MovieChat Forums > Down in the Valley (2005) Discussion > In the end (spoilers) was Harlan gonna.....

In the end (spoilers) was Harlan gonna...


In the end when he has the Culkin kid walk by himself with the torch and he walks away, did he plan on murder him there?

There was a noise which sounded EXACTLY like a trigger being pulled back, Culkin asked him what that was and Norton said it was an animal.

He was stopped from doing whatever he had planned cause the father and them came at that moment.

I got the feeling that he was gonna pin his GF's (Evan Rachel Wood) death on her brother (Culkin) and that was the whole reason he took him with him, and it woulda worked as his prints was on the gun and he was already considered as a shooter

What do you think?



Mass genocide is the most exhausting activity one can engage in, next to soccer.

reply

He was trying to teach him not to be afraid of the dark. Harlan only grabs his gun and cocks it when he hears his father approaching. He was def not trying to kill him lol. I think Harlan saw a part of himself in Lony and in his own twisted mind was trying to be a father figure to him. Harlan brought both good and bad to October and Lonys lives. He meant well but was seriously damaged from his past lol

Sad film one of my favs!!!

reply

According to the subtitles, the sound was "wood snapping."

reply