When two of the captives are released, their reintegration into their native community has its consequences.
InTwo Rode Together, Ford crafts two expansive worlds in the white frontier community and the Comanche tribe.
He seamlessly captures a documentary-like portrait of disparate communities and the tribal complex prevalent on both fronts.
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It is a film the legendary director said came closest to his artistic vision.
However, Ford’s visual restraint grounds this mythical environment to resemble modern-day America.
After all, divisiveness between communities and the embittered sentiments towards minority groups is unfortunately not a bygone phenomenon.
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WithTwo Rode Together, Ford opted for a minimalist butsoulful visual language.
The signature image of the film captures McCabe and Gary in a two-shot sitting by a river bank.
