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The Third Man Morality The Third Man raises some serious moral issues but at it's heart lies the central conflict, is it better to remain steadfast and loyal as a personal value or is ones, "duty to humanity" and overriding consideration?" Throughout the "The Third Man" we find ourselves questioning whether it is morally righteous to take precedence the personal over the social good. Camera As the camera swings from close-ups to long shots, there is a suggestion by Reed of a tension between distance and proximity that may speak of principles that involve the public and private realms. Thus, in the cinematography, morality is perhaps alluded to. The ambiguity that is given to us visually and through the presentation of character translates into the ambiguity of moral questions. Frontier Values The film embodies a critique of cowboy culture. Carol reed extols (praises) subtler means to address that virtue does not embrace Holly's brash intrusion into the...

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