Here’s a great opening to a movie. The Searchers. Buddy Holly heard John Wayne say “that’ll be the day” in this movie and his first hit song had that as the title. If you look carefully you’ll see why Ethan was so determined in his search for Debbie.
Devils Tower is in Wyoming, and Monument Valley, favored by director John Ford, is in Utah. A bit of a hike, but out there not considered all that far.
Say, that big rock formation in the distance, haven’t I seen that somewhere before? In a big SPIELBERG production, perhaps? Is that why our hero is so DRAWN to this place? Hmm ….