Jeremiah Johnson

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Jeremiah Johnson

This was just a simple tale of a "mountain man" and his life over a period of time surviving in the Rocky Mountains. The time period is the first half of the 19th century. Robert Redford plays "Jeremiah Johnson." The film shows Johnson's battles with the Crow Indians, his family life after he is "stuck" with an Indian bride and a young boy and some of the tragedies that befall all of them, as well as a few other people. Will Geer, a wonderful Native American actor, gets good billing in here but is only in the last 20 minutes! He also has no dialog. This is mainly a one-man show with Redford, and that's okay. He's usually interesting and he's always in beautiful movies, photography-wise. The scenery - filmed in Utah - is great stuff and looks awesome on widescreen DVD. It really needs to be seen in that format to be fully appreciated.

In "Jeremiah Johnson", Robert Redford plays the mountain man title character. Disenchanted with how the United States is turning out, he moves to the Rocky Mountains, expecting to live in peace, but everything takes an unfortunate turn. Usually, mountain man stories seem silly, but director Sydney Pollack does it right here. Similarly, Robert Redford would straighten out a previously clichéd idea when he directed "The Milagro Beanfield War" sixteen years later. But overall, I have to admit that I could never be a mountain man; I'm spoiled by city life. But no matter, this is a movie for everyone.

Oh boy I love this film. RR makes it his from the start as he stamps his mark indelibly on the film. Have you ever seen such magnificent scenery as in this film. This is one of the finest and most intelligent Westerns of all time. A 4k bluray would really be appreciated.