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Wayne’s Last “Piece” Watching The Shootist, I kind of figured how it was going to turn out. In most Western films, I have seen, the plot always turns out the same. Usually, a stranger comes riding into town no one knows who he is or where he came from. Some people are curious about who he is, others feel threatened that he is trying to take over their town, like the high dealer in the saloon, the man that got out of jail, and lastly Boone. The stranger generally meets people and makes some friends while he is at the town. Then the heavies of the town try to “spin the wheel” with the stranger, and end up getting shot and killed. Finally, the stranger becomes the hero and rides off into the sunset. Since most of John Wayne movies are easily predicted, they are often criticiz