4. In your mind, are there any heroes in Double Indemnity? If so, who?
The movie Double Indemnity had some interesting characters, but none of them were perfect (especially not Walter Neff or Mrs. Dietrichson). In my mind there was one person who is the closed to being described as a hero in this movie, Mr. Keyes. The rest of the characters proved to either not have the correct characteristics of a hero or there was simply not enough known about them. Walter and Mrs. Dietrichson (despite being the main characters) both proved to be capable of planning and carrying out a murder, which obviously makes them too corrupt to be considered heroes.
Mr. Keyes stood out to me because he was the one who was actively working to find out how Mr. Dietrichson, and who could have been responsible for his death. The main characters in this case seemed to better fit the role of the villains, while Mr. Keyes was the hero trying to stop them from getting away with their evil deed. The fact that Walter decided to confess to Mr. Keyes because Walter would have decided to confess to someone that would do the right thing with the information. Although I do consider Mr. Keyes the hero, I do not consider him to be the perfect hero. He was not doing what he did in the movie out of the kindness of his heart; he was doing it because it was his job and he was sort of motivated by money to do it well.
Specific examples?
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ReplyDeleteI think it's interesting that you pointed out that Walter and Phyllis were "too corrupt" to be heroes. I think that heroes are never perfect and often seem to be corrupt. I like how you pointed out the motivation behind Mr. Keyes' actions as reasoning for him to be or not to be a hero, does it matter if they are doing what they do for good or for selfish reasons?
ReplyDeleteI think it's interesting that you pointed out that Walter and Phyllis were "too corrupt" to be heroes. I think that heroes are never perfect and often seem to be corrupt. I like how you pointed out the motivation behind Mr. Keyes' actions as reasoning for him to be or not to be a hero, does it matter if they are doing what they do for good or for selfish reasons?
ReplyDeleteI think it's interesting that you pointed out that Walter and Phyllis were "too corrupt" to be heroes. I think that heroes are never perfect and often seem to be corrupt. I like how you pointed out the motivation behind Mr. Keyes' actions as reasoning for him to be or not to be a hero, does it matter if they are doing what they do for good or for selfish reasons?
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