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That one scene with the policeman in his living room

posted 15 years ago by BobStage
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When he's watching the protests on the news, and then his wife reminds his son to say goodnight before leaving. That left me with a hope that it would be revealed somehow that the son was protesting his father or something.

I dunno, I just wanted something- anything- to break through that smug self-righteous face. I figured the only way that could happen would be if his own child sided against him.

In fact, that would actually be a nice comfort to know. Like in "Lord of War", when Nicolas Cage gets away with everything he's done but has to suffer the fact that his family disowns him and hates him . That would be somewhat of a relief and comfort to know they actually felt some kind of punishment for what they did.

Huh, maybe this is where religious assurance is supposed to start, and if I wasn't an agnostic I probably would say that God's vengeance awaits those guilty of sin. Go figure :)

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[–] BobStage 15 years ago

I didn't see shame. Or genuine regret. I saw satisfaction that he'd be looked after and helped.

And no policemen were ever put on trial for what they did, so no, they got away with it.

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[–] blankk23 15 years ago

Three were tried and found not guilty.

[–] mikeyg24 15 years ago

"And no policemen were ever put on trial for what they did, so no, they got away with it."

In real life?

Yes. But then I guess if you can frame people for murder you can orchestrate a means to evade responsibility. As for his regret, I too agree there was none but I did sense some anxiety seeing as how he was watching something that may eventually reveal his corruption.

Good guys may not finish last but they sure as sh*t don't finish first!