the father
After the "incident" where Beck "gets it in the end" his father was a rather unsympathetic prick about his own son. Beck should've sicced the rapists on his father and the police captain.
shareThe fathers role was written as a one note act , Hingle had nothing to work with except act like a father who thinks his son is a wimp or maybe less of a man due to getting raped. He is not a man who loves his son and tries to understand , his thinking is one dimensional macho - I'm father to a son who likes it up the butt and that's that. Terribly written role.
As for the black police office who berates Beck, he should have been punched in the nuts. He thinks it's all Becks fault and the role is so terribly acted that I wanted to smack the crap out of the writers
"So, a thought crossed your mind? Must have been a long and lonely journey"share
"As for the black police office who berates Beck..."
Yes, at first I didn't understand why that officer, who I think was Beck's sergeant in the movie, was so hostile when Beck was terrified to see the suspects even through a two-way mirror. I think the intended motivation was that he hated Beck for wimping out on ID'ing the thugs but it came across way over the top and merciless when he said. "Go, on get out of here, punk!", to the cowering Beck. Powerful scene for Crenna as Beck but would've been even better if that officer was understanding and calming.
"Nevah woulda happened in Chicago". - Sgt. Royko share
It's the old school attitude that men don't or shouldn't get rape. If something happens to them, it's because they're less then men. Richard told his father that he didn't want to die and his father acts like it would have been better if he had.
Most people are so ungrateful to be alive, but not you. Not anymore.
~Saw~