YMMV / Jeremiah Johnson

• Heartwarming Moments: The film inspired a real life one, as after a viewing of it, an elementary school class was shocked to learn that Johnson was ignominiously buried next to a highway in Los Angeles. They launched a letter writing campaign to anyone they thought might help, including Robert Redford, and ultimately succeeded in getting his remains moved to the wilderness he loved so much.
• Memetic Mutation: The famous zoom-in on Jeremiah nodding in approval◊ has become enduringly popular. Oddly, a lot of people aren't familiar with this film and are shocked to learn it's Robert Redford (many assume it's Zach Galifianakis due to the beard and jacket making Redford look huskier than normal).
• Values Resonance: Swan is clearly mad about her father having traded her to marry a stranger at first, and has little to do with Johnson, and Johnson himself seems to understand and respect this.