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The boy dying

posted 16 years ago by tryanhas09
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Now, that really pissed me off.

[–] rivkasieff 16 years ago

well he had a choice not to participate, and he told the guys which direction mason had gone and then told his dad he'd help him with the hunt and kill..so he wasn't really all that innocent.

[–] monsieurbibo54 16 years ago

He didn't really participate, and he didn't tell them where he went: he looked in the direction instinctively and Rutger Hauer was able to tell that's where he went. And Mason was throwing rocks at Hauer, not at the boy, so Mason didn't kill him as much as he accidentally fell.

[–] estcst-3 15 years ago

He told Wolfe sr. that he would help to kill Mason after the lodge fire.

I think it's a rather odd perspective we have as a society that not being an active member of a mob makes you somehow innocent. Maybe that's part of the message of the film too. Simply being there, even if you really don't mean to do any harm, makes you a target in the eyes of someone just trying to stay alive.

[–] BigRich 15 years ago

It's all a matter of perspective. From my point of view, I'd be more inclined to be upset at the father for bringing his son to such an event. But the end result is that the kid died, however, Mason didn't kill him; The boy fell.

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