Midnight Cowboy is probably known more for its rating, than for the great acting and heart-renching story. It is the only X-rated movie to win an oscar, and I believe that if it had achieved an R or less, than it would have won many more awards.
The story focuses on Jon Buck, a male prostitute struggling to get by in New York and a sick con-man Rizzo who becomes his best friend. The two go through ups and downs together and end up closer than they ever imagined by the time of Rizzo's tragic demise.
The true beauty of this film lies in the very human tale of fear and friendship, and how the two intermingle. While not a unique theme, he dramatic (almost melodramitic) circumstances in which the story takes places serves to focus the audience even more on the truth and importance held therein.
Great film, one of my favorites.
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