Do you think I'm just seeing the things I want to see rather than what's actually going on in the movie?
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Not at all, I think the film can leave different impressions upon the viewer. I assume you were referring the Matt Dillon character. With him I didn't feel that his character was redeemed - if he had known who was in the car and no witnesses were present would he have acted the same way?
I agree that the miracles in the film were uplifting but taken with the bad stuff, I think it sort of balances out. I thought the film was slightly depressing in that it seemed to say that people doing/saying bad stuff to each other was just a part of life.
I'm going to have to watch it again now... to try and see the hope.