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Why the Hate between Lamb and Dainard?

posted 11 years ago by gary_overman
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In the first part of the film (before the strange stuff happens) we see Louis Dainard (Ron Eldard) appearing just after the funeral and Deputy Lamb (Kyle Chandler) arrests him. Then, in the rest of the film, we continue to see the conflict between the two men played out through their kids.

I never quite understood the reason for the hatred. Was it because Lamb blamed Dainard for the death of his wife because Dainard had taken that day off, and his wife had to substitute for him or what?

[–] denisecanuck 11 years ago

I would say you hit the nail on the head.
Although at the end he did say it was an accident.
Pretty raw when it just happened though.

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[–] pmfg_pan 11 years ago

Yeah, Dainard took the day off at short notice due to being still hung-over from the night before.

According to Alice, he actually "drank that morning".

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[–] ezzy666 11 years ago

I thought Dainard didn't go to work because he was still drunk. I don't understand why Lamb would think that it would have been better for a drunk person to be operating machinery. If anything Lamb should blame himself for not earning enough money so that his wife could have job that paid less.

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

[–] PiggybackBandit 11 years ago

He didn't think a drunk person would have been better at operating the machinery. He thought Dainard should have never been drunk in the first place so he could do his job. Do you honestly think it's acceptable as an adult to take a day off because you're drunk?

[–] gary_overman 11 years ago

OK, thanks for the responses folks. I thought that that might be the reason but I wasn't quite sure and wanted to see if anyone else saw it the same way.

Thought it was really a pretty good film, myself.

[–] king_of_bob 10 years ago

Really? Lamb thinks it would have been better of Dainard hadn't been an alcoholic in the first place. That he should never have been drinking that morning to begin with. At no point is it suggested that he thinks it would be better for a drunk person to have been there. You're totally misrepresenting Lambs reasoning for being mad.

If anything Lamb should blame himself for not earning enough money so that his wife could have job that paid less.

Are you joking or just extremely ignorant?

Prof. Farnsworth: Oh. A lesson in not changing history from Mr. I'm-My-Own-Grandpa!

[–] SteverB 9 years ago

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[–] king_of_bob 10 years ago

It should be blatantly obvious. Lamb blames Dainard for the death of his wife. Because had he showed up for his job that day, Lambs wife wouldn't have been at the plant and thus wouldn't be dead.

He didn't just take the day off. He didn't show up for his shift because he was drunk, so Elizabeth had to go in to fill in for him. If he hadn't been a useless drunk, Elizabeth would still be alive.

Prof. Farnsworth: Oh. A lesson in not changing history from Mr. I'm-My-Own-Grandpa!

[–] Daenerys-Stormborn 10 years ago

Dainard had missed his shift and Lamb's wife had to fill it in. Its natural that the Deputy blames him for having left his wife work extra hours while he lies drunk in the morning.

When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives.

[–] krycek19 9 years ago

Something like that. The whole movie sucked.