Jeremiah Johnson: Difference between revisions

[[Robert Redford]] stars as the eponymous Jeremiah Johnson, a jaded veteran of the Mexican/American war, who turns his back on the life he has previously led to become a mountain man up in the Colorado Rockies. His first winter is a difficult one which almost ends in starvation, but he is lucky enough to be taken in by the vastly more experienced Bear Claw (Will Geer). During his time up in the mountains, he becomes unwittingly betrothed to a Flathead Indian woman and adopts a mute young boy, only for them to be murdered at the hands of the Crow Indians. [[It Got Worse|It doesn't get any better]].

 

* [[Badass Beard]]: Johnson, most of the time, and Bear Claw.

* [[Badass Moustache]]: Del Gue.

* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: After all his trials and tribulations, Paints His Shirt Red finally vows peace with Johnson. Your mileage may vary though, as {{spoiler|Johnson losing everything he could have called a family}} would nonetheless qualify as a [[Downer Ending]].

* [[Heroic BSOD]]: {{spoiler|Upon the death of his wife and adopted son}}, Johnson's silent mourning in his cabin is truly heartbreaking. He then proceeds to [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|bring just about the entire Crow Tribe to their knees]].

* [[Proud Warrior Race Guy]]: Lots of them - the Crow tribe. Their code of honor dictates that they only pursue Johnson one at a time, rather than unleashing a battalion upon him. {{spoiler|And Johnson defeats and kills every single one. Paints His Shirt Red finally offers peace after losing so many.}}

* [[Scenery Porn]]: The entire film is set in the Colorado Rockies. Go figure.

* [[The Stoic]]: Johnson, for the most part, is a pretty remote guy.

* [[The Voiceless]]: Johnson's 'adopted' son. Not surprising, after witnessing the murder of his family by Natives.

 

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