"High Noon" was better than "Rio Bravo"

1.1"When it comes to cultural influence, John Wayne wins hands down." While it is true that John Wayne was more politically active than Gary Cooper, based on all the evidence I presented in Round 2, Cooper was a better actor, not more of a cultural icon. Thus all of Wayne's humanitarian and cultural accomplishments are not relevant to the discussion. Regardless of the awards and achievements Cooper enjoyed that Wayne did not, on the AFI's list of Top 25 Male Actors, Cooper ranks 11th whereas Wayne ranks 13th. Also, I was stipulating that not only was Cooper a better actor than Wayne, but his acting in "High Noon" was better than Wayne's in "Rio Bravo". This is evidenced by the fact that he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for that performance when Wayne was not even nominated for his performance in "Rio Bravo". Thus, Gary Cooper > John Wayne (acting) and your rebuttal to my argument 1 and your summary are mainly superfluous in the context of this debate. 1.2"Since a movie did not achieve any award does not mean the movie was horrible in any ways." That was not my point. I was not saying "Rio Bravo" was bad, just that "High Noon" was better. This is evidenced by the awards won and recognition attained by "High Noon" when "Rio Bravo" received no such recognition. Your stating that "High Noon" was rated 8.2 on IMDb and "Rio Bravo" 8.1 would only support my argument. However, aggregate film review sites such as IMDb, Megacritic, and Rotten Tomatoes cannot really be taken into account because of the large unprofessional influence (any person can give ratings), and that is why I left them out in the first place. When it came to the only professional film industry (AFI), "High Noon" ranks very high among the best movies of all time whereas "Rio Bravo" is not even recognized on this list. 1.3"What is wrong about people wanting to help in order to fight evil?" Nothing, I am only saying that "High Noon" more realistically portrayed society when confronted with extreme danger. In reality, precious few people will be courageous enough to rise up to the call of duty. As portrayed in the movie, most people will either be too afraid or too cynical to do anything about the danger. This is evidenced in the church scene where the Marshal is trying to raise a posse to fight the villains. Some people originally volunteer but the rest of the townsfolk start calling into the question the whole premise of the issue, instead of accepting the situation and trying to make the best of it. In fact, the only people willing to help are the town drunkard and a 16 year old boy—basically the people who are too naï¿½ve or have avoided the machinations of politics. "Rio Bravo" glorifies society and says lots of people would be more than happy to help in this situation. This is unrealistic because normal citizens would be too afraid or simply not disposed to fight off attackers. That is why armies are raised and sheriffs and marshals are appointed. "Since a movie has gained awards, it doesn't automatically make that movie the best , since different people have different opinion. The rankings are always changing in the movie industry." It might not make it the best, but any reasonable person will agree that a movie that has received the awards "High Noon" has, is better than a movie like "Rio Bravo" that has received none. The rankings might change, but "High Noon" has improved 6 places in the top movies of all time (from 33 to 27) between 1998 and 2007. "Rio Bravo", on the other hand, has not even been featured on any of these lists, much less won smaller awards. And yes, it is nicer to think everyone would stand together in face of danger but that is simply not true. Thus, "High Noon" was better than "Rio Bravo" in acting, overall cinematic worth and also in accurately portraying society in times of extreme danger. Resources—same as yours: http://en.wikipedia.org...... http://en.wikipedia.org...... http://en.wikipedia.org...... http://en.wikipedia.org...... http://www.imdb.com...... http://www.imdb.com......