saw for first time last night

I don't know why he was so nasty. The bar room had the feel of a station through which many types of people pass, so there was a need to show that type of person.

I don't know whether there has to be a point - it was a play that won the Pulitzer Prize for William Saroyan. Many of his stories are slice-of-life stories filled with heart. His books are wonderful. This movie captured all of that feeling very well.