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 5/20/2007 2:33:35 PM
BillZebub
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Anthony Hopkins in "Fractured"
First of all, I must declare that I LOVED this movie.  However, I have a couple of questions about some plot points - so if anyone with valid information can chime in. Don't read any more of this post unless you have seen the movie.

1. Anthony Hopkins, who played the role with such charisma that I was hoping that he would get away with his crimes, was arrested at the end of the movie for killing his wife.  I am happy that the movie ended with the beginning of a trial and then faded to black (so we don't really know what happens).  My question is, was it realistic, legally, for him to be charged with murder?  The reason I ask is because he appeared to have acted within legal limits.  He simply signed medical papers which allowed for the removal of life support.  As a spouse, he was authorized to do so, and the movie was rather specific about his wife's brain injury - that she was pretty much worthless as a life form.  Again, Anthony's character signed perfectly legal papers to remove life support.  I am of the opinion that this was a weak plot point, not founded in reality, and only conceived as a way to appease the bubblegum-ending audience (Americans).

2. In the very beginning, the cop who "negotiates" with Anthony's character puts his own gun down.  I do not know if that is something a real cop would do.  Even so, as soon as Anthony's character put down his own gun, the cop should have arrested him.  Cops, as far as I know, are law enforcers.   They are not there to give therapy or to make a suspect feel better.  So, as soon as Anthony's character put down his gun he should have been tackled and arrested. 

Well, I wasn't really put off by these weaker elements in the movie because it was all thoroughly entertaining.  It's just that the movie was so tasty that I have been thinking about it, and these two particular weak areas are preventing me from describing the movie as awesomely clever. 

A movie doesn't have to have a bubblegum ending in order to be moral.  Even if the movie ended with Antony Hopkins' character prevailing against everything, it would still make me think a lot about his decisions.  What I mean is, Anthony's character had lived to such a ripe old age, succeeding in so many aspects of life, and I assume that his character had not killed anyone until that point.  Why would he then, at that age, and after so much success, do something like that - an action that will produce a mental reaction that cannot be predicted.  It was also hard for me to reconcile the intelligence of his character with the decision to kill - his plan was crafty, but I would have thought that such a strategist, if he were bent on revenge, would rather construct a living torture - to make them feel pain for a long time. 

The movie reminded me of a time when I pondered the suicide of my friend's grandmother.  She was a rather heavy old lady who hung herself.  She did that a short while after her husband died.  Her action made me think for a long time.  What I had trouble understanding was, she had lived a long time, and she had never committed any of the heavy acts, like killing, raping, etc.  So why, after living such a long life did she take the step into the moral vortex?  She was a very traditional person, so she obviously had the taboo instilled in her (the taboo against taking your own life).  She made me wonder what I would do if I were faced with her circumstances.  She was old (which is probably not a pleasurable condition), and she lost her lifelong companion (whom she had married at an early age).  I guess that both Anthony Hopkin's character and this old lady (in real life) gave me examples of someone who played with mental fire at an advanced age, after a lifetime of avoiding the peril.
 5/20/2007 8:25:51 PM
DeadAlive
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Re: Anthony Hopkins in "Fractured"
I have not seen this movie, but I would like to note that Anthony Hopkins always does an exceptional job. If you haven't already, do yourself a favor and see Hearts in Atlantis.
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