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8th May '13 7:38:29 AM jeez

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* BlackAndGreyMorality: What the men did to his daughter was undoubtedly reprehensible, but did that give Carl Lee the right to take their lives? If it had been a black rapist getting shot, would there be as much discussion? What if it had been your child? Well, much depends on the personal standpoint. It does range ''very'' much to BlackAndWhiteMorality though, as the goodies (Brigance & consorts, Hailey) are ''good good'', and the baddies (Buckley, the KKK & comrades) are ''bad bad''. None of the aforementioned leads seem to have any controversial faults or redeemable qualities respectively. Sure, the film makers did attempt to warp the lines of morality a little bit by adding minor characters who are {{Villain Protagonist}}s or {{Hero Antagonist}}s ([[spoiler:the methodist lawyers who may or may not try to pass Hailey as a martyr of black suffrage by attempting to lose the trial, or the psychological consultant of Brigance & consorts who turns out to be a sex offender, or the KKK-member who tips off the police regularily and saves Brigance's wife and later, Ellen]]), but those did have a less-than-minor effect on the actual storyline [[spoiler:and outcome. The result still is in the "good triumphs over evil" sense]]. The injured deputy introduces some additional BlackAndGreyMorality for those who might be overly sympathetic to Carl Lee. While the deputy is not embittered by his injury (as he had every right to be), the fact remains that he is crippled for life due to Carl Lee's actions. The [[spoiler: end of the movie cookout]] loses a lot of its charm when you imagine that deputy at that very moment, struggling to get out of bed.

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* BlackAndGreyMorality: What the men did to his daughter was undoubtedly reprehensible, but did that give Carl Lee the right to take their lives? If it had been a black rapist getting shot, would there be as much discussion? What if it had been your child? Well, much depends on the personal standpoint. 
** With that said, it does range very much to BlackAndWhiteMorality though, as the protagonists(Brigance & consorts, Hailey) are ''goodly good'', and the antagonists (Buckley, the KKK & neonazis) are ''badly bad''. None of the aforementioned leads seem to have any controversial faults or redeemable qualities respectively. Sure, the film makers did attempt to warp the lines of morality a little bit by adding minor characters who are [[VillainProtagonist Villain Protagonists]] or [[HeroAntagonist Hero Antagonists]] ([[spoiler:the methodist lawyers who may or may not try to pass Hailey as a martyr of black suffrage by attempting to lose the trial, or the psychological consultant of Brigance & consorts who turns out to be a sex offender, or the KKK-member who tips off the police regularily and saves Brigance's wife and later, Ellen]]), but those ended up having a comparably minor impact on the actual storyline [[spoiler:and outcome. In the end,"good" still triumphs over "evil"]]. 
** Then again, the injured deputy introduces some additional BlackAndGreyMorality for those who might be overly sympathetic to Carl Lee. While the deputy is not embittered by his injury (as he had every right to be), the fact remains that he is crippled for life due to Carl Lee's actions. The [[spoiler: end of the movie cookout]] loses a lot of its charm when you imagine that deputy at that very moment, struggling to get out of bed.

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* BlackAndGreyMorality: What the men did to his daughter was undoubtedly reprehensible, but did that give Carl Lee the right to take their lives? If it had been a black rapist getting shot, would there be as much discussion? What if it had been your child?
** Well, much depends on the personal standpoint. It does range ''very'' much to BlackAndWhiteMorality though, as the goodies (Brigance & consorts, Hailey) are ''good good'', and the baddies (Buckley, the KKK & comrades) are ''bad bad''. None of the aforementioned leads seem to have any controversial faults or redeemable qualities respectively. Sure, the film makers did attempt to warp the lines of morality a little bit by adding minor characters who are {{Villain Protagonist}}s or {{Hero Antagonist}}s ([[spoiler:the methodist lawyers who may or may not try to pass Hailey as a martyr of black suffrage by attempting to lose the trial, or the psychological consultant of Brigance & consorts who turns out to be a sex offender, or the KKK-member who tips off the police regularily and saves Brigance's wife and later, Ellen]]), but those did have a less-than-minor effect on the actual storyline [[spoiler:and outcome. The result still is in the "good triumphs over evil" sense]].
** The injured deputy introduces some additional BlackAndGreyMorality for those who might be overly sympathetic to Carl Lee. While the deputy is not embittered by his injury (as he had every right to be), the fact remains that he is crippled for life due to Carl Lee's actions. The [[spoiler: end of the movie cookout]] loses a lot of its charm when you imagine that deputy at that very moment, struggling to get out of bed.

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14th Apr '13 3:17:09 PM Austin

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