The Adventure is the Thing

Rating: Null/10 (30 December 2014)

Huston, once again, takes his protagonists and his audience on a quest for riches and glory and, as he did with "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre", leaves of them deflated but undefeated. The physically ruined yet indomitable Peachy is off to the same junction that served as a starting point for his grand adventure with Danny. Danny's grotesquely shriveled head still wears a hollow king's crown but Peachy leaves it as a reminder that it is not the destination but the shared journey that makes life worth living. Friendship, loyalty, exercising and improving upon your skills and pushing the limits of your endurance is what Huston himself seemed to enjoy and are key to his adventure films.