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Ok, Mark was scared and I don't blame him, but he could've gotten.....

posted 17 years ago by sun78
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protection.

I like this movie a lot. It's one of my favorites, but seriously, during the whole movie I can't help but wonder why the heck he didn't take all the protection he could get. I don't blame him for being scared. I'd be freaked out too. But he pretty much asked to get threatened. He didn't need to fake that Post Tramatic stress syndrome, only to get chased by that mob guy. As boring as jail might sound, I'd stay there. I'd tell the authorities everything I know and then get me and my family someplace safe. I know that there'd be no movie if Mark didn't act the way he did, but in real life, if you are ever part of a crime and your life is in danger, you get protection and you get it good. You get the best protection possible, even if it means going to jail for a couple of nights. You surely don't walk the streets and escape from jail.

[–] sun78 16 years ago

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[–] chemguy 16 years ago

Yes

but Mark's grown up with an alcoholic father. He's learned to take care of himself and to fly by the seat of his pants. He probably has trust issues. Why would he trust Reverend Roy or anyone else, when the Mob seemed like it was everywhere.

[–] Atalanta8 15 years ago

You missed a huge part of the plot line.

Mark wanted to tell them but the mob would kill him if he did, therefore, he didn't tell them and jail wouldn't save him since he would be out of jail.

If he told them where it was but the mob got to it first and moved it he wouldn't have gotten protection and they would have killed him anyway.

He had to make sure it was there, so he would get the protection once he told.

[–] actionmanrandell 15 years ago

its because he didnt trust cops or the law he was poor and never got helped by the cops

[–] Eracacke 14 years ago

This situation was handled badly in the movie. In the book Mark was content to stay safe in jail and Reggie and the Judge were actively trying to keep him there until witness protection had been arranged with the FBI. It wasn't until Foltrigg tried to subpoena Mark, his mother, and Reggie herself to appear in a New Orleans court that he escaped and went on the run with Reggie.

What makes the film even worse is that at one point Foltrigg asks Reggie if she 'is trying to get that boy killed' by trying to keep him locked up, which doesn't even make sense in the context of the movie.