Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by Larry I (A) on November 30, 2009 at 12:00:23

In Reply to: RE: " or am I reading way too much into "a beautiful friendship"??" posted by geoffkait on November 24, 2009 at 04:32:32

The pair were both cynical, self-serving types from the very beginning. The friendship comes from the realization, that, in spite of their supposed nature, they were capable of acting against their nature -- to be altruistic.

The idea that cynical, world weary types secretly long for an opportunity to be noble would appear, to us cynical types, as hopelessly corny. I think modern viewers expect a darker message or moral ambiguity so Casablanca feels somewhat dated. "The Third Man" which also deals with war/post-war profiteering, is to me, a more interesting film, because it deals out its idealism in a more complex and subtle fashion.