Gone Baby, Gone
October 29, 2007
So I went to the movies last night because my roommate felt like going. We decided on watching Gone Baby, Gone as it was at a convenient time, and it looked good enough to hold our interest so late at night. I enjoyed the movie because of the twists and how everything comes together in the end, but I did not care for the ending. Without going into how it ended, I will just say that I am sure people would be divided on it.
Now the ending in general sucked because it just sort of like ended; it was like someone closed the door and rolled the credits. Sure, the main issues were resolved and as such the movie could end, but the issue that was raised as a result of the main story line was not really dealt with. And it is that issue that I have a hard time letting go. I do not like how the movie ended, but I know what the flip side of the coin is. My contention merely is that we must sacrifice for the greater good.
Everyone abides by morals and contends that we should be ‘good’ people by doing or not doing something. It is only when our moral judgments are not always the best choices that the ’sacrifice’ comes in to play. Do we do what we know is the ‘right thing‘ to do? Or do we do the opposite (or nothing at all) for the greater good? And what if a child is involved?
I’m not a parent so I cannot even fathom the decisions that they must go through or even the pain of losing a child. I cannot say with certainty what I would do in a given situation, but I do love children and would like to think that I would do anything to see them have better.
Gone Baby, Gone was a great movie. I would recommend anyone seeing it. I just did not like the ending. But I am but one person. My roommate liked the ending just fine.
Tags: greater good, morals, right thing
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