The Big Sleep 1946

[Tommy Tainant]

I watched this the other night. It really is an exercise in genius.
To make the audience stay hooked on something they dont understand is a rare art.

Quextions exist still for me. Who killed Sean Regan ? Is he actually dead ? Why was he killed ? Does it really matter ?

Why didnt Marlowe step in when Jones was poisoned ? What hold did Eddie Mars have over Lauren Bacall ? What wes her relationship to the wife of Eddie Mars ?

Why are there no black actors in it ?

Its been remade most notably in the 70s. But the nearest equivalent is the Patrick MacGoohan serial The Prisoner. Another riddle inside an enigma. Similar in that you dont know whatiis going on but you keep watching.

One of the greatest films ever. A monument to American culture.

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[Polishprince]

There are no black actors in the film, because it was a story about honky society in America in the 1940's. Not too many white actors in the classic New Jack Ctiy which was about crack culture in the hood in the 1980's.

 

[Tommy Tainant]

There are no black actors in the film, because it was a story about honky society in America in the 1940's. Not too many white actors in the classic New Jack Ctiy which was about crack culture in the hood in the 1980's.

And the racist nature of Hollywood.. Its still a great film.

 

[luiza]

One of the greatest films ever. A monument to American culture.

You are truly shallow .
Good entertainment but never great .

Not in the top 250 as rated by IDMb which most mirrors Sheeple taste