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Do you still subscribe to the 'keeping her safe' theory now, after the finale?
It didn't ring true to me, personally. And as I posted above, it seems Tom Hardy had different motivations for his character's actions. Which actually saddened me greatly. Lost a lot of respect for his character when he rejected her. (More than a lot, probably all of it, really).
Just here to present a different side of the argument. I personally thought she served her part extremely well, it was the character that was odd and disturbing (in a good way).
And the tension with James I felt was extremely well executed. This was no ordinary relationship so it can not be judged by ordinary standards. Regular concept of 'chemistry' does not apply here.
(And if you are actually talking about the actors, I saw no lack of chemistry at all. But that was me, and I enjoyed her character greatly).
So you believe this movie needs a... cure for understanding? (Pow!)
No, really, can you state a bit more detail about your opinion on it? What do you see this movie as bringing that will stand the test of time?
To me, when I watch Blade Runner, I am enraptured with the atmosphere and the unique personality it displays. And what The Thing brought to the table was that palpable paranoia that, for example, Tarantino mentions was the driving influence for the tone in his latest offering (The Hateful Eight). Here: https://youtu.be/1EN2PUQBNVY?t=18m16s
What are the qualities that you feel would be driving a resurgence in popularity in a few decades?
You're right, there are a lot of questions, because the movie hopes you won't notice. But it's basically what the other posters in this thread said.
PS: I think we should really start talking and creating discussions on this board so it can take shape into a nice resource like the imdb boards were. Unfortunately, I started posting with this movie, which doesn't really inspire a positive discourse. But, whether negative or positive, a discussion is a discussion, I guess.
I think the trouble was that he was dealing with a bellicose Internal Affairs investigator who would spin any event to his advantage, in order to accomplish his own political agenda. The simple fact that Dormer shot his willing-to-testify partner was enough, reasonable doubt would be easy to disregard.
The whole movie is about shifting blame. Dormer shifts blame on Walter for killing Hap, Walter shifts blame on Randy for killing Kay. For his lack of sleep, Dormer shifts blame away from his guilty conscience to the curtain letting in too much light.
In the end, as Ellie is getting ready to shift blame for Hap's death back to Walter, she is stopped by Dormer - in effect ending the blame shifting circle.
PS: Walter also shifts blame for killing Kay, telling himself that it was an accident and something that he simply couldn't prevent in the moment.