If you were, were you sympathizing more with Ryan Renyolds inside him or Costner's character himself? Was Costner's character redeemed?
shareHe killed bad guys and saved the day and made the wife and daughter happy so i assume the film makers wanted you to empathise with him but I couldnt ignore the fact that he killed a few perfectly innocent people along the way
shareCostner's character raises his arms like King Kong early on, right after he destroys the guys and their delivery truck. Later, in a scene with Emma, he looks 'bewildered' and 'confused' and 'grunts' like Frankenstein after she pecks him on the cheek, ever so sweetly. Point being, Kong and Frank did some 'bad' things but we still found love for them.
shareI agree, but I think he showed his colours before the van scene. He pulled an innocent bystander out of his car(the other victim of the car crash) who was still alive chained him in the back of the car and burned him alive!
shareWell he wasn't really imprinted with the memories yet at that point.
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Speaking of his true colors, what was his intention when he tied Jill to the bed?, before Bill's memories of her started flashing through his head. Was he just making sure that she won't give him any trouble while he's looking for the money, or did he at first have something else in mind too, but then changed his mind?
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The sad thing about Costner's character was he was not a real human being ( he even referred to himself as "A Number.") because he has no ability to love and feel. Keep in mind he is still violent and dangerous ( look at how savagely he killed the bad girl), he also has to live with his previous actions before the transplant. What helps him is Emma: She is the one person who accepts him without any fear. Basically unconditionally. See the way she runs to him at the end. What is important to know is that he will get the opportunity to get a clean slate ( that is what happened to Harrison Ford in 'Regarding Henry' (a not so nice guy who changes after an accident and ends up with fixing things with his wife and daughter)). He finally knows that he has a chance to have a normal life with Emma and Jill ( see the reaction by Jill to the finger on the nose at the beach).
shareIntriguing question.. It's not R.R, just is memories, so I don't feel for R.R's character.. I absolutely feel for Jericho (Costner). He has to feel what R.R. felt. Namely, Love. So he has to feel all the love that R.R had for his family, but he can't actually be that part of the family. He can't act out on that love (I couldn't imagine how difficult that would be). Which brings up a plot hole for me. Even if she believed Jericho, the wife would be putting her daughter in grave danger by trusting him. We alre3ady know what Jericho is capable of, what would he do when she turns him down when he tries to act out on that love. I know he said he cant hurt her if R.R wouldn't, but love is such a powerful emotion it can drive a man to do crazy things, let alone a man like Jericho
shareI wanted his character to be killed...
shareYeah that happy ending there seemed a little forced, especially the part where Gary Oldman says he will hire him. REALLY? Is that suppose to be a bad joke or serious?
I mean I can understand why the wife and the kid would want some sort of connection to him, but let's not forget what Jericho did. I'm not sure total redemption can come that fast.
Did some focus group decide the ending of the film to be one of happy ending?