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So Was Ben's Father a Good Man or an Evil Man?

posted 7 years ago by ecarle (14979)
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The film gives us a lot of flashbacks to Ben's father as a military man who elects to fight Ben's autism with tough tactics: if the kid cant stand bright light and loud noises..force him to withstand MORE bright light and loud noises. To fight back against bullies , the father has Ben (and his brother) beaten bloody in training fights.

And mom leaves dad.

And something happens.

So: Ben's dad -- good or bad?

[–] Nanook (1937) 5 months ago

Good. The only fault I can think of is not bringing the other brother to their mother's wake. Forgot if there was a reason for that.