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Feb 1, 2021 · News of the World is a Tom Hanks western (which hit theaters in December 2020 and became available on video on demand in January 2021) about a former Civil War captain, Captain Kidd, who travels...
Kidd learns from the girl's paperwork that she is Johanna Leonberger, who had been kidnapped and adopted by Kiowa six years earlier. Union Army troops discovered Johanna while dispersing a Kiowa camp and she was being taken to her living aunt and uncle by the freedman.
She speaks no English, and one of Capt. Kidd's early triumphs in their relationship is merely learning her original name: Johanna. As they journey south, the Captain continues to read the news when they reach new towns, earning enough to sustain their forward progress.
- Paulette Jiles
- 2016
- Why Kidd Helps Johanna But Then Leaves Her
- Captain Kidd's Existential Crisis Explained
- How News of The World Foreshadows The Ending
- News of The World's True Meaning
- What Happens After News of The World's Ending
In News of the World, Kidd initially looks after Johanna for practical and self-serving reasons. Since he's traveling around reading the news to towns, it makes sense to at least look after the girl for as long as he can. Still, Kidd plans to essentially abandon Johanna because he's not ready for a long-term commitment. That all changes when he mee...
When Kidd returns home to San Antonio, he meets up with his old pal Willie Branholme (Bill Camp). It's revealed that Maria died from cholera five years prior and that Tom Hanks' character received the news of her death while serving in the Third Texas Infantry. From Kidd's perspective, he believes that God is punishing him, presumably for killing m...
News of the World foreshadows the ending with a mid-movie conversation between Kidd and Johanna. During a peaceful moment on the road, the Civil War vet and the young girl translate words for each other, with Mother Nature surrounding them. When Kidd asks to learn more words in the Kiowa language, Johanna explains that "daum" is the word for eartha...
News of the World boils down to Kidd's religious conflict and spiritual connection to Johanna. The character travels across Texas reading the news to folks, all the while enlightening them, too, which essentially makes him a preacher-in-the-making. The irony, however, is that Hanks' character feels like God has abandoned him for what he's done and ...
News of the World ends in 1870 with Kidd and Johanna beginning a new life together. While demons of the past may still linger for both characters, the actual historical timeframe of the era suggests a brighter future. In March 1870, Congress restored Texas to the union after the Civil War, and a democratic shift allowed for some minorities to thriv...
Johanna is a young girl who is born into a German American family but is captured at a young age by the Kiowa Native American tribe. She spends four years living among the Kiowa, forgetting English and completely assimilating to their way of life.
Oct 4, 2016 · As they draw closer and closer to San Antonio, and an uncertain fate for Johanna, Kidd is torn—he knows at his age, a widower living alone has no place raising a child, especially one so traumatized by life as Johanna has been.
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Dec 25, 2020 · In the movie, the tribe adopts (or rather kidnaps) her character, the orphaned Johanna Leonberger, who is rescued by Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd (Tom Hanks). Signed with the ultra-popular Creative Artists Agency (CAA), Helena is sure to land even more roles that will bring out the best in her.
