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High Noon portrays the general public as extremely cowardly towards a villain, and that only a government official (the local sheriff) is courageous enough to stand up against evil. In fact, as illustrated by the Uvalde school shooting, the public is v

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''[[High Noon]]'' is an often-debated Western 1952 movie starring [[Gary Cooper]] (who won an [[Oscar]] for his performance) and [[Grace Kelly]], who plays a pacifist [[Quaker]]. Only 85 minutes long and filmed in "real time," this is a classic.

{{cquote|The stark, black and white 50s film is frequently interpreted as a parable about artists left to "stand alone" and face persecution during the HUAC Hollywood blacklisting.<ref>https://www.filmsite.org/1952.html</ref>}}

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== Criticism ==

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''High Noon'' portrays the general public as extremely cowardly towards a villain, and that only a government official (the local sheriff) is courageous enough to stand up against evil.

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In fact, as illustrated by the Uvalde school shooting, the public is very courageous and acted quicker to attempt to try to stop a murderer on a shooting rampage.<ref>https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/newscrime/police-are-harassing-mom-who-pulled-kids-from-uvalde-school-shooting-lawyer-says/ar-AAZ0wcv</ref>

== References ==

[[category:movies]]

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