Discusión Angels with Dirty Faces
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**SPOILER**: The ending
publicado por wonder2wonderSTAFFMOD el 26 de marzo de 2017 a las 06:17
It didn't end like other gangster movies in a big shoot out.
Why did Rocky start begging and crying for his life? Was he really afraid? Did the priest convince him with talk of saving souls?
Contestado por Strange Bedfellows
el 26 de marzo de 2017 a las 10:02
This is Jimmy Cagney !! Of course he was trying to stop being hero worshipped by the kids !!
Contestado por tmdb53400018
el 26 de marzo de 2017 a las 12:30
It's beautifully ambiguous. One thing I love is that you just don't know what his true motivation was -- draw your own conclusion.
Contestado por jann
el 26 de marzo de 2017 a las 16:15
Yes, no one knows and the point is that the audience has to decide for themselves.
Contestado por Quincey_Morris
el 23 de enero de 2019 a las 18:59
He was cool in the face of death earlier, I think it was just an act for the kids.
Contestado por barrymost
el 7 de agosto de 2020 a las 17:46
Agreed. I think Pat O'Brian's argument convinced him at the last moment to put on a show that would deter the kids from a miserable life of crime.
Contestado por Strange Bedfellows
el 7 de agosto de 2020 a las 18:22
Don't forget this film was made in the days when good mostly triumphed over evil. I think they were trying to show that it was evil that was driving Jimmy and that once that evil had been triumphed over then Jimmy was redeemed and became good in the end. That is my take on it - but of course - it is ambiguous.
Contestado por barrymost
el 9 de agosto de 2020 a las 23:39
Yes, also an excellent point.