I really don't know. If you take the final twist off the movie it completely goes from being a thriler to a drama but still, the question is, would that make it a better movie?
shareyes it did.i cheered for the guy the entire movie,i'm happy he tricked everyone.
shareThe ending gives a point to those abstract philosophical discussions Vail was having with the journalist about defending criminals. In the final scene, he realises for the first time that he DOES care, and that his clever courtroom tricks can have terrible consequences.
Without the twist, Vail would still be the same smug a-hole lawyer treating his work like a well-paid game.
Without the twist, it would just have been a so-so drama, and Norton's character wouldn't have been memorable at all.
As it was, Norton was spectacular, and I suspect almost everyone was as blown away as I was when the twist happened. I bought the sad, abused little twerp routine hook, line & sinker.
Norton is truly a superb actor, and this proves it.
This movie was a book first, so yes, the suprise was totally necessary. When I read the book, I felt like I had been punched in the gut. I almost didn't want to watch the movie, because I didn't want to be disappointed... And even though i knew what was coming..i had that same feeling after watching Ed Norton.
shareI find the twist, necessary.
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I think the twist was pretty predictable actually. We all knew there was going to be a twist. First it's "Aaron is innocent," then it's "Roy is the killer." All that's left is for Richard Gere to walk into the holding cell, tell Aaron he is free, and walk away satisfied... and the camera stays on Norton in the cell... and as Gere leaves the prison he breaks into an evil grin and laughs maniacally. Twist. And that's basically what happened.
But seriously, how great was Norton in this movie. He blew everybody else away.
I dont mind twists as long as they fit the movie. This twist did fit the movie. Martin Vail likes the flash BUT he also belives that sometimes good people do bad things under certain circumstances. He believes Aaron was a good kid who was abused/manipulated hid whole life and also had a terrible mental disorder taht he had no control over. So at the end when Vail relaizes he has been tricked it is a punch in the gut for two reason. First he really cared about Aaron and Secondly he wasnt used to somebody getting over on him like aaron did
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