The Last Picture Show: Sweeping

If ever there was a more poignant metaphor for the futility of existence, I haven't seen it.

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[MisterNifty]

This showed that the best movies can be made on the cheap.

[MissVelvetElle]

This doesn't show the futility of existence-just that LOVE is the only thing that matters.

[mickigoe]

...."a ... poignant metaphor for the futility of existence .... " is a brilliant summation of this powerful scene , Ransomriggs. Thanks for sharing.

[Edmund Raines]

It would have been a metaphor for futility if no one would have cared, if no one would have hollered on his behalf or bothered to pick him up. This movie portrayed what I grew up calling the good old days. It's a good reminder to those who are trying to take us back, to the good old days. A great movie.

[Mocanavlc]

magistral retrato de la soledad del dolor y la desolacion, que terrible!

[kadennis66]

Damn good movie and in my personal top 5. Sam the Lion hits home for me as I had someone like him in my life growing up. Wisdom and wit. Living in small town Iowa and watching your home town die sure as hell hits home in this movie also. Ben Johnson was a under used and appreciated actor. This is a movie I recomend to anybody that is a serious movie buff. Hope to read the book someday

[johnrunion]

paper moon is indeed a far superior film to txville.

[johnrunion]

yes, i agree texasville is a big letdown after picture show. the few good things about texasville were actually found in the novel. sonny was the heart and soul of lps. it was a big mistake to completely change the character of duane from lps to what he became in Txville. sure people change in 30 years, but for duane to go for an impulsive character to the voice of reason was just too much. it may as well have been two different people.

[thisisnotzimbabwe]

I watched Texasville and it was frankly a disappointment, I just didn't like the evolution of the characters. If you like Bogdanovich style, I would recommend you "Paper moon".