Review of He Was a Quiet Man (2007) by Charles H — 22 May 2008
Slater was excellent, as was Elisha Cuthbert.
The point of the film seems to be that violence is (and perhaps has always been) the primary mode of interaction and discourse among humans. Accordingly, violence is the only medium through which a person who has been made invisible can make himself heard.
As this film demostrates, people are nasty, brutish and untrustworthy. Slater's character is the only one who eschews this violence. For this restraint, he is roundly abused and marginalized. While, at one point, it seems he has found a kindred spirit in a recently paralyzed co-worker, his image of her quickly unravels. In the end, the movie seems to suggest that her attachment to him is a form of psychological violence directed at furthering her own selfish ends.
Ultimately, our "hero" has no alternative but to join society's violent intercourse. Eventually, he adopts the negative image that society has projected onto him with tragic results.
This review of He Was a Quiet Man (2007) was written by Charles H on 22 May 2008.
He Was a Quiet Man has generally received positive reviews.
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