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What would a bunch of dead guys want with the gold?

posted 8 years ago by elmadman_99
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The basic premise of the movies is that Blake and his comrades are murdered and come back on the centenary of the town to seek revenge on six of the townspeople to make amends for the same number of sailors (Blake and his five men) killed 100 years ago.

Well and good.

However, it still begs the question as follows:

What would a bunch of dead guys want, need, or in fact do with Father Malone's gold once they had it?

Please post with any interesting thoughts.

Cheers for now.

[–] Hendry_William_French 8 years ago

I'd guess it was down to the principle. They can physically take the gold back to wherever they came from - it becomes one with them when they grab it at the end and it sort of lights up.

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[–] [deleted] 6 years ago

Something like this. It was their gold, and they were back to make sure it ended up where it belonged. They didn't want someone else profiting from what was theirs.

[–] MuMu2525 8 years ago

They want to kill six because that was the number of conspirators who led them to their deaths a century earlier, not the number of Blake's crew (which was obviously much larger). The ghosts can't kill the original conspirators now, but they can still kill six inhabitants of Antonio Bay who are, literally or symbolically, descendants of the town's murderous founders.

The gold cross plotline doesn't make a lot of sense logically, but it's more a symbolic thing about greed, retribution and atonement as Father Malone tries to rectify the wrongs committed by his ancestors. Unfortunately, the ghosts still want their pound of flesh as well. It's like the ghosts coming back on the 100th anniversary of the town. There's no logical reason for it since all the men who killed them are already dead themselves, but it makes it more of a traditional ghost story by shrouding it in this local legend (which most haunted places have).

[–] YippeeKiYay_MF 8 years ago

It was theirs...

I'll be good I swear... I'll never see a movie ever again.

[–] painter101 8 years ago

They just took what was rightly theirs. Blake and his crew are as bad as those who killed them.

[–] swaiminatrix 8 years ago

They want to go to Vegas.

[–] TheSolarSailor 8 years ago

Wow, what a stupid question.

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[–] stones78 8 years ago

STFU...I found it interesting; don't you dare diss a fellow Salem's Lot poster.

[–] TheSolarSailor 8 years ago

Wow, coming back here and it was STILL a stupid question.

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[–] euro4569 8 years ago

Wow, what a stupid question.

Uh, no, it wasn't actually.

[–] YourMomLikesMe 8 years ago

Because they're jews

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[–] Uncle Dave M 7 years ago

Nice... More likely they're Clintons... :)

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[–] nekcron-99 8 years ago

"but by the loss of something they absolutely care about: GOLD!"

A small correction, if I may, Mr. Loomis: gold is not just something the catholic church cares about.. Its the ONLY thing it cares about!

Have a day... lovely.

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