythic creatures who never really existed? Do they realize that the majority of Americans in the 1940s and 1950s were like this--men of integrity, courage, conviction, who were willing to stand up for their convictions, act on them, fight for them? Yes, with guns, since everything else had been tried and had failed.
The Old West is gone, but a New West is upon us, and the challenges it presents are every bit as urgent, every bit as crucial as these presented in "Shane." Then, it was farms. Today, it is homes, and schools and clinics, and . . . just about everything else. Are there enough Shanes to do the job now, enough Starrets and Toreys? And do the Joeys of today look up to people like Shane? Or is it Wilson who wins their admiration?
These are questions we'll soon see the answer to. And when we do, we'll all be crying, "Shane! Come back, Shane!"
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Summary: Excellent Western and One of the Best! Too Bad About the DVD!
Comment: This along with "High Noon" and "Unforgiven" rank among my favourite westerns of all time. The screenplay is good but the setting is even better making this an excellent film. The background setting with expansive views of the mountains and the beautiful prairies is a good reason enough to watch this film. Director George Stevens seems to understand the power of colour in the film medium and in what must be one of the first colour westerns, took the opportunity to show just how breathtakingly beautiful the American prairies are.
I love films with good premises and that teach good life lessons and this is no exception. Shane is a gunfighter who wants to give up the trade but is finally forced to help his friends which is when he realises that you can't be what you are not but that you should be happy to be what you are.
The problem lies with this DVD version that hasn't been restored. The sound quality that comes in Dolby Digital 2.0 hasn't been well mastered and the picture quality isn't perfect. Here's hoping with the advent of Blu-ray that they take the opportunity to do a better picture and sound restoration with at least Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound options.
Great film but you may want to wait for a better restored version to surface.
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Summary: Shane
Comment: Shane is one of the best movies ever made. Alan Ladd is unforgetable in the lead role. This is a movie, you will watch many times.
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