Wednesday, 10 February 2016

What is the significance of the hat in Miller's crossing?

A scene in the movie provides a lovely explanation of the hat:



Verna: What're you chewin' over?



Tom Reagan: Dream I had once. I was walkin' in the woods, I don't know why. Wind came up and blew me hat off.



Verna: And you chased it, right? You ran and ran, finally caught up to it and you picked it up. But it wasn't a hat anymore and it changed into something else, something wonderful.



Tom Reagan: Nah, it stayed a hat and no, I didn't chase it. Nothing more foolish than a man chasin' his hat.

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