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Michael shooting deer SPOILERS
posted by EvilRabbitSTAFFMOD on April 13, 2017 at 12:51 PM
Around 2:19 into the move, the guys are hunting and Michael sites a large deer in his sites. The then raising the gun and fires to purposely miss and says "OK" to the animal. Why?
Reply by Renovatio
on April 13, 2017 at 10:08 PM
symbolic... he didn't fee like taking a life?
maybe used to contrast with the violence later in the film?
i don't know, haven't seen the film in ages...
Reply by EvilRabbit
on April 14, 2017 at 6:30 AM
yeah def symbolic. Pre war he is pretty gung-ho about "one shot", hunting, and eager to get into war. I guess it's the comment is on his change post war and it's violence.