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Are Mick and Aston the same person?


A thought occured while watching this film that mick and aston may be intended by the writer to be two sides of one personality.Does anyone agree or am i way off the mark?

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Yes they probably are. It's a common trick. And of course, the characterization go for polar opposition. So we must assume they are just as different as they are the same.

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I spoke with an actor who had played the role of Aston and he "diagnosed" his character with schizophrenia, and seeing as how split personalities are a common side effect of the disorder it's interesting to note that two of the characters may represent both personalities..

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I think you're way off the mark. The brothers are flawed but then again so is Davies.

All the characters are flawed, on that basis you could say all three are the same person.

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