Character determines destiny. But no one can play like God.

Alexzander 2022-04-20 09:01:08

Originally this movie can be interpreted as character determines fate. Active and tough Sean Penn will never get fucked like his cowardly childhood friend. The cowardly David threw the ball into the gutter since he was a child, and wrote half of his name on the concrete floor. He was selected and ravaged by a pervert. When he became an adult, he married a wife and had children. avenged. In fact, he can also find a reason to convince himself like Sean Penn, live well and avoid self-blame, but cowardice and cowardice still made him confess to his wife, but his wife and Sean Penn were unconditional A wife who supports her husband can't be the same (fish for fish, shrimp for shrimp!), his suspicious and vulnerable wife is the main reason for his death in the end. When the end-credits shot is cast on David's son, we seem to see another little David's shadow. The character of a father, even determines the character of his son. Character-determined fate seems to continue.

And it seems that the old geniuses are the messengers of fate. The son of the man Sean Penn killed in revenge inadvertently killed his daughter. So no matter how strong and powerful he is, he can't get rid of the fate of being fucked.

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Mystic River quotes

  • Sean Devine: Do you remember the man's name?

    Liquor Store Owner: Do I look senile to you?

  • [thinking about Katie after her death]

    Jimmy Markum: I know in my soul I contributed to your death.