The Night of the Hunter Piercing lens
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Dee 2022-03-22 09:01:48
A very unusual film noir, the background is the countryside and the concept of the family is almost disintegrated by the shock. Not to mention photography. The best part is that what appears to be bluntly didactic constructs a Christian context very precisely so that it can be expressed like a duck to water. False prophets who do evil in the name of Christ go out day and night and fall at the hands of family defenders
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Marlin 2022-04-20 09:01:41
There are no flaws in the script, performance, and photography, especially the refined and beautiful lines. The best movies always express deep doubts about human nature under the guise of a "good ending." Are human beings really worth living on earth?
The Night of the Hunter quotes
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[last lines]
Rachel Cooper: They abide, and they endure.
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Rev. Harry Powell: Lord, you sure knew what you were doing when you brung me to this very cell at this very time. A man with ten thousand dollars hid somewhere, and a widder in the makin'.