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How would Sy cope doing time?

posted 3 years ago by Tonyharrison (178)
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Except for arguing with the repairman, he otherwise comes across as an agreeable person (if, of course, we disregard the crimes he comitted). On the one hand, he might be able to get along with staff and other inmates and, knowing how crowded prison is, avoid loneliness and boredom. (Maybe he could even run photography classes!) On the other hand, he could have had a complete breakdown and maybe wouldn't have been able to handle himself in a rough prison environment.

[–] iLikeTurtles (2) 3 years ago

I’m not sure if ‘Prison’ is where he would end up. While he does seem relatively normal in day to day scenarios I feel that a psychiatric ward or hospital would be more realistic. He seems to default back to a child state at end of the film where he is looking at photos that have no relevance but could easily be photos of a young child trying out their first camera.