The cop told his wife, he didn't want to adopt, because you can't know the child you'll end up with -- their character.
So he got the worst possible outcome, the offspring of an adulterer and a criminal.
That's a good point. Very ironic.
shareAt the same time, the whole tragic death was reconciled with a new life.
shareYeah, but nearly half of married people inthe US will commit adultery. And he was a crook, but not some cold blooded psychopath. He didnt even load his gun to rob a bank.
There's a good chance the kid will turn out ok. What is funny, is this situation is not rare at all, with the "bad guy" impregnating a "good guy's" wife. You could see he gave her a strong orgasm, which increases the chance of conception.
he gave her a strong orgasm, which increases the chance of conception.Oh, really. And I guess that's why women "don't get pregnant from being raped", if you believe that one too. share
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I just finished watching this superb film and I caught that irony as well. I am not so sure that Alex is of such poor character. Perhaps he is someone who caught a lot of tough breaks. He showed some redeeming characteristics throughout the film, trying to rescue Tamara, caring for his grandfather, the unloaded gun and finally not shooting the cop when he had a good chance to. Great film- I will definitely recommend!
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Uh, the cop is using his resources raising someone else's kid. Pretty good revenge... but the wife's crime is way worse than manslaughter so justice isn't really restored. Maybe Alex should wait until the kid is 10, petition for custody, and hopefully the cop will do the right thing and kill his wife and himself.
shareOn what planet is having sex is an ethically worse offense than killing someone? Or do you actually think the wife giving her husband the child he wants so badly but would never have been able to create on his own because of his bad sperm is worse than killing someone? That letting the husband feel like at least he can do one simple thing like knocking up his own wife correctly is worse than killing someone?
shareWhy do you say that it's worse? Is it the intent aspect of the crime?
I don't think it's anywhere near as bad. But in the specific circumstance of aiming for the tires and hitting a person, I guess I could see how it's worse. But the intent wasn't just sexual gratification, although that was one. It was to gain a child due to the husband's irrationality over adoption.
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Bauer vs. Bourne, that is the question.
The husband is an idiot for thinking that genetics determines character rather than just contributes along with dozens of other factors. It actually serves him right. His wife had the right idea, adoption.
Really liked that element of the film though, a slow burning revenge.
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Bauer vs. Bourne, that is the question.
The greatest irony is that no one, character or audience, knows who is the father. The husband managed to conceive a child before and from what we see they continue to have a sexual relationship. The symbolism suggests that Alex has fathered the child but it's only a suggestion and we don't know.
Besides, Robert never thought he was capable of killing someone so his remark about the character of the child applies to his offspring as much as that of another.
Clever film.
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This is what I had gathered also we don't know who the child's real father is. The exchange with wife suggest she is also not really sure.
sharePoor cop, one of the unluckiest characters I've seen.
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