I always refer to the late 60s/early 70s as the best era in American filmaking. My opinion probably has a lot to do with the fact that I was an adolesent during that time and the movies seemed to reflect my emerging value system. I didn't see "Midnight Cowboy" back then, but if I did it would undoubtably have impressed me more than it did when I saw it recently. Not that it wasn't good, it just seemed dated.
Anyway it's still a superior work, and a good character study. New York City has always been a meeting place for divergent personalities, and the results are often cold. The fact that Joe Buck makes a friend of Ratzso thaws the chill of the uncaring city, and reminds us that this is a story about humans and not about a place.
Anyway it's still a superior work, and a good character study. New York City has always been a meeting place for divergent personalities, and the results are often cold. The fact that Joe Buck makes a friend of Ratzso thaws the chill of the uncaring city, and reminds us that this is a story about humans and not about a place.