The Indian Removal Act: Movie Analysis

serve as the town’s representative. His political career begins to take off as he is asked by Andrew Jackson to run for Congress. While he is on tour, the Indian Removal Act is in the process of being passed by Congress. Davy returns just in time to deliver a powerful speech that would ultimately mean the end of his political career. Davy and George head west toward Texas. They meet up with a river boat gambler as well as a Comanche Indian who accompany them. They make it to the Alamo where Crockett meets Colonel William Travis and Colonel Jim Bowie. The volunteers are successful in holding off Santa Anna’s forces for several days; however, the men are finally overrun by sheer force of numbers. All of the men inside are slaughtered including Crockett and his companions. From the start of the movie in 1813, to the end of it in 1836, one sees many things change. Crockett starts out an Indian fighter under General Jackson’s command. He then has a seat in the United States’ Senate. Finally, his journey ends at the Alamo where he is ultimately killed. However, one of the main themes that does stay the same throughout the entire movie, is the controversy of removing the Native Americans. This time in American history is this
However, “David” Crockett was very far from this figure that one knows today. This mix up is not all film makers’ doing. Many books about Crockett were published around the time of his life. As History.com puts it, “Books about Davy Crockett, the “ring-tailed roarer” from Tennessee, sold well.” These books helped to push Crockett’s fame to the edge. People everywhere were enthralled by the back woods hunter from Tennessee. These books are what also helped him to get elected to Congress. Obviously, many of the things that are now thought of as fact are in reality far from