Frontier in Stagecoach

With the extension of American premises people were invading more distant areas of the continent. The migration from the settlements along Atlantic coast deeper into the land had strong impact on the mentality of people that later created the nation. Their spirit rest in the idea of unlimited opportunities and freedom. The further from the ocean into the West, the more true and uniquely American character rise in the community.
The urge of going beyond one’s limits, of crossing borders, is perfectly presented in the film “Stagecoach” directed by John Ford. It presents a collection of people who travel in one carriage to a distinct Lordsburg. They know how dangerous this travel is, but anyway decide to take the risk. Although each of them has different motifs for the journey, they all meet at one place and have to cooperate on the road. Inside the stagecoach, collapse people of different material and social status. Lady Lucy Mallory travels to her lieutenant husband who stations in remote area. There is also a fallen woman, Dallas, who is rejected by the rest of the company until she proves to be a useful and modest female and helps lady Mallory give birth. For her, riding the stagecoach is another, if not the only, chance to begin a new life. There is also a runaway banker, who has stolen a bank deposit. Another traveller is doctor Doc Bune, a notorious drunk, but well-natured and fine doctor. They are a cross-section of all American settlers: from well-educated, people from higher casts of the society to the social outcasts, criminals and recluses. Paradoxically, there is a shift in meaning of the characters: the minor, poor people, sometimes unmoral, turn out to be supportive and reliable in the journey. They add depth to it. It may be an answer of the origins of America, which to a large extent consisted of the exiles from Europe. The film tries to indicate, that people can always improve and be given another chance.
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