19 Apr 08
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Originally posted by FMFWhat do you actually mean, "deals with the american dream"? In Midnight Cowboy a naive cowboy goes to the big city dreaming of being a hustler, he meets and hangs out with mangy low-life bum, has his illusions shattered, gets ripped-off, is introduced to drugs and perverts, loses everything and runs away on a greyhound bus on which his friend pisses himself and dies. Its a great movie, it also beats the crap out of the american dream in my opinion.
Here are a few films that deal with the American Dream to varying degrees of grittiness that come to mind:
Glengarry Glen Ross
Midnight Cowboy
Big Night
Born On The 4th of July
Scarface
Any more suggestions?
How about The Stepford Wives????
19 Apr 08
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Originally posted by eamon oto be fair, he did say 'deal with', and not 'celebrate' the American dream.
Sorry to dissent already, I disagree totally that Midnight Cowboy celebrates the american dream. The plot: a naive cowboy goes to the big city dreaming of being a hustler, he meets and hangs out with mangy low-life bum, has his illusions shattered, gets ripped-off, is introduced to drugs and perverts, loses everything and runs away on a greyhound bus on whi ...[text shortened]... ies. Its a great movie, but it actually beats the hell out of the american dream in my opinion.
ha ha got you before you edited😛
19 Apr 08
Originally posted by Iron Monkeyyou came too soon : ) i was editing while you jumped in. you see
to be fair, he did say 'deal with', and not 'celebrate' the American dream.
ha ha got you before you edited😛
but i noticed that the title of his thread is "propagating the american dream" whereas he gave it a different spin within the text of his statement, tricky huh ?
19 Apr 08
Originally posted by eamon oThanks for the spoiler alert.
What do you actually mean, "deals with the american dream"? In Midnight Cowboy a naive cowboy goes to the big city dreaming of being a hustler, he meets and hangs out with mangy low-life bum, has his illusions shattered, gets ripped-off, is introduced to drugs and perverts, loses everything and runs away on a greyhound bus on which his friend pisses himself ...[text shortened]... also beats the crap out of the american dream in my opinion.
How about The Stepford Wives????
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