"When the Legend becomes fact..." - one of the greatest lines ever!

I need to see The Fabelmans.

It's so cool to see the great John Ford discussed by the great Steven Spielberg. Two of the greatest directors that ever lived in the history of cinema. I loved Steven Spielberg's tribute to John Ford in The Fabelmans. Two Legendary Directors in a passing of the torch moment, though they didn't know it at the time. Now both have made countless masterpieces. Knowing that the Director of The Searchers, Stagecoach, The Grapes Of Wrath, She Wore A Yellow Ribbon, Tobacco Road, Sergeant Rutledge, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and so many more classics would meet the future Director of Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Schindlers's List, The Color Purple, Jaws and so many more classics and would give him advice on how to direct a film is one of the coolest crossovers that ever happened. David Lynch(a Legendary Director himself) also did an amazing job portraying John Ford. Many thanks to the great Laura Dern(an amazing actress and fan of cinema herself) for making that collaboration happen. And with that said, I'm hoping The Fabelmans wins the Best Picture Oscar.

With respect to Steven Spielberg, I don't think the movie is about Ranson Stoddard at all. I think the movie is about exactly the title; "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence". The movie is about Tom Doniphon, the code he lived by, and what was lost when we "civilized". If Tom wanted to, he could have gotten everything he wanted in life; all he had to do was just walk away from the fight. Stoddard would be dead and he would get the girl. Instead by the code he lived by, he had to act, and in doing so, destroyed his life. Watching Tom fall apart in bar, at his farm, you got an understanding that everything he lived for was gone and it was his fault. In the end, I'm not that pleased with Stoddard; giving Pompey a few dollars; what's that? Payoff for his silence? In the end, Stoddard returns to the lie his life is, and the man who shot Liberty Valence, the man who brought civilization South of the Picket wire, is forgotten.

Make sure you listen to the song by gene Pitney… The Man who shot liberty valance❤

When I had an opportunity to meet and speak with a man, whom I had greatly admired as a broadcaster, communicator and college professor, he apparently was unprepared for the adulation, disappointed and foreclosed the possibility for future conversation. Never looked at him in the same way thereafter. Mr. Spielberg thankfully drew greater inspiration from his encounter with a hero.

My favorite western of all time and one of my favorite movies period. "That's my steak Valance."

Holy shit! Steven Spielberg!

The 24-page short story by Dorothy M Johnson placed this film in 1910 (Tom's funeral). But the film, flashed back, took place when there were 37 states, 1867, and hopefully the 38th state would be Colorado in 1876. (notice the American flag, hand-painted, on the English class wall) The Picketwire River (often mentioned in the film, never in the book) is actually a true, historic MISpronunciation of the "Purgatoire" River in eastern Colorado. In conclusion, the book is just as good as the film. Three men hated each other AND themselves for reasons made clear.

It's about both Ransom Stoddard and Tom Doniphon. Ransom is the future of the West, Tom is the West that had been and was now changing.

Gene Pitney the Rockville Connecticut rocket

Thank you

Great movie. Great commentary. Amazing how time can age decisions made years in the past, by people born before your parents were born, But time sometimes makes those old decisions seem to be very aged. Sometimes those decesions made in the past are tarnished by conditions in the current day.

I love that Spielberg chose this great John Ford film to single out.

Too bad it was made in 1962 instead of 1942 when Stewart and Wayne were the right ages for their characters. Stewart is wearing so much pancake makeup he looks silly sometimes. Why it had to be in B&W.