It didn't make sense that he was ......spoiler
willing to kill a bunch of innocent people. I think just killing Balq would have been more realistic.
shareThis is a movie. It's fiction. It's not real. Why does it have to conform to what you think "makes sense"?
shareit was too far fetched for this character who was such a decent person.
shareOnce again, IT'S FICTION. It doesn't have to be what you think is not "far fetched". Geez!
sharethen call it fantasy.
shareDid anyone say it's NOT fantasy?? Fiction CAN BE fantasy. Does the title have to have the word "fantasy" in it, jump off the screen, and smack you in the face before you understand it doesn't have to be what you want it to be? Go make your own video; you'll probably love that more than anything talented screenwriters, actors, and directors can create. I'm sure you would watch it over and over and over and never get tired of it.
shareImdb has it listed as Drama/Thriller.
shareDo you take EVERYTHING so literally, understanding everything in black and white with no gray in between? A drama/thriller CAN BE FANTASY. Maybe I have misjudged you. I thought you were an adult who just doesn't have a clue and has a hard with anything more complicated than not confusing the hot and cold water taps. But you're a child, right?
shareNo need to call names. I saw the movie in a different light than you.
shareActually, I think in your mind it was a completely different film than what everyone else sees. When it goes from the screen to your mind, it gets changed to something completely unlike the real film. That's why I thought you were a child. That's how children see films made for adults.
shareThis is something I find bothersome as well. People constantly expecting movies to "make sense." The fact that it's fiction means it doesn't have to conform to "reality." Beyond that, the fact of the matter is that even real life doesn't "make sense."
shareit is not at all unreasonable to examine the motivation of a character. in fact, writers, directors, actors all roll these questions over in their heads all the time. especially when they want their dramas to carry weight.
your take is kind of ridiculously officious. no one put you in charge of anything. just like anyone else, you may or may not have an opinion as to such questions of plausibility - which is a figure of merit, is a challenge.
as to the the op - i think it might be related to the main character's extreme alienation owing primarily to the the sense of being duped, a dupe - his credulity concerning memes of god & nation leading his son to ruin. followed by the other fellow's suicide, his alcohol poisoning, his cancer, the sense of desolation overwhelming him. it is still a challenge understanding that extremity, which flies directly into the face of his native values - but does show the stresses at work within him.
Your entire argument is terrible. You don't get to just shrug off any criticism with a film by saying it's fiction. That's horrid logic.
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