Hobbes

A number of years ago a friend of mine created a sensation by writing an article showing that Clint Eastwood's "Fistful of Dollars" was a great commentary on the philosophy of Hobbes. At that time the idea of finding philosophical ideas in popular culture was outlandish-movies were for escape ,not for study. Today there are lots of philosophical books and article about films ("The Matrix" is a favorite)
I thought the best presentation of Hobbes on film was Scorsese's "The Gangs of New York (see A.O Scott's review Dec.20 2002) It ends with a ruthless display of force by the state to crush the riots and gang war that plagued New York during the Civil war,thus allowing the city to emerge into the New York we all love.Do you buy this?