Another point

Corene 2021-10-20 17:29:25

Many people pay attention to the moral dilemma opened at the end. This is indeed the title of the film. Putting aside this older topic, I think of another point: about the consequences of getting involved in something you are not familiar with.

This is about the philosophy of work, and sometimes the philosophy of life. From a certain perspective, it is similar to the theme-your life trajectory will eventually affect others. Although many times you are not making decisions for others, you decide to intervene at the beginning. The decision is yours. That’s right, no one will really be entangled with their own good intentions eventually leading to bad results, and the death of two drug dealers will not really make people regret it, although the girlfriend was once because of the result of the incident she participated in. Pain, but it's not the kind of death that I don't kill Boren Boren because of me. But we will always encounter these situations more or less, just like in the end, Patrick has greatly affected the fate of many people, which he never expected in the beginning.

I think from the beginning of the monologue, the film was actually implicitly saying such a thing, in a society, we always influence each other, the question is, are you ready to face that you may have to take on some things, To make decisions, the situation that affects many people, and how do you deal with influencing or even deciding yourself in other people’s lives.

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Gone Baby Gone quotes

  • Officer in Procession: [approaching Patrick and shaking his hand] Mr. Kenzie. Nice fucking job on Corwin Earle.

  • Patrick Kenzie: I'm calling state police in five minutes. They'll be here in ten.

    Capt. Jack Doyle: Thought you would've done that by now. You know why you haven't? Because you think this might be an irreparable mistake. Because deep inside you, you know it doesn't matter what the rules say. When the lights go out, and you ask yourself "is she better off here or better off there", you know the answer. And you always will. You... you could do a right thing here. A good thing. Men live their whole lives without getting this chance. You walk away from it, you may not regret it when you get home. You may not regret it for a year, but when you get to where I am, I promise you, you will. I'll be dead, you'll be old. But she... she'll be dragging around a couple of tattered, damaged children of her own, and you'll be the one who has to tell them you're sorry.

    Patrick Kenzie: You know what? Maybe that'll happen. And if it does, I'll tell them I'm sorry and I'll live with it. But what's never gonna happen and what I'm not gonna do is have to apologize to a grown woman who comes to me and says: "I was kidnapped when I was a little girl, and my aunt hired you to find me. And you did, you found me with some strange family. But you broke your promise and you left me there. Why? Why didn't you bring me home? Because all the snacks and the outfits and the family trips don't matter. They stole me. It wasn't my family and you knew about it and you knew better and you did nothing". And maybe that grown woman will forgive me, but I'll never forgive myself.

    Capt. Jack Doyle: I did what I did for the sake of the child. All right. For me, too. But now, I'm asking you for the sake of the child. I'm begging you. You think about it.