Jeremiah Johnson Without a doubt the greatest western/pioneer movie ever created is Jeremiah Johnson. This movie shows hardships that American frontiersmen encountered as they traveled west into new land. Jeremiah Johnson, portrayed by Robert Redford, is a man that has been soured by society and civilization and decides to make his life as a mountain man. He sets off into the mountains with only a rifle, horse and mule, and the clothes on his …showed first 75 words of 648 total…

…showed last 75 words of 648 total…the moral high ground, never condemns man or glorifies nature. Hardly a word is said of the world Johnson leaves behind, his new life is the wilderness, filled with wild weather, wild animals, and wild people. Surprisingly, too, not withstanding its required violence as all western movies have, this movie is gentle and sensitive. For some viewers this may be slow or boring, for me, it is a visual testament to the beauty of nature.