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Gone Baby Gone & Moral Issues
By jason | February 18, 2008
I haven’t done much posting on movies lately. And that is mostly because I haven’t been able to watch too many and those I have seen haven’t been worth the time.
But last night as a way to relax after a hectic week I rented Gone Baby Gone. In case you didn’t know this movies stars Casey Affleck with Ben Aflleck making his directorial debut. The movie is about a young girl who goes missing and Casey Affleck and his girlfriend (Angie, played by Michelle Monaghan), who are private investigators, are hired to find her.
The film does a great job of raising tons of ethical questions throughout. From the (il)legitimacy of planting evidence on a dead beat dad to sexual predators and so much more. Much of the movie is morally gray, leaving the viewer to form opinions in their own mind.
I haven’t read any other reviews to this point but I would say that this film would create a lot of discussion between those who view it, just like it did for Carrie, Carson, and I last night.
I want to at least mention that the film uses a lot of coarse language (for those interested Focus on the Family’s movie group counted over 120 f-bombs, who actually counts that stuff?), there are scenes of drug use, and some brief instances of graphic violence (I know for some who read here you will want to know about these elements). I’m not encouraging anyone to rush out and view the film, but it is one people are discussing in our culture (even one Oscar nomination from it, though I don’t think Amy Ryan will win it).
In many ways I was reminded of The Cider House Rules because of it’s ability to raise central ethical questions based on unique and extreme circumstances. My bet will be if you didn’t like that about The Cider House Rules you won’t like Gone Baby Gone either.
Rotten Tomatoes
Unplugged Online (spoilers within)
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