Review of Straw Dogs (1971) by Catherine R — 24 Mar 2009
Madness is like a broken down elevator: it can take you up, but what happens if it would suddenly crush? It takes you and anyone else in "it" down. The mathematician is too troubled solving complicated equations, but he later realizes that real problems are even more difficult to solve.
Hoffman gave Peckinpah a character based on logic, not morals. And as it happens in every Peckinpah film, he protects himself in every possible way. No mater what the cost. The ending doesn't make us feel better or understand what the hero was thinking when he did whatever he did, but displays the simple truth: people are animals and when they sense danger coming closer, they only care about their survival.
This review of Straw Dogs (1971) was written by Catherine R on 24 Mar 2009.
Straw Dogs has generally received positive reviews.
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