Review of Sadgati (1981) by Drmd G — 16 Jul 2009
John Boorman's finest hour, "Deliverance" is a tense, taut thriller with some profound moments of intensity. Deliverance is a film that depicts the atrocities that man can inflict upon one another in the face of modernization and the rape of the wilderness that has accompanied it.
The film is particularly memorable for giving sheer terror a human face, in ways that only films such as "The Shining" have been able to (look no further than the infamous "squeal like a pig" rape scene).
The direction and cinematography are especially superb and serve to complement the intensity of the equally brilliant screenplay. The soundtrack is yet another facet of the film that is widely reputed, as the "Dueling Banjos" track has pretty much become synonymous with hillbillies.
Deliverance is a film that should be seen by all movie lovers at least once.
This review of Sadgati (1981) was written by Drmd G on 16 Jul 2009.
Sadgati has generally received positive reviews.
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