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Considering all things, Midnight Cowboy was the pinnacle of personal expression in the then known society facing difficulties from all angles. To make a film about these subjects then was still considered taboo to many and received the first X rating from the motion picture association who was then trying to be honest to the general public. John Voight plays a young Texan Joe Buck, who was caught up in several tragic events in his life up until now and decides to head off to New York City in hopes to becoming a male prostitute. There, he meets Ratso Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman), who first tries to hustle Joe, but soon becomes drawn to him through desperation and poverty. The two live together in an abandoned building throughout the winter, until things turn for the worst. Joe Buck's dreams are soon replaced by compassion towards Rizzo, and soon becomes a two-bit hustler just to help Rizzo complete his dream of moving to the sandy beaches of Florida. There are moments in the this film where both actors now talk about in which there was a couple of scenes where improvisations were used. The most famous is the one in which both talk about coming back to life again. You should watch closely to find the minds of the young actors as they, themselves had a chance to show there talents. Of course, the film won an Academy award for best picture, which was not surprising. The soundtrack to Cowboy has always been on of the highlights of the buzz surrounding this film. Although it has a poignant country like style to it at times, it helps us get a taste of life from all 4 corners of the states around the late 60s. Recently many people may wish to revisit this time period, and Composer John Barry caught it well when picking the arrangements and vocal talent for the film. The most haunting melody of all is of course the theme song, yet Harry Nillson adds his excellent flavor on the soundtrack with the first track Everybody's Talkin', which is an extended version of the original written by Barry Gibb, which is not surprising at all. Of course the film was intended to strike a cord into the youngster setting out to make there way out in the world who had little to know chance in life. John Voight's character Joe Buck captures this so well, yet the film failed to deliver a strong and compassionate message about the true meaning of life, except that the life you want may just be a figment of your drifting shadows of reality, floating from one bad situation to the next. I'm giving this a perfect score for realism. 5/5 IF YOU LIKE MY REVIEW, PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO LET ME KNOW BY VOTING. THANKS!Read full review
Midnight Cowboy is a classic story about finding meaning, whatever life struggle we deal with. The two main actors are among the best of their time, and the film received an Academy Award. Kind of a tragic ending, but uplifting in a '60s sort of way.
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To begin, the cover and tape's condition were both just as advertised. Also, this featured Jon Voight, before the infamy of being the estranged father of Angelina Jolie and becoming a one-time SNL punchline, and Dustin Hoffman together in the same film. Not to mention, New York was featured in all its glory and was uncompromising in how the story played out. Beats many of the like-minded films that premiered after this one.
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