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Did Gino 'deserve' to die?

posted 17 years ago by pipeoxide
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Obviously, this movie is a strong anti-capital punishment statement...the French were using the exact form as we saw in the film...guillotine-style!
But, as far as the Gino character...do you think he "deserved" to die, in the sense that he killed another human being, OR, would you side with the attorney in the film & Jean Gabin's character: it's all a matter of circumstance?
Just curious.
Oh, and I've watched 4 Alain Delon movies in the past 4 days, and he DIES in every one. Let's see if the trend continues.

BG
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[–] cocoon84 16 years ago

I dont think he deserved to die
I hated the police man and I appreciated Gino to kill him

[–] TemporaryOne-1 16 years ago

But he deserved life in prison.

Killing people to stop people from killing people does not stop people from killing people.

But a lifetime in prison does, albeit prisoners do occasionally kill fellow inmates (and escape prison).

His situation was a matter of circumstance, he was harassed and frustrated and pushed to the edge, but...he still took a life, he still took a life.

Delon does not die in every movie he is in.

[–] amanda317 16 years ago

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!WARNING THIS POST CONTAINS QUITE A FEW SPOILERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't think that Gino deserved to die, the way the police inspector harassed him would have made even the most sane person do something stupid!!!! Gino definately went through a lot!!! eg. spending time in jail, his wife getting killed, and on top of all that a nasty police inspector on his case every two minutes preventing from getting on in life and going streight!!!!! why could'nt he just leave poor Gino alone?????
I first saw this movie when I was 21 years old and that was 14 years ago having seeing at again when I was 34 years old around Christmas time made me understand it more!!!!! I feel I will maybe never able to watch it again as it too sad:-(!!!!! it is compelling though!!!!!! about your comment about Delon dying in a lot of his films I saw:- Le samourai, The Siscilian Clan, and Scorpio around August last year and by the time I finished watching them I felt almost like commiting Suicide:-( as you can see I am still here!!!! but it took 2 glasses of wine, and a glass of Thunder bird to put me in a better mood!!!!!:-)

[–] macken74 (613) 4 years ago

Spoilers ffs would have help !!!!