What you write here is true and beautiful, but I'd love to see a more lengthy discussion
I have never written much about The Night of the Hunter for LJ. I saw it for the first time in the summer of 2005; I could have sworn I'd at least taken notes at the time, but all I've got are scattered LJ-comments like this one from years later: "It was like falling into someone else's nightmares; drifting down the river, the preacher's shadow on the horizon. There's one hymn I won't ever be able to hear again . . . a sermon, a murder ballad, a mystery play. Also, you do not want to fuck with old ladies with shotguns." I'd want to see it again before making any more extensive claims. I've seen it twice now and both times it was beautiful.
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I have never written much about The Night of the Hunter for LJ. I saw it for the first time in the summer of 2005; I could have sworn I'd at least taken notes at the time, but all I've got are scattered LJ-comments like this one from years later: "It was like falling into someone else's nightmares; drifting down the river, the preacher's shadow on the horizon. There's one hymn I won't ever be able to hear again . . . a sermon, a murder ballad, a mystery play. Also, you do not want to fuck with old ladies with shotguns." I'd want to see it again before making any more extensive claims. I've seen it twice now and both times it was beautiful.