Review of Sadgati (1981) by William W — 18 Jul 2016
There are so many iconic moments in Deliverance. It's a film people often avoid or parody. Menace pervades the action. By entering the woods, the city slickers are inviting doom. After Burt Reynolds kills one of the mountain men who was raping Ned Beatty, Ronnie Cox becomes morally distressed.
He can't believe they murdered a man. His dissolution is so great that he eventually kills himself. Jon undergoes a primal transformation as he seeks to eliminate the other mountain man who assaulted him.
He kills someone (he's not sure whom). I suppose the story shows us how random a chain-reaction can be. In seeking vengeance, Voight winds up inflicting pain on an innocent man. The river and woods have made him savage and blind.
That's a fearful message. The same merciless rednecks can be found in Easy Rider. It seems there is a silent majority of rapists and killers lurking in the dark corners of rural America. Perhaps Boorman is warning us not to leave the comforts of our suburban and urban homes.
This is the anti-pioneer film. Does that mean that the American spirit isn't what we think it is?
This review of Sadgati (1981) was written by William W on 18 Jul 2016.
Sadgati has generally received positive reviews.
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