Review of The Third Man (1949) by Jordan P — 16 Oct 2018
This movie is breathtaking. No film from this era can compare to it's cinematic beauty. The story is both clever and thought-provoking. Anna can not accept that Harry is a despicable man and instead embraces denial and selfishness rather than truth regarding him, even removing herself from the thought of happiness to support the lie.
Harry gave himself over to greed and trivialized the worth of life, the lives of suffering women and children so he could line his pockets with money. Harry is also subjective truth or Nihilism at its epitome.
Lie to yourself enough and you will believe it. Lastly, Holly can't bring himself to throw away the good of 20 years of friendship for a man's wrongs, until he sees the true extent that those wrongs have devastated.
When he fully realizes it, it becomes an Old Yeller tale, because the dog is no longer who you once knew, and deserves to be put down. This is a great film, but you won't come out of it with warm fuzzy feelings, just a sense that right is right and opinion and feelings won't change that, especially in regards to the last scene.
This review of The Third Man (1949) was written by Jordan P on 16 Oct 2018.
The Third Man has generally received very positive reviews.
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