One scene in the movie that stood out to me as Richard Kimble escaping the carnage and proving his innocence involved him being pursued by the cops at his new apartment. When the cops seem to be coming for him invading the property the landlord son is actually the person they are chasing. Kimble starts to see the end of his run near, as he run from room to room he eventually looks out the window to see that he wasn't in fact the person the cops were pursing. This shows his innocence being reinforced during the calamity as he escapes a very close call. This also shows Kimble's innocence as it seemed fate was in his hands throughout the movie besides being wrongfully accused from the beginning.
This is not the only scene in which Kimble escapes a jail cell again, he also saves a child in the hospital he was working at as a janitor to find the man with the prostectic limb, shortly after a doctor recognizes what he has down and proceeds to call the cops. Kimble still escapes this near encounter with the cops even though they had the building surrounded for other reasons, these close calls ending with Kimble escaping every time just reinforced his innocence throughout the movie
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ReplyDeleteI think that at the start of your blog I felt as though you were just recanting what happened in the beginning. You wording by placing the blame on the Chicago Police Department was interesting. During our discussions we talked about the possibility that the one armed man had an inside helper on the force. I find this theory to be well supported and I think that the police department was deliberately avoiding paying close attention to Kimble’s case.
The main scene that you talked about that I also really appreciated was when he saved the kid in the hospital’s life. Even with the large risk of him getting caught he made sure to take a look at the boy more thoroughly and get him the right treatment. This was the most influential scene that proved his innocence to me. I think that many scenes have given this same impression of innocence. I think that the train scene was very instrumental in showing his compassion and ability to put someone else’s life ahead of his own. Kimble made sure to get the guard out of the way of the colliding train before he himself left. He is innocent beyond any doubt.
On the whole I agree with your argument that these scenes did hint at the fact that Richard Kimble is innocent. However, I would argue that the first scene you cite does not really exhibit his innocence. The film is constantly supplying Kimble with close calls where he narrowly escapes arrest. I find that the scene where the son of the woman who rents out the apartment to Kimble is simply another example of him evading the police. This does not necessarily exhibit the fact that he is innocent. The scene just shows that he is very lucky that the cops were not after him. The main scene that you focus on is one that truly hints at the fact that he is innocent. The scene that demonstrates his benevolent disposition is the one where he actually saves the child’s life despite the fact that the hospital is crawling with cops. The fact that he chose to save boy’s life although he is putting himself in even more risk shows that deep down he is a truly good person. And good people tend not to kill their spouses. This scene gives the audience a sense of compassion for Kimble. IT is a very heartwarming scene.
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