Hud (1963) - Melvyn Douglas

Hud (1963) - Melvyn Douglas

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[shaneu1]

"Little by little the look of the country changes because of the men we admire." Alas, in the year 2010, the Huds far outnumber the "Wild Horse Homer" Bannons. We have become a nation of "Huds." Yes, the look of the country has changed.

[megaitalia06]

Paul Newman is the best actor ever!!! This man has class and it is such a pleasure to watch him on screen. R.I.P. Legend. :)

[MrTranswave]

Royal.



[trulysarcastic]

@lray1948 that is sad, but the movie is almost 50 years old. Brandon De wilde dying so young is tragic though

[cosmicdingo]

The other golden scene in this movie occurs when Hud explains to his nephew why he hates himself, and the nephew should hate him too.

[deco15499]

gay



[romancandlefight]

@shaneu1

true, if you watch the film with that conviction from the outset, ignoring the words he speaks, the meaning behind them, and forgetting not only the things Hud does but the things he doesn't do.

the reality is that when it comes to the fine details, your moral convictions are your own, and nobody else's will ever match them, so stop acting like you have ownership over absolute morality, please

[shaneu1]

@romancandlefight Not intelligence, dear boy/lady, no. Just cunning, stealth, sheer gall, and bullying. It doesn't require much intelligence to crown some pathetic cuckold with antlers.

[romancandlefight]

@shaneu1

actually that's not true at all. The one time he tries to snatch something by force is when he's obscenely drunk, the rest of the time he charms or outwits others around him with superior intelligence and flair.

[shaneu1]

@romancandlefight Hud is a "helluva guy" in the same sense that Bernard Madoff was a "helluva guy." Compare "Hud" to another of Newman's memorable characters, Lucas "Cool Hand Luke" Jackson, who was a genuine rebel, at least according to the A. Camus conception thereof. Hud lacked even that redeeming trait. He was an empty shell who lived solely in what the Hindus call "the lower chakra," driven entirely by his base appetites, satisfying them without regard to the hurt he inflicted on others.

[shaneu1]

@romancandlefight Sounds to me as if you have been reading too much of that purveyor of pulp, Ayn Rand, and her amoral "objectivism."

[romancandlefight]

....and to answer your question I'd rather not adopt a reformee, or anyone else, but if I had a Hud for a son (assuming here they come post-raised), I would try to relate to him and help him out of his pretty tragic circumstances, not shut him away in a cage and wash my hands of it... that would be a waste of a helluva guy!