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Questions about the movie, just wondering?

posted 13 years ago by creatorof2002
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1. Why was Clint destitute and out of a job at the end of the film? he was about to win the pullitzer prize and would have achieved a great deal of fame by the last minute prevention of an unjust execution. Those bosses of his who were about to fire him would have been begging him to return to work and would have been offering him raises and promotions if this movie was even slightly realistic.

2. If this movie had been real what kind of restitution would the almost executed guy have been entitled to from the state? I am guessing a few million dollars?

3. If the events in this movie had really happened would effect would it have had on death penalty law? I have never heard of a real life case where an innocent person was exonerated at the last minute? would such an event have been a catalyst for ending or at least seriously examining the death penalty?

4. I think it was pretty sad that after being so heroic the poor old guy was alone and broke on christmas, the least the family of the guy whose life he saved could have done was invite him to have xmas dinner with them or something.

[–] cowking7 13 years ago

I think in the end they Clint wanted the character to be portrayed as a narcissist. Ask your self this, did he really do it to save frank or make himself feel better for getting the rape case wrong.

[–] creatorof2002 12 years ago

I still totally need someone to explain to me why he was FIRED (out of a job) if he was about to win the PULLITZER. If he just saved an innocent person from execution at the last possible moment he would be a HERO to the world and would be semi famous. He would be very valuable to his bosses and they would be pampering him. If word got out that they FIRED him for saving the innocent man his bosses would be painted as total A holes by the media and their names would be mud plus it would make Clint's character a martyr as well, save an innocent man lose job for it. No way in hell should the movie have had such an ending, it should have shown his boss congratulating him and giving him a big RAISE.

Also, as I said before it was so sad that he was all alone on Xmas, wouldn't that family of the man he saved make him an honorary member of their family and at least invite him to have xmas dinner with them or something?

[–] Las0023 11 years ago

Maybe he made so much money on his book deal that he decided to quit.

[–] taylorje 11 years ago

He probably quit the job, as in "take this job and shove it." I'm sure the newspaper did ask him back, but that guy Bob hated him and would've continued making his life miserable.

He told the store clerk at the end that the money from the book was "already spent." His wife probably got a big chunk of it in the divorce settlement. It was sad that he was alone on Christmas, but I'm sure he got to see his daughter at some point.

[–] daniel_s-a 10 years ago

You should write Disney movies.

[–] johncalebsanchez 9 years ago

I thought he was being sarcastic. Throughout the whole movie his character was a sarcastic guy. So at the end even though he says I'm our of a job it's also mentioned that he's got a book deal and a pulitzer prize coming. He's also going to see his daughter. He did mention that the last thing he bought her went over well with the ex so that makes me believe things were smoothed over. Him saying he spent all the money might have also have been or joke. Either the way the guy wasn't destitute. He prolly didn't want or need the job... Book deal , pulitzer prize ..going to see his daughter. I'm sure he was famous after that. So I'm sure. he ended up just fine.

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[–] dharvestmoon 9 years ago

How did he get from Oakland bar to Governors mansion in Sacramento?

Or was he in San Francisco? He's driving over a bridge on his way to Governors mansion which one would think is the Bay Bridge.

Or poetic license?