6/28/2023 0 Comments All pretty horses book![]() ![]() As it is, some of the epic sweep is contained and the film remains remarkably moving, but may wind up ultimately not finding its commercial or artistic audience because of the compromises. McCarthys Multitude(s) : All the Pretty Horses and Los. His mother and father are finally divorcing after years of separation. John Grady Cole, the main character, is just 16 years old and attending his grandfathers funeral when the novel opens. ![]() What happened? Twenty minutes would have certainly helped smooth out the few rough spots, and a two-and-a-half hour or three hour movie might have been some sort of masterpiece. Hang and Rattle : John Grady Coles Horsebreaking in Typescript, Novel, and Film Chapter 3. Set in west Texas about 125 miles from the Mexican border near Del Rio and Langtry, All the Pretty Horses is a story of loss and adventure. ![]() The financing studio balked at the length and sold it off to Miramax, who contractually required a cut no longer than two and a quarter hours. There are stories about how Thornton's film was first cut at four hours, then the director agreed to deliver a three hour version. Also, Lacey Rawlins at one point crucially (suicidally?) antagonizes a fellow in prison, and we have no idea what bad blood has been brewing between these two. Damon made me believe that John was in love through the sheer force of his acting, but the audience needed to be courted along in this romance. The story and characters insist that John Cole and Alejandra have fallen in love we only get to see a swift montage of sex-making, which is not the same thing at all. ALL THE PRETTY HORSES is quite effective, though there are some serious gaping holes in the story. ![]()
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