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Posted at December 31, 1969, 6:00 pm: All three protagonists from their respective story arcs are tough "never-say-die" bastards who prevailed (at least in our hearts) despite overwhelming odds. It seemed like a tough choice to make initially, as to which would be my "favorite" character; but upon a moment's reflection - Hartigan. Easily. He's the only true hero to me. The motivations of the other two characters are kinda shady and self-serving; Hartigan is a martyr for the cause of justice in a city of sin, trying to help this innocent little girl from the onset when he could have walked away very easily. The other two blokes are, if you were to look at it objectively (that means stop thinking of "how cool Marv is" for a moment ), maladjusted killers with a sadistic and/or mean streak. They are accidental anti-heroes who had their bloody fates thrusted upon them. And along the way, they seem to enjoy brutalizing others too much . He's the one with the dicky heart. Dwight has able allies while Marv is an unstoppable mutant monster so their welfare never really seemed threatened to me. But when Hartigan does that "damn-my-old-body-is-failing-me-at-a-critical-moment" internal monologues, I was Somehow, his situation seemed the most perilous and disheartening in the whole show - and yet this gritty old man never gives up. I find it hard to empatize fully with Marv because he seemed too alien to me, too inhuman. Dwight isn't doing anything spectacular (i.e. helping his hoe-friends; trying to stay alive). Hartigan got the crap beaten out of him time and again, for a complete stranger. This is most admirable. His ultimate sacrifice by shooting himself at the end just takes the cake. Original of the message was taken from http://www.movieforums.com/community/ Previous Post: empty post Next Post: ugh, i was so expecting heaps of people to be discussing and saying th... |