Why admit the truth? - Sleepers (1996) Discussion

[–] hubcap18 11 years ago

Some people actually take that "under oath" business seriously.

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[–] mikeyg24 11 years ago

And he seemed to do it having suffered an emotional breakdown, like it was something he had been carrying too long and once confronted just couldn't keep it in any more.

There's a moral to this story Del Boy but for the life of me I can't find it!

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[–] zachanscom 10 years ago

why?

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[–] Jnbfwc 10 years ago

It's almost like you either did not watch the scene, or you were completely oblivious to his acting, to the various visual cues, and the circumstances in general surrounding his confession.

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[–] majandralover30 10 years ago

well i haven't seen it in years, and so maybe i forgot a lot. but if you're that deranged, i can't see why you'd suddenly grow a conscience on the stand suddenly.

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[–] ValeriaMessalina 10 years ago

I actually agree with you,majandralover30. I had a hard time buying that someone who routinely beat, raped and otherwise abused children, would all of a sudden grow a conscience. I mean I understand if he hadn't confessed, the plot would come to a standstill, but it just was not believable that such a monster felt any sort of remorse.

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[–] majandralover30 10 years ago

there was also a part where the defense lawyer asks him if he ever left his own son alone with kevin bacon. that tells me he must have known that his son might be in danger and he still was with this guy as a buddy. forget evil, the guy's insane and stupid. maybe that explains why he caved and just confessed rather than be a smart bad guy and just deny it? If he's that crazy, than who knows.

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[–] Mat-37 10 years ago

Yes, I saw this movie last night and was bothered by this.
Sure, the guy can grow a conscience all of a sudden and confess, that is believable I guess. But, their whole plan depended on him reacting exactly like that. That seems a bit contrived.

- A point in every direction is the same as no point at all.

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[–] manofsteel4455 9 years ago

Do you guys ever get out into the real world often?

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[–] mtlddrms 9 years ago

I think Ferguson becoming a father made him feel guilty and remorse about raping boys.

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[–] luke5119 9 years ago

Something that sinister that he just chose to forget gets brought to the surface in an instant, he just couldn't hold it in any longer. He knew what he did was wrong, but that doesn't change what happened. For 13+ years he lived with knowing what he did to all those boys. I just think it was part of his character not being able to live with knowing what he did any longer.

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[–] MuleDeer 9 years ago

The problem with that is he would have known ahead of time before even appearing in court. First he gets asked to be a character witness for Nokes, who was murdered. He knows he was bad and obviously wouldn't permit him to be around his own child because 1) he knows what he was capable of and/or 2) something did happen in that scenario.

Just because the boys' records were wiped doesn't mean Ferguson's memory was, too. He knew the boys' names. He would know who was on trial and who the prosecutor was, even when nobody else would have. He would have steered clear of that courtroom not voluntarily appear to speak on behalf of a dead pervert against people he had personally abused. That makes no sense.

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[–] cjchamp2001 9 years ago

Because he was very religious and swore to God

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