An interesting analysis of the movie. Kind of makes me want to see it again.

http://philosophy.uchicago.edu/faculty/ ... estern.pdf

Pretty hard-core Western! And how breathtaking are those shots of Monument Valley!? It is kind of amazing to think that some family would have actually build a shack right on the barren floor of that location. Well, I've driven by it, but did not have the time to actually visit. It's on my list, though. Have you seen "Red River", featuring Wayne as another kind of crazed Westerner?