Looking at the character of Ratso created by Hoffman, I thought it was just a liar and pimp at first, but it looks far more than that. He stole and cheated but couldn't let himself get rid of the discriminatory vision. The poor fate of himself and even his father was not caused by himself, but by the discrimination and indifference of the whole society against them. I was impressed by two scenes, one where the two danced to the music on the radio in a dilapidated house to ward off the cold, and the other where they died in the car on the final trip to Florida. The driver claimed that it was a minor illness, and some of them voted With a curious and exploratory look, while the others painted makeup and did other things, Joe hugged Ratso's body and stared blankly at the southern scenery passing by the window, accompanied by a light tune, but it made people feel the coldness and warmth from the heart. sorrow.
The image of Joe Buck, Jon Voight and the soundtrack of Midnight cowboy couldn't be more appropriate. Especially those shots when I started going to New York and even ended up going to Florida, I was yearning. Although I hope to go to New York to sell skin and meat to make money, I can't deny that he is a kind and even stupid young man. From being a dancer, to being cheated of $20 after being cheated by Ratso, and even finally being "swindled" by Ratso to friendship and destiny. The psychological descriptions of childhood and the past interspersed in the film make people feel extremely numb.
Homosexuality, drugs, sex, male prostitutes, etc., this X-rated film reveals the pathological phenomena hidden by the economically developed American society in the 1960s, and it deserves to be the best picture of the Oscar.
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