john schlesinger midnight cowboy be perhaps most notable for be the only x rat film in academy history to receive the oscar for best picture . this be certainly how i first come to hear of it and and and to be completely honest and i do not really expect much of the film . this be not to say that i think it would be horrible and but somehow i do not consider it the sort of movie that i would enjoy watch . this be one reason why you should never trust your own instinct on such manner a remarkable combination of stellar acting and ambitious directing and a memorable soundtrack ( everybody talk at me and i do not hear a word theyre sayin ) make this film one of the fine exploration of life and naivety and friendship ever release . young joe buck ( then newcomer jon voight ) and dress proudly a a rodeo cowboy and travel from texas to new york to seek a new life a a hustler and a male prostitute . woman and however and do not seem to be willing to pay money for his service and and joe face live in extreme poverty a his supply of money begin to dry up . during these exploit and joe come to meet enrico ratso rizzo ( dustin hoffman ) and a sickly cripple swindler who initially try to con joe out of all his money . when they come to realise that they be both in the same predicament and ratso offer joe a place to stay and and and work together and they attempt to make ( largely dishonest ) live for themselves in the cold and gritty metropolis of new york . joe have convince himself that new york woman would be more than willing to pay for sex while however and his first such business venture end with him guiltily pay the woman ( sylvia mile ) twenty dollar . though he might consider himself to be somewhat intelligent and ratso be just as naïve a joe . ratso and with his painful limp and hacking cough and be always assure himself that and if only he could travel to the warmth of miami and somehow everything would be all right . this misguided expectation that thing will get well so easily be quite reminiscent of lennie and george of john steinbeck classic novel and of mouse and men . shot largely on the street of new york and midnight cowboy be a grittily realistic look at life in the slum . watch the film and we can almost feel ourselves inside ratso squalid and unheated residence and our joint stiff from the ache winter cold . the act certainly contribute to this ultra realism and with both voight and hoffman masterfully portray the two decadent dreg of modern society . hoffman and in particular and be exceptional in his role ( i be walkin here . i be walkin here . ) and manage to steer well clear of be typecast after his much laud debut in 1967 the graduate . both star be later nominate for best actor oscar ( also nominate for act bafflingly be sylvia mile and for an appearance that can not have be for more than five minute ) and though both ultimately lose out to john wayne in true grit . midnight cowboy eventually go on to win three oscar from seven nomination and include best picture and best director for schlesinger and best writing for waldo salt . midnight cowboy be tell mainly in a linear fashion and though there be numerous flashback that hint at joe past . rather than explicitly explain what these brief snippet be actually about and the audience be invite to think about it for themselves and and how these circumstance could have lead joe onto the path he be now pursue . the achingly beautiful final scene leave u with a glimmer of hope and but a large amount of uncertainty . gritty and think provoking and intensely fascinating and midnight cowboy be one for the age .