I actually saw the first run of this movie, in my pj's, at a drive-in movie. I remember my total identification with the boy, feeling acutely his longing for Shane's warmth and attentiveness as contrasted with his father's sterner aloofness. As a man I was stunned to revisit it and see the unequaled cinematography, and to find parallels now with the adults and their struggles to survive in the face of human and natural conflict. I found it, both times, absorbing from start to finish. Truly one of the great cinematic creations.
Review of Shane
