Our faith in others betrays that we would rather have faith in ourselves. Our longing for a friend is our betrayer. Often with our love we want merely to overcome envy. And often we attack and make ourselves enemies, to conceal that we are vulnerable.
Nietzsche
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The Hustler
He could be talking about American foreign policy since 1789.
ReplyDeleteHadn't thought of it in that way David but an interesting comparison. Existentialism and Hardboiled/Noir go hand in hand for me.
ReplyDeleteGood point, I agree that many of the best films noir are existential, The Wages of Fear being a good example.
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