... neither quixotic nor sentimental. The relationship itself serves as a caustic satire of modern society (although the movie was filmed in the sixties, the message is still just as applicable), and Ben's mentality throughout the affair is so similar to Holden Caulfield's that what humor can be found in his situation and in the film's dialogue is overshadowed. Benjamin's relationship with Elaine ... happily ever after, and the audience is not left with that "all is right with the world- feeling that one comes to expect at the end of a Romantic Comedy. Instead, Ben's restless, unsettled moo...

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