What happened with the gun? (spoilers)
The end, where he says "get on your knees" and gives the other cop the gun. Is that like saying, "say he killed himself", or "kill him"? What the heck was that?
shareHe gave back his "illegal" gun. It signified that he was finished with the job he came to do. He wasn't giving a signal or hint of any kind.
"a malcontent who knows how to spell"
See that doesn't make sense. It's his father's gun, why would he give it away to anyone but his brother?
Here's my reasoning, he is giving it so Marat can be executed with his father's gun. Just look at how the cops all formed the ring around him. That's not normal...that hints to some sort of spectacle that they are about to witness, like an execution. We all know cops get pissed when fellow cop gets killed...imagine what they would do if the deputy chief was killed. Executing him would also be a 'good' reaction for how much of a joke the police were being perceived as, showing to at least themselves that THEY 'own the night'.
He didn't give it back. He gave it up. It was illegal and concealed. He had no reason to use it, anymore. Giving it to the officer signaled the end of the violence. He was no longer bent on revenge.
"a malcontent who knows how to spell"
I think you are right on target. Joaquin may be finished with vengeance("We're done"[my brother and I] is what he said as he handed over the gun) but he knows the friend wants HIS and the force's rectifying/ vengeance. I believe 3 things prove this intent on the director's part: The ring of officers; the "Get down"- making Marat kneel down; and the providing of his murdered father's gun. With the latter two ,Joaquin has set up the action to follow, only he doesn't participate in that action.
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Damn... Could not have said it better myself.
shareMy take on the finale is that Green orders Marat to his knees to set up his execution but not to conduct it.
Instead, he hands the revolver to his father's assistant (with the silent implication that HE should shoot Marat) and then walks away.
If I had directed that scene, I would have inserted the sound of a gun shot as Green walks away, to tell the audience that justice had been done. Then, perhaps we could hear the audio portion of some radio or TV newscast saying that Marat "was killed by the police while trying to escape" or "while presenting armed resistance" or some such plausible explanation.
That way, there would be no uncertainty over the meaning of the last scene and the plot would be wrapped up nicely.
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