Just watched this for the first time today and thought it was awesome. Great story, characters, locations and soundtrack. I just have a quick question. Did anyone else think that John Book would end up becoming Amish himself. I know it wouldn't really have made much sense but he just got more and more involved with them and their ways I could see it happening.
shareAt the time I saw the movie the first time, in the theater, it looked like he would want to stay. But when he walked away, it seemed plain they were of different worlds. He could no more stay in hers, than she could go with him.
Very good because of that.
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Interesting though.
I wasn't expecting him to stay, but the story gave a great point of view that there was certainly more than one way of life to consider. On the surface it seems simple. A couple of years ago I saw part of a documentary about Amish life and they interviewed many of the teenagers growing up there who would go to parties which I think were mostly raves. They talked about getting away from the Amish life style.
Working in law enforcement the way John did, it provided something that I think he would have come to find missing in his life in living like the Amish.
It was something to think about but not something I saw as possibility to happen in the movie.
shareHe didn’t have the personality. He was a rough, no-nonsense Philly cop. The Amish were gentle people who took abuse without demur. Look at the way he beat up the hecklers, compared to Daniel’s just sitting there.
He couldn’t be an Amish.
Exactly, he couldn't be an Amish and Rachel was neither prepared to live "among the English ".
shareIt was a fun retreat and no doubt good for him but no way would an independent rough Philly cop feel at home permanently in an Amish community.