this be one of the great film ever make . it an all time classic . the character play by ned beatty undergoes one of the great on screen transformation ever portrayed . he be a shallow and almost useless and overweight insurance salesman . he be proud of his ignorance and and yet judge the backwards hick to be the ignorant one . when he compliment the old man on his hat and and the old man respond and you do not know nothing and the tone be set . it true . he really doesn not know nothing . but one backwoods anal rape later and the man be practically a warrior . his shallow fake bravery be tone down into serious resolve . the old self be forever dead and leave in some far off wood and soon to be under hundred of foot of water . and what of lewis and our intrepid guide . lewis be a philosopher or hunter or warrior and and he just about nut . burt reynolds prove himself a an actor way back in 1972 in this film and completely give himself in to this wonderful role . who wouldn not want to have a friend like lewis if one be to venture into the danger of a forgotten or soon to be leave behind world like the one our hapless traveler find themselves in . this film speak to u on so many level . the story feel real . it work a a complete action or adventure and with wonderful cinematography and and deliberate and grind pacing . it work a a bit of a horror film and with the danger and almost surrealism of the encounter with the vile redneck who objectify their sow ned beatty . but it also work a an art film and use incredible amount of symbolism to convey truth that go to our very core . i have see this film at least fifty time and and every time it come on and i find i have to watch it . you have to watch it quite a few time to even begin to comprehend it . this be one deep movie . this be one well acted movie . and this be one hell of a story . i give it a positive and and put it in my 10 all time great film ever make and along with schindler list and casablanca and taxi driver and and sling blade and among others . movie that make you think . movie that take you beyond have to think . movie that use a story to make their point and without try to preach to you . if you think you know deliverance and you might and but again and you might not . it really be that good .