Surreal realism classic movie. It was the first of the American realism "New Hollywood Movies" in the 1970s.
This pioneer of movies such as "Leaping the Cuckoo's Asylum" and "A Clockwork Orange" has not received enough attention for a long time because of the restricted status of sex scenes involving homosexuals. However, it pays attention to the bottom society itself, thinks about the times, and expresses innovations, dares to seriously think about the prosperous scene, the emptiness of thought and the confusion of the spirit, and confronts the dead ends of homosexuality and pornography that were previously disdainful to be mentioned by filmmakers. , And so on, can be called an epoch-making reform.
Serious social thinking movies are not obscure because of their heavy propositions. They are different from the irony of the lunatic asylum and the ultra-modernity of Clockwork Orange. The Midnight Cowboy is more a realistic reflection of the low-level people. The bitterness and helplessness in life, but with the help of the changeable lens, the topical music, and the outstanding performance, the movie's viewing ability reaches a high level.
The performances of the two male stars are very impressive. One is the short Dustin Hoffman who has just become popular with "The Graduate", and the other is Jon Voight, who just debuted. Two absolutes A celebrity-level figure, a collision in his youth, the sparks turned out to be so gorgeous. Cowboys range from hopeful, longing for life to perplexity, desperate, robbing their clients when desperate, even if they are destitute, but the brilliance and beauty of human nature is pitiful and amiable. And Hoffman's image of a dirty, weak, lame pimp is destined to be an immortal image in film history. Some people are destined to be movie kings.
Regardless of the role, the structure and images of the movie province are like textbook classics. The excellent montage perfectly explained why the ancestor left his hometown and came to New York willing to be a cowboy. The emotional ups and downs, the switching of the shots, and the perfect combination of gorgeous colors. In the middle, Jesus’ depiction of Miami’s fantasy and hippie gatherings is a masterpiece. The theme song that I think of in the opening and closing credits sounds pretentious, but it is desolate and helpless. The ending was on the road where the sun was shining into coconut trees. Jesus died quietly. The ancestor still held the gradually cold body, trying to give his partner the last dignity in the eyes of everyone, and there was a strange light in his eyes.
Survival is so difficult, life is full of bitterness.
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