Hangman's Noose: Occurrence At Owl Creek Ridge

Hangman’s Noose
The hangman’s noose inspired by “Occurrence at Owl Creek Ridge” written by Ambrose Pierce. Nowadays we want to watch a film were the end is unpredictable, also the movies is not so long that we get bored but keeps us holding on to the edge of our seats. For my action seekers the hangman’s noose would quench their thirst for such a film.
A southern planter by the name of Peyton Farquhar, who is devoted to the cause of keeping slavery alive, was outside on his porch enjoying a nice evening with his wife, when a soldier rode up to their gate and asked of some water. It is evident in the way that Farquhar plagues the soldier with questions that he wants to be on the front seeing the gore and relishing in victory with his fellow southern brothers. More than anything in the world

Farquhar longs for “the larger life of the soldier” (Pierce 2) but because of some ailment which Pierce does not disclose with us Farquhar is doomed to live the life of a civilian but still he takes pride in every little task he is given because he’s told himself that “no service was to humble for him to perform in the aid of the south.”(Pierce 2)
This film I targeted towards a certain type of audience. The hangman’s noose is not for one who seek an adventure filled with danger and romance, it is not for those who seek to laugh and it is not for those who love to know the ending before they’ve seen the beginning. Instead this is a high paced film where your heart beats out of control, your forehead sweat and your hands hurt from grasping the handles of your seat. The hangman noose is a dream come true to action seekers and those who love the complete twist of plot.
Owl Creek Ridge is beset by sharp rocks as well as raging rapids, so you would think no one would risk looking over this bridge. Unfortunately for Farquhar that glorious dreaded piece of nature would be his last memory. The soldier who had visited the home of Peyton Farquhar and received hospitality was not a southerner but northerner. This band of soldiers took it upon themselves that this slavery loving planter be put to death. We can ask ourselves this question repeatedly but we will never get the answer unless we were to ask these soldiers. The question is why. Why did they feel the need to terminate Farquhar, although he was just a civilian?
The Hangman’s Noose takes flight on a web of lies. Lies that were whispered in the heat of the night. Those same lies led to this devastating end for Farquhar. As soon as the signal was received, the sergeant standing on the other side of the board steps off and Farquhar is at the mercy of gravity. Farquhar is being pushed down and the feeling of being suffocated helps him regain his consciousness. Looking about him Farquhar no longer spots the water underneath the tracks instead he is surrounded by it. Like a man possessed Farquhar sets off swimming and the soldiers spot him and not too long after seeing him trying to make his escape do they set of rounds of rifle fire all aimed at stopping him from disappearing and evading his fate.
Farquhar only though was his wife and children he had to survive this monstrosity so that he could get home, hold his wife and kiss his children.

Farquhar is swept into a vortex and is deposited on the southern bank where he is well hidden from his enemies. So the long trek home starts. Safe from harm Farquhar tries to remember the route home but everywhere he looks everything is unrecognizable. In fact in Farquhar were to look at himself in the mirror he would find he had changed. At the beginning of the story Pierce described Farquhar as a handsome man. He had “a straight nose, firm mouth, broad forehead, from which his long, dark hair was combed straight back” (Pierce 1) and “he wore a mustache and pointed beard, but no whiskers; his eyes were large and dark gray and his expression was kind” (Pierce 1) but now the description would make anyone sick to the stomach but it showed how far he was willing to go to get home. Farquhar’s “neck was in pain and lifting his had to it he found it swollen, he had a circle of black where the rope had bruised it, his eyes felt congested that he could no longer close them, and his tongue was swollen with thirst” (Pierce

6).
I admire Farquhar’s courage through the noose and the journey home. He saw her, his beautiful wife, and whilst running to her he felt a sharp pain in his neck and all went black. Peyton Farquhar was dead from a broken neck. Writing that last sentence I cannot help but admit that I felt tears gather in my eyes. This movie is short, sweet and to the point but it has everything it needs. It has courage, action, and love.
I know that I am asking you take a big chance and risk in asking you to help me produce this film, but a story like this deserves to have its only moment in the spotlight. I know that this story has been around for a long time, but in our society no one reads a book unless they are being forced, they watched the movie or they heard that the movie about the book was really good but they wanted to read the book first. I am asking that you help me expose great writers such as Ambrose Pierce by bringing to life stories as captivating and adrenaline pumping as the Occurrence at Owl Creek Ridge. Les Brown said “Help other achieve their dreams and you will achieve yours.”