I think you've correctly identified some conflicts in the script, but I don't think it's poor character development -- I'd say it's moral complication.
The Sheriff is a guy with love in his heart for all of god's critters. But he is also a lawman, and Belial is a murdering monster!
Belial is also a good guy - he's only defending his right to live, the rights of hid family, and the right of Duane to live as he chooses.
But, even though we know all this about Belial, there is also something else that we ignore.
Belial is a movie monster, and like all movie monsters he is an abomination before man and god, with NO right to live!
Its the Sheriffs DUTY to put Belial and all like him out of business!
Of course, he fails -- and that's why this movie is REALLY PREVERTED!!! The audience is expected to CHEER and APPLAUD the victorious MONSTERS, who HATE EVERYTHING THAT WE NORMALS STAND FOR! We should be sad and crying over he Sheriff's failure, not celebrating the victory of a bunch of TWISTED PREVERTED FREAKS!
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drtoni70
15 years ago
Its kind of like the Devils Rejects...Sheriff Wydell is by all accounts the good guy, but Rob Zombie has you rooting for the bad guys, but you dont really sympathize as much with Wydell as you do the Sheriff from Basket Case 3, because Wydell is sadistic in his own right. The Sheriff from Basket Case 3 seemed like a great guy. also, the freaks from Basket Case 3 were angels compared to the Devils Rejects, especially if you take Belial out of the equation.
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hurricanehorton
10 years ago
In real life, few people are all good and all bad. Most people try to be basically good, but have flaws. I think this film cleverly parodied the idea that films should be good guys vs bad guys, and portrayed each character as less than perfect.....
Nah, I'm joking. I just made that up. It's a cheesey B movie. It's not supposed to be held up too closely to examination. It's just supposed to be goofy and fun.
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