So what's the moral of this movie?

Sex is one of the life's great desserts -- don't try eating it as the main meal!

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It was the origin of the Clinton philosopy: Don't take any pictures, don't write anything down, and above all, deny, deny, deny!


Just kidding (kinda). I see it more as a case study, than a mroality tale. Because of my own life experiences, I can relate to the character, but never really pitty him. I saw a lot of parrallels between this and Leaving Las Vegas (another character I can relate to, but do pitty a little). Basically, both movies followed the self destructive, downward spiral of two individuals.

When it comes to compluslive behavior, you get to the point that you're doing it because it's what you do. The enjoyment, or thrill that you originally derived from it may be completely gone, but you still do it anyway. really, it becomes a sort of self perpetuating hell.

I left this movie, not thinking, "How sad," or "what a waste of talent," but instead, "that was a farily pathetic legacy to leave behind." In other words, this is how he'll be remembered: The star of a t.v. series, that was a kind of pop culture icon, who turned out to have a freakish personal life. I wonder if he really would even care.

Strangely enough, in today's society, this discovery would be a career builder rather than buster. Paris Hilton has made a killing at simply being an air-headed, you-know-what. I guess he was just born a few decades too soon.


If you was a mo-ron, I suppose you cd'almost andmire it. (Sheriff, kbv1)

Always wear a helmet while sleeping.

Snerk!!!! (Milk and Pepsi spew out my nose as I attempt to not die laughing!!!)

Good one!

I'm adding that one to my "tell everyone I know" file, if you don't mind.

I meant to make a general reply to the thread, and accidentally made it to you specifically.

I'll do better...

Cheers,

M

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definitely agreed.

hasn't anyone ever told you that smoking was bad for you?

no..no one..THANK YOU.

If you want to send messeges to someone,than post a letter or fax.Messeges are not for film.Films are here to put us to an other world for 2 hours not to be moralistic.Tough if you look for morall you will deffenetly find it.Auto focus is a strange little film of a strange little man or two strange men Bob Crane and John Carpenter.I even say the film is a masterpiece,Paul Shraders best efford as a director.Very close to its big brothers Taxi driver and Raging bull.I like Bob Crane, he probebly was a fun man to now.I also like Travis Bickle or Jake Lamotta.Why? Becouse we see who they realy are without a mask,as human beings altough in a downward spiral.Bob on the end of the film wanted out of the world he loved,wanted to leave the extravagant lifestyle of weird sex and concentrate back to his acting carreer and privat life.Ironicly that is what killed him. There is almost no escape of the traces you leave begind in live. It is also a murder mystery, who killed Bob Crane?
Because it's never a honderd percent shure who did it i think we all can figure out why he was killed.
This film aslo has one terific score. Angelo Badalamenti's score is one of his best.I can't think of the film without hearing Angelo's music.
The performences of the entire cast is absolutly stunning.Greg Kinnear and Willem Dafoe are giving there best performences.
So what's the moral of this movie?
You'r kidding right?