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For what reason did Mattie want Rooster in her cemetery.

posted 9 years ago by TwoFace224
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Other than he helped bring Tom Chaney to Justice. Why did she want Rooster in her family cemetery. I don't know if anyone else has picked up on this. But Rooster is pretty much an a$$h01e in this. He just treats her like Sh!t a good amount of time. The only one who show her any respect is Matt Damon's LaBoeuf. At least in the John Wayne version. I actually understood that her wanting Rooster in her family cemetery was for a lot then just bring Chaney to Justice. As Rooster is actually portrayed has a human being instead of cold hearted law man who speaks with Marbles in his Mouth. This is the problem I have with the Coen brothers. They are either unwilling or unable to write characters as emotional beings. Or it could be because they are nihilist. Anyways This works fine in their comedies. But not so much in their drama. As I find it makes it less realistic than more realistic. It also makes it harder to really give a sh!t about what's going on.

[–] resmat-1 9 years ago

Firstly, he helped her hunt down her father's killer and went to great lengths to save her life when things went sideways.

Secondly, since the events of the film are a formative part of Mattie's adolescence and quite possibly among the most important events of her entire life, it's understandable that one of the men at the center of them, Cogburn, would linger in her memory.

And finally, it could be argued that she wants Cogburn in her family cemetery not because she loves him or anything like that but as an acknowledgement of what they did and went through together. There's a bond between Mattie and Rooster that was forged in the blood of all those who died.

If you think some more about the film's message, it'll help you understand Mattie's gesture at the end and her feelings towards Cogburn.

[–] WhenGreyjoysCry 9 years ago

Are you kidding? Clearly they developed a bond through the course of the film and don't forget that Rooster risked his own life to save hers. She probably thought of him as a surrogate father figure after her own father died. Why did they develop a bond? Need look no further than the title of the movie - each saw "true grit" in the other.

[–] spookyrat1 8 years ago

It sounds like the OP may have been texting or something during the second half of the film.🐭

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[–] nightwing60 8 years ago

Well the Coen Brothers do seem to specialize in emotionless characters. Its not like this Rooster was going to caring person or human being under there direction. That why Django Unchained was so much better film. I mean who would think that making a western about characters you can actually care about would be a good idea.

[–] vicky_lc2001 (1907) 7 years ago

I didn't like Django Unchained, I was let down by Jamie Foxx who acted like a ghetto hood instead of an escaped slave. If Samuel L. Jackson was younger, he would've been the perfect lead. He's capable of portraying vulnerability as a slave would've been and his transition to badassery in the end would've been epic. But because of Foxx's baggage, he couldn't portray such raw and powerful transition.

[–] SydneysMaster 8 years ago

I think Mattie wanted to get impregnated by Rooster. Didn't you see the scene where he almost rapes her? After he shoots her horse.

Old Japanese Proverb: When three women get together, it is noisy.

[–] Iconoclast321 (375) 6 years ago

"This is the problem I have with the Coen brothers. They are either unwilling or unable to write characters as emotional beings."

Totally agree with you - couldn't have said it better.

This bothered me less with Bridges (because it fit his character), but more with Steinfeld, and with the overall tone of the movie - it was almost like one of their comedies - they could not portray enough real emotion to make it an actual drama. But it was still a good movie, just emotionally flat and lacking real drama and depth.

[–] Iconoclast321 (375) 6 years ago