What A Powerful, Powerful Movie

Rating: 10/10 (11 January 2020)

I just saw this movie for the first time. Ever since I can remember, I have heard about this film, seen it spoofed, honored and referred to in many different mediums. Now I sit here wondering why it took me so long to view it.
The performances are electrifying, riveting, and evocative. No wonder it has stood up so well to detailed critical review and evaluation over time.
For a movie that is over 60 years old and that was made in a time when social attitudes and mores were far different, its messages, and the movie itself, are still very (if not even more) relevant today.