Midnight Cowboy

i ain’t dressed for a party :(  thought this was gonna be a cowboy movie. i educated myself and learned that joe’s cowboy persona was a metaphor for naivety and hope. my interpretation is after going through such a traumatic experience (literally getting gang raped and that shit with the grandma) joe decides to reinvent himself and put on a persona as a way to cope. he sees love and sex differently now and decides to dive into sex work protected by his cowboy persona. this doesn’t work and he’s swallowed by the beast that is cold late 60s new york city. until he meets ratso. and i believe this is where joe finally feels seen :) i BELIEVE you can get through ANYTHING if you have community. as long as you have someone that mutually trusts and supports you, it’s gonna be ok  i love LOVE ratso from the dirt to the sass to the vulnerability to the pinky ring. this movie speaks to me in a language i don’t quite understand YET maybe after a third rewatch but the soundtracks amazing makes me wanna pick up a harmonica  yap sesh complete