I have not seen the movie, “True Grit,” but I have read a few favorable reviews, one of which lauded the moralistic virtue that comes through the film especially embodied in the character of young Maddie. The review quoted her as saying: “My father would want me to be firm in the right, as he always was.” And then… “The Author of all things watches over me … and I have a good horse.”
Now that’s enough to sell me right there.
We are, all of us, a combination of very human, very ordinary things, yet with a spiritual component of the presence and power of the Holy Spirit. It’s this balance, this sacred right up next to secular – the holy and the common – that makes up who we are. You can’t have one without the other. Try to spiritualize everything and you lose the human element that makes life real. Try and explain everything in human terms and you miss the hand of God shaping and giving meaning to everything.
Indeed, you can’t understand Jesus without accepting the human and the divine altogether. And it’s not half and half, 50% of each. Jesus was (is) 100% God and 100% man. That’s why He can identify with us.
Yes, the Author of all things watches over me… and I’m also glad I have a good horse!
John Fischer The Catch 
Well then, John, you certainly must watch this 2010 Coen Brothers film version!
“Leaning on the Everlasting Arms” served as the central music theme of the movie while other hymns factored into the soundtrack as well:
“What a Friend We Have in Jesus,” Hold to God’s Unchanging Hand,” and “The Glory-Land Way.“
The music can be brooding and soul-stirring at the same time!
I’ve always loved John Wayne’s portrayal of Rooster Cogburn and his 1969 film is one of my favorites.
However, this later adaptation with Jeff Bridges is more faithful to the Charles Portis novel and, having been filmed in this century, it’s a little more “grittier.”
I really enjoyed the book, too, so you might want to check it out at your library.
It’s easy to enjoy both films, though, without comparing who was the better Rooster, Mattie Ross, or La Boef because each actor in both movies did a superb job in their embodiments of their characters.
Now grab some popcorn and enjoy the show(s)!!! 🙂