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Do you think Weil redeemed himself? (spoilers)

posted 13 years ago by The_Keeper_of_Angela_Baker
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Although I firmly believe Weil was a "good man" as he says at one point, he does go about his tasks with a zealousness that makes him the mirror image of Count Karnstein. However, once he discovers he nearly murdered his innocent niece, he starts listening to Anton and even just doing that, seems a bit of a victory for the character. Certainly, when he and the Brotherhood resolve to actually destroy Count Karnstein does he move up a peg in likability.

The only thing I would have changed is that Weil should have been the one to destroy Karnstein as he was dying rather than Anton. That would have completely redeemed the character, I think. As it is, the concept is up for debate.

What say you?

[–] tedeadite 12 years ago

he's still a bloody klansman

[–] sillyspaghetti 12 years ago

I don't like Weil, Count Karnstein or Freida. I like Weil's wife, Anton and Maria. Weil kills innocent folk in the most brutal and barbaric ways and that cannot be excused.

"Hey! Ladies! That was fun!"

[–] GeneticSugarKane 12 years ago

The only characters who are completely likable, imo, are Anton, his sister and Maria. I wanted to see Weil dead throughout the entire film. Cushing is great in this.

They mostly meet me at the waterfront after the social... mostly.

[–] preppy-3 12 years ago

Yeah I hated Weil too but he wasn't being intentionally evil like Karstein. He THOUGHT he was doing God's work but wasn't. When it was revealed that Frieda was a vampire u can see the pain in his face and I think he realized THEN that he was wrong. Anyways he does pay for his past sins at the end.

[–] rgaretho 12 years ago

This is Cushing's scariest role as far as I'm concerned. He does the most terrible things but is absolutely unquestioningly convinced he is doing the right thing. And people like that really existed! In fact you could argue they still do...

"I don't need to fight to prove I'm right. I don't need to be forgiven."

[–] Sillyhuron 12 years ago

Here's a wacky thought. After watching his splendid wrath-of-god zealot in this, I wished he could have tried John Brown (U.S. freedom fighter). If he could have done the accent...

[–] profh-1 12 years ago

"This is Cushing's scariest role as far as I'm concerned."

It's up there. Others in a similar class would be "FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED" (I stood up and CHEERED when he got killed at the end!), and, "CORRUPTION" (which I somehow managed to see in a theatre on a triple-bill back in 1971).

Come to think of it, "CORRUPTION" is sort of him "warming up" for "FMBD". (Both stories involve decaptations.)

[–] cold_sky 9 years ago

Welp, now I know how THAT one ends.

[–] richwicz 9 years ago

Frankenstein isn't killed at the end of Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed as he turns up a few years later in Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell.

[–] greenbudgie 9 years ago

I don't think that Weil could ever redeem himself. We can feel sorry for him. His religious fanaticism made him do those mean things. But I feel it had to be stainless Anton to do the honours at the end.

[–] King-Stannis-Baratheon 9 years ago

It was Peter Cushing. No redemption necessary; he was the best character by far.

Brienne: "Any last words?"
Stannis: "The siege begins at sunrise."