For some reason, he’s an underrated movie maker by today’s expectations. I mean he really made cinema a dominant art form before the likes of Spielberg and Scorsese came along.
The man who shot liberty valance, stagecoach, the searchers, the quiet man, she wore a yellow ribbon, fort apache, rio grande, the long voyage home, donovan's reef, my darling clementine, young mr lincoln, the grapes of wrath, the informer, how green was my valley, mogambo, drums along the mohawk, sergeant rutledge won 4 best director oscars the most for any director in oscar history
Most enjoyable. So telling to hear that Orson Welles was inspired by him. Mr. Ford definitely had the 'eye of an artist' and created poetry with the camera.
Probably the most influencial film director that influenced the most legendary generation of film directors...Definitly in top 5 american film directors of all time.
I like John Wayne's speech in WAGON MASTER: "Well, first there's the rapids. They ain't known as Deadman's Rocks for nothin. And if we get past them, there's gonna be a month on the desert, and we can only carry three weeks worth of water, and there's no water holes along the way, so don't get your hopes up. The desert ain't known as the Killer Sands for nothin. Beyond the desert, if we GET beyond the desert, is Comanche country, the Bloodbath Comanche run things there. Some Comanches can be reasonable, but no one knows about the Bloodbaths, cause no one's ever got past'em alive. Okay, mount up." Actually, John Wayne wasn't in WAGON MASTER. And the above monologue was never said by John Wayne. William Goldman wrote it in his book ADVENTURES IN THE SCREEN TRADE. He was explaining how you should never give stars exposition unless the exposition has impact and also flatters the star. In Goldman's words: "Don't worry about that kind of exposition. The scene will play off Wayne talking and then cut to the helpless settlers, showing them growing increasingly disconsolate. The scene also reaffirms the superhuman qualities of Wayne. We sit there with our popcorn, marveling. Because we know he's going to get the settlers through."
He still would film the same, his style was all about framing, blocking and caring for actor's eyes, nothing flashy, spectacular or superflous, just the beauty of pure cinematography, which is an almost lost art
@@JulioLeonFandinho I agree. I saw an interview with Patrick Wayne from 2021, and he said the western can't ever make a proper comeback because no director would have the approach as Ford- natural scenes of the earth.
"The Grapes of Wrath" & "The Searchers" were absolute Masterpieces. prime examples of just how great a director he was.
In my opinion, John Ford was simply the greatest American director of the Studio Era.
For some reason, he’s an underrated movie maker by today’s expectations. I mean he really made cinema a dominant art form before the likes of Spielberg and Scorsese came along.
After watching the Fabelmans, I’m just neurotically checking his horizons lol.. Ill forever have a complex now about it being in the middle
I'm checking all horizons especially in my own photos. I always knew it really mattered buy not to the extent Ford insisted on.
Regardless of genre, John Ford may well be the best damn director there ever was.
I watch this once a week for inspiration
How Green Was My Valley will always be my favorite, and the book is SO good too!!
John Ford was a true master
The master of western
The man who shot liberty valance, stagecoach, the searchers, the quiet man, she wore a yellow ribbon, fort apache, rio grande, the long voyage home, donovan's reef, my darling clementine, young mr lincoln, the grapes of wrath, the informer, how green was my valley, mogambo, drums along the mohawk, sergeant rutledge won 4 best director oscars the most for any director in oscar history
My favourite director the quiet man was the first Ford movie I watched and it became my favourite of all time
Most enjoyable. So telling to hear that Orson Welles was inspired by him.
Mr. Ford definitely had the 'eye of an artist' and created poetry with the camera.
But if you ever said something like that to him, he'd tell you to go to hell.
35 John Ford films in July. Thank you TCM!
How odd that none of John Ford's Oscars were for a western.
Searchers should have won, it was much better than True Grit
Probably the most influencial film director that influenced the most legendary generation of film directors...Definitly in top 5 american film directors of all time.
Ford is the greatest director of them all.
To suggest otherwise makes one foolish.
Ask Spielberg, he'll tell you it's John Ford.
If he said himself how great he was, he wouldn’t be as great as he was.
I like John Wayne's speech in WAGON MASTER: "Well, first there's the rapids. They ain't known as Deadman's Rocks for nothin. And if we get past them, there's gonna be a month on the desert, and we can only carry three weeks worth of water, and there's no water holes along the way, so don't get your hopes up. The desert ain't known as the Killer Sands for nothin. Beyond the desert, if we GET beyond the desert, is Comanche country, the Bloodbath Comanche run things there. Some Comanches can be reasonable, but no one knows about the Bloodbaths, cause no one's ever got past'em alive. Okay, mount up."
Actually, John Wayne wasn't in WAGON MASTER. And the above monologue was never said by John Wayne. William Goldman wrote it in his book ADVENTURES IN THE SCREEN TRADE. He was explaining how you should never give stars exposition unless the exposition has impact and also flatters the star. In Goldman's words: "Don't worry about that kind of exposition. The scene will play off Wayne talking and then cut to the helpless settlers, showing them growing increasingly disconsolate. The scene also reaffirms the superhuman qualities of Wayne. We sit there with our popcorn, marveling. Because we know he's going to get the settlers through."
John Wayne wasn't in Wagon Master...
It would have been nice if all the clips were identified by the movie from which they were taken.
Agreed
Imagine John Ford with today's arsenal of technology.
He still would film the same, his style was all about framing, blocking and caring for actor's eyes, nothing flashy, spectacular or superflous, just the beauty of pure cinematography, which is an almost lost art
@@JulioLeonFandinho I agree. I saw an interview with Patrick Wayne from 2021, and he said the western can't ever make a proper comeback because no director would have the approach as Ford- natural scenes of the earth.
John Ford: Irish-American.
Ford invented everything in cinema
Beat director
Film at 0:44?
The wings of eagles
Great director, but apparently a miserable human being you wouldn't want to spend any time with.