1. Stage Coach and True Grit can be compared with there theme and plot. Both are built around a journey that ends in revenge. Along the way both the Stagecoach and Rooster Cogburn experience obstacles and other disasters that get in their way. Rooster Cogburn goes on a journey for a little to kill a man that killed her father and Ringo goes on a journey to kill the people that killed his family. It is a common theme as both have villans that turn out to be hero as Ringo is a notorious killer and Cogburn kills people for any reason he deems true.
2. Unforgiven and True Grit can also be compare with there plots and characters. In both movies there is a character that must set out to kill someone for a bounty. In unforgiven the man is the notorious killer William Munney and in True Grit it is Rooster Gogburn the corrupt Marshall. Grit is considered to be a classic western while not including many parts of old classic western such as conflict between cowboys and Indians, but still having the common theme of revenge.
3. I feel that True Grit is more of a classic western exemplifying many classic themes such as the journey for revenge. Most of the characters talk in accents making the movie more authentic. The movie does leave out the conflict between cowboys and Indians showing that it is what i would call a mix breed between Classic and revisionist western. The movie is revisionist because of the strong role of Hallie Steinfeild as Mattie Ross. She is more of an equal character to Cogburn not showing that she is actually of lesser class then him as many women where considered to be at this time. I feel that this movie is actually centered around Mattie Ross giing it a revisionist twist while still keeping alot of classic western themes.
