Runaway Train

I honestly think i found a movie to add to my lists of favorites. And i'm not just saying that to win some brownie points, i really do believe that its a great film. The plot left me on the edge of my seat literally (since seeing the bottom of the screen is difficult for a midget like myself) and figuratively. One aspect of the movie i want to expand on is how complex of a character manny is. This convict is more than a savage, as some perceive him, he is very smart and powerful in his own ways. The things he says i always very deep and thought provoking, he makes very intense statements about humanity such as that we are all scum and that we are all alone. Putting a character as strong as manny in a movie is risky, but id say it payed off. You may be questioning how good of a person manny is right before the end of the movie, wondering whether or not he will stop the train and save the others or not stop it and kill everyone. But with quick thinking, he not only saved buck and sara, he also freed himself of any struggles and gave ranken what he truly deserved. The final minutes of the film show just how complex of a character manny is and it leaves us with the message that criminals are not all savages, and all people don't act as human beings.