HAROLD AND MAUDE?A Moving Picture of Perfection?(A review and close analysis of the final scene)

When one searches out the utopia of all films, though there are many that are almost up to par, the only one that can fulfill the requirements of perfection is Harold and Maude. One can try, but will not come across even a trifle of fault contained in Hal Ashby?s masterpiece. The only words to describe his flawless direction, the cast?s splendid acting, Cat Stevens? superb and fitting soundtrack, John A. Alonzo?s cinematography skills, and William Sawyer and Edward Warschilka?s precise and ideal editing, are that of true genius.
A young man, Harold (Bud Cort), and a seventy-nine year old woman, Maude (Ruth Gordon), find each other while living in a confusing, insensitive, and complicated world. As well as their love not being conventional, neither of them as individuals is truly accepted by society. Harold feels that he is shunned by his mother, and in turn, acts out by performing mock suicides to get her attention. He is an introverted young man, who has not yet learned ho...