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To: lurqer who wrote (30366)2/2/2001 1:32:40 PM
From: J. C. Dithers  Read Replies (1) of 65232
 
Thanks, lurqer, interesting explanation. Yes, Treasure of Sierra Madre is a superb film. For some reason, my all-time favorite Bogart film is Sahara. It's a great and unusual war picture, but maybe the reason I like it so much is that Bogart plays a true citizen-soldier hero, willing to sacrifice his life for the noblest and most unselfish reasons. A lot of people today would see it as corny and just propaganda ... but that only tells us how cynical and self-absorbed we've all become. Come to think of it, Tom Hanks in Private Ryan is pretty much the same sort of guy. Actually, there really were a lot of serviceman in WW11 who believed in those ideals and values to the point of laying down their lives for them. We owe them our freedom.

(Not too long ago, people on SI would be saying, "Clear the airwaves, we're trying to make money here." Kind of interesting that nobody cares now. Or maybe that's because nobody's here now).

My best to you.

J.C.
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