The Maltese Falcon Film Analysis
The Maltese Falcon is a classic film that portrays an anti-hero on his journey to unearth a mystery. He manages to entangle himself with a number of sketchy people who all have conflicting motives and desires. One can see where the character’s hearts lie by observing their obsession, heartlessness, and dedication towards finding the Maltese falcon. First, Sam Spade is hired to find a man for a lady named Brigid; however, he quickly realizes that this is not an ordinary case. He became obsessed with finding out what Brigid was hiding and adapted his life to revolve around this mystery. Similarly, all Brigid could think about was obtaining the prize, and she would do anything within her power to do so. Next, the characters willingly
gave up the morals and standards for the statue. Brigid shamelessly pretended to be someone she was not and “fall in love”, Gutman drugged Spade and blew up a ship, and Spade was easily bribed by money and the thought of success. They all compromised their ethics, simply to gain transient wealth. Lastly, finding a treasure that has unfathomable worth takes dedication. And all the characters in this film had it. Many lies were told, people killed, and Gutman even gave up his own son. There was no easy way to obtain this treasure and it took much determination and dedication for Spade to solve this mystery. To recapitulate, the character’s obsession, heartlessness, and dedication can clearly display where their hearts truly lied. All the characters were so honed in on finding the prize that it consumed their every thought, they were willing to shamelessly give up their morals, and they were the epitome of dedication when it came to finding treasure. Matthew 6:22 states, “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” This verse applies perfectly to this film, because the characters were all consumed by greed and their hearts genuinely displayed their obsession. They put their trust and hope into earthly things that will fade away and they were let down when the falcon turned out to be a fraud. As the saying should go, what you see is rarely what you get.
gave up the morals and standards for the statue. Brigid shamelessly pretended to be someone she was not and “fall in love”, Gutman drugged Spade and blew up a ship, and Spade was easily bribed by money and the thought of success. They all compromised their ethics, simply to gain transient wealth. Lastly, finding a treasure that has unfathomable worth takes dedication. And all the characters in this film had it. Many lies were told, people killed, and Gutman even gave up his own son. There was no easy way to obtain this treasure and it took much determination and dedication for Spade to solve this mystery. To recapitulate, the character’s obsession, heartlessness, and dedication can clearly display where their hearts truly lied. All the characters were so honed in on finding the prize that it consumed their every thought, they were willing to shamelessly give up their morals, and they were the epitome of dedication when it came to finding treasure. Matthew 6:22 states, “For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” This verse applies perfectly to this film, because the characters were all consumed by greed and their hearts genuinely displayed their obsession. They put their trust and hope into earthly things that will fade away and they were let down when the falcon turned out to be a fraud. As the saying should go, what you see is rarely what you get.