Aaron Eckharts character was plotting with the other conspirators to capture large swaths of land and the mining rights to the islands.
As part of a night out they decide to go to some club where Chenault does start acting slutty but before the men she came with can grab her to snap her into composing herself. (people sometime forget where they are, happens to everyone).
The other patrons who where all black push the men out, and punch aarons character. for what reason did they hit him and get so confrontational with them? because they wanted to help Chenault regain her composure. Instead the "black"men dont want that, they instead view chenault as a prey who has fallen into their trap and plan on having their way with her. Meanwhile it is evident that when this is happening the females in the club are rooting this happening, seemingly also welcoming the coming gang rape of the white girl.
This scene made aaron's character the victim, of the savage blacks who took an opportunity as a whole, meaning every single person in the club was complisate or even proactive in pushing away Chenaults male escorts so they can rape her.
As such instead of Eckharts character being viewed as a dispicable person who was out ot rape and pillage the land and people as a whole, it made him seem justified in his operations since the locals would rape a drunk girl in such a manner.
this of course is jut my opinion, but how me and the other person who saw this movie veiwed the events. As such I was wondering if the purpose of these scene both in the book and movie was to demonize the locals and make eckharts character seem justified in his plans.
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