criminal vs. family man
Does this film have a moral?
Like every movie, i believe there is a mmoral you just have to search for it. In the beginning of the movie Herbert IgNasious McDonough is a law breaking outlaw that just can’t seem to stay out of jail. During the course of the movie H.I. marries the photo lady from the precinct, Edwina. Now shortly after they get married they try to have a baby, but the doctor tells them it’s just not possible.
After being told Ed couldn’t concieve a baby H.I. runs off and steals Nathan Jr. What changed through the course of the movie? Did H.I. and Ed realizes you can’t just go on snatching up what you can’t produce yourself. Through trial and error H.I. figures out he isn’t cut out for family life.
For example, when his friends break out of jail, they come to H.I.’s trailor in the boondocks. He seems not to think much of the arrival, but on the other hand his wife, Ed, isn’t to happy with the idea. After his fugitive buddies are aware of the disagreement one of them looks at H.I. and says “now who’s wearing the pants in this relationship”. Soon after the boys are told to leave under the families newly given circumstances.
Ed wants to change H.I. into a family man with dinner guests and everything. He invites his boss, boss’ wife and children over one night and they raise all sorts of questions like vaccine shots, what to feed them, etc. Things H.I. and Ed didn’t think about before they had snatched this baby from the Arizona’s. Long story short H.I. punches his boss in the face and gets fired the next day. Ed says “now where does this leave our familyH.I., how are we gonna support a family when you don’t have a job.” Given the criminal in H.I. he makes a quick solution and robs a quick-e-mart. Another step in the wrong direction of becoming this perfect family man Ed wants.
The moral of the story, You can’t be some one your not.
