Post by drystyx on Jun 2, 2017 18:06:07 GMT
So glad you posted this. Good job.
For me, the first two were quite easy to pick. HOMBRE and COOL HAND LUKE.
Then, it got tough to pick. Lots of fun ones, but I went more with the deeper ones this time, including some that were subtle in some of the messages.
THE LEFT HANDED GUN was not really the story of Billy the Kid, but more of a vehicle for other messages. Most poignant is the message that is subtlest, when the Kid is atop a roof and in a seemingly comical manner, murders a man, after which a child laughs, and is promptly slapped by the mother. It's scenes like this that are the real message of the movie. And it's even more relevant today, an age in which many naïve Americans applaud and laugh about killing. I'm not immune. We all have to fight demons.
EXODUS had some messages, too, though they weren't as subtle. We can all see them.
CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF has a lot to it. The relationships are superbly done. But, take a top notch script, and you usually get top notch results.
THE OUTRAGE is also a fine script, and measures well up to the Japanese film.