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User Reviews for: The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

IsharaLion
9/10  4 weeks ago
As far as movie making techniques are concerned, this movie doesn't invent something new. Where it shines in though is it's story, dialogue and acting.

It's a great tale of morality; 3 guys set out to find gold and become rich. They do anything in their power to protect it when they find it, even amongst themselves. Greed is a vile thing and even the most thrustworthy of the two admits if he was younger, he might have been tempted by it.

Sometimes a challenge along the way becomes an asset, an enemy can become a friend and aid in the mission. The greatest danger always comes from within though. Humphrey Bogart is excellent as Dobbs, jovial when everything goes well, crule and suspicious when he's in a bad mood. Fear drives him more than actual malice though. It's also because of him that he influences the rest of the guys, make them just as suspicious. If a character like Dobbs wasn't there, the party would have made it with less anxiousness.

[spoiler]When in the end, all the efforts are futile, those that remain can't help but laugh about the fate of it. They tried and worked so hard for it only to have it blown away. What else can you do? But, along the journey for the one thing, they've found something else. Not the thing they were looking for that would make them rich, but something that will make them richer in life.[/spoiler]
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