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|A favorite of both Presidents [[Dwight Eisenhower]] and [[Bill Clinton]]; [[John Wayne]] said it was "the most un-American thing I've ever seen in my whole life";<ref>http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/47/highnoon.php</ref> though susceptible of various interpretations, most of all it seems to scare people into wanting more government rather than recognizing that many [[American]]s will stand up in [[self-defense]] against criminals. Some criticized it as "an allegory for blacklisting in [[Hollywood]]."<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000011/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm</ref>
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|A favorite of both Presidents [[Dwight Eisenhower]] and [[Bill Clinton]]; [[John Wayne]] said it was "the most un-American thing I've ever seen in my whole life."<ref>http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/47/highnoon.php</ref> The movie denies the [[conservative]] reality that people would volunteer to defend the town rather than running from [[evil]] and relying entirely on government.  The movie seems to scare people into wanting more government rather than demanding more opportunities for [[self-defense]]. Some view the movie as "an allegory for blacklisting in [[Hollywood]]."<ref>https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000011/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm</ref>
 
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|Spectacular technicolor filming of the Ireland countryside, this film has a [[conservative]] theme of [[manliness]] but [[liberal]] themes of giving up on the [[American Dream]] and a generally degrading portrayal of human nature.
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|Spectacular technicolor filming of the Ireland countryside, this film has a [[conservative]] theme of [[manliness]] but [[liberal]] themes of giving up on the [[American Dream]]<ref>https://newrepublic.com/article/112666/subversive-st-patricks-day-classic</ref> and a generally degrading portrayal of human nature.
 
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