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Colonel Hart's Death

posted 15 years ago by shiftydave77
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So Hart shows up back at the camp, having become a cannibal and fully recovered from his injuries. At this point, he seems to be supporting Ives and the mission of converting Boyd. Note the scene when they are all eating stew, Hart is happily lapping up the remains of the dead soldier.

However, the next scene, Hart all of the sudden becomes depressed at what he has become and asks Boyd to put him out of his misery. Did anyone else find this a complete 180 from the previous scene? Why do you think Hart all of the sudden wanted to die rather than go on being dependent on eating human flesh?

[–] 15 years ago

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[–] veggieboy18 15 years ago

In my opinion, they have portrayed the after effects of cannibalism to coming off a high from a drug. The cannibals begin to "crash" and the only thing they can think about is getting that "high" back. That would explain Martha's description about how the Wendigo can only want more and more. The cannibals seem like crack heads for human meat. I think Hart was coming down from his high and in a moment of depression and clarity made the right choice. Ives however, never thought of anything except his next fix. I guess Boyd was only a recreational user so to speak and his morals helped him keep his hunger in check. I think they just needed Dr. Drew to sit around the fire at night with them and they would have sorted out all their dependency issues. haha

[–] nutsberryfarm 14 years ago

cannibalistic rehab with dr. drew!

Golf clap? Golf clap.

[–] britika 13 years ago

LOL TOO FUNNY!!!!

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[–] Ant1238 15 years ago

Veggieboy's answer is good. What occured to me is that his mood changed depending on who he was around. When he's around Ives, whom he only really knew post-cannibalism, Ives's excitement and positive attidude rubs off on him. Then, when he's alone with Boyd, reminiscing about his books and truth/happiness, I think reality kinda sets in for him. Then, when Boyd starts bringing up Hart's old friends that he has since killed/eaten, he realizes that he can't go on like this.

"That is terrible advice, Ant1238."

[–] glaeken777 14 years ago

The deleted scenes flesh out Harts character a bit and add some tragics aspects that might have made his change of heart more convincing.

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[–] nutsberryfarm 12 years ago

good point!

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