At the Movies!

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So today I watched Howard Hawks' 'Rio Bravo'. It was good, just some old school western action. My favorite character on the film has to be Dean Martin's role as 'Dude' (or 'Borachon'/Drunkard, as know by the Mexican characters). The guy battles with the demons that drove him to drink as he desperately tried not to let down Sheriff Chance (John Wayne) who believes in him more than he believes in himself. The scene where Spoiler:Dude is seen pouring back of a glass of bourbon into the bottle, in particular, is one of the most life affirming scenes I've seen in a while. That scene is so simple yet effective.

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Related/unrelated: shoutuots to Stanley Kubrick's 'Full Metal Jacket' for introducing me to actor John Wayne (and by extension this movie) as well as Lawrance of Arabia earlier this year.