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Why would he feel so bad about killing them?

posted 8 years ago by Zombie55
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Considering not only the fact that they tormented his brother to death, they were also drug dealing criminals who probably were involved in the number of other serious crimes as well, why would he feel so bad about killing them in the end, when at first, all he ever felt was how necessary and right it was?

I mean, they WERE the bad guys right.

In various action movie instances like Die Hard, Commando, Lethal Weapon and many of the James Bond films, the lead heroes had no remorse towards killing bad guys, some of them even did it out of revenge rather than self defense, but here...

At the end especially, the lead character feels bad about killing them, even goes as far as to say it wasn't worth it for his brother and claims that if the guy doesn't help him kill himself, he is going to kill more people - good people instead.

So why would he gain so much conscience after killing the thugs that brutalized his brothers and were drug dealing criminals as well?

The greatest trick the Devil has ever pulled was convincing the world he didn't exist!

[–] violentauntie 8 years ago

He doesn't feel bad about killing them, which film did you watch? Unlike those dumbed down Hollywood movies you mention a film like this requires you to have some imagination yourself. To explain the obvious to you, he doesn't feel bad for killing them , he feels bad about what he has become which is implicit in his position as a commando, the result of which has led him to be able to do those mad things. He is dehumanised and maybe always was, furthermore his need to die comes from his having let his brother down, not only by not protecting him, but for feeling that he was 'an embarrassment', like your lack of understanding of the film... And now I feel guilty for feeling that about you, and have to find a way to atone.

[–] mickon-65353 8 years ago

It was a mix of revenge redemption and ptd... but boy oh boy wasnt he just intense all the way through... masterclass from Paddy.