Thursday, November 4, 2010
Post #7
Up until today's viewing I felt that Manny and Buck were being portrayed in a somewhat positive light. Its true that they are convicts in a maximum security prison, but it seemed to me that the had the aura of generally good people who had a rough past. While its true that there is good in both men, i felt it became clear that they had their fair share of flaws. Almost as soon as he meets her, Buck asks for sex with the new girl, demonstrating that he truly is a rapist. For his part, Manny attempts to force Buck to go back outside and stop the train. He beats him unmercifully until he finally comes to his senses and stops. I felt that today we got a true taste of the types of people aboard the Runaway Train.
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Well, it has to remain grounded in reality. I have a feeling the cast and crew would get a lot of flaq if Buck and Manny are angels; the audience and critics would've wondered why they were even in prison in the first place. What we have here is also a sampling of how cruel the world can be.
ReplyDeletevery good point!
ReplyDeletehe truly IS a rapist... haha, but in all seriousness, they are shown to be the cruelest examples of humanity. I think what you noticed, though, was that the film had to be set up in a way that the characters were actually relatable and we gave them a chance as equals. Once that was established the director could go ahead and dehumanize them and portray that "animal" quality that hear so much about in the beginning of the film.