Amok - He Was a Quiet Man

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Movie
German title Amok - He Was a Quiet Man
Original title He Was a Quiet Man
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2007
length 91 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director Frank Cappello
script Frank Cappello
production Frank Cappello
Michael Leahy
music Jeff Beal
camera Brandon consolation
cut Kirk M. Morri
occupation

Amok - He Was a Quiet Man (Original title He Was a Quiet Man ) is an American film from 2007 . Christian Slater plays the leading role and Frank Capello is the director .

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Bob Maconel is a deeply frustrated office worker who constantly toyed with the idea of ​​murdering his colleagues and superiors. In his imagination he has conversations with his ornamental fish and discusses the planned rampage with them . One day his colleague Ralf Coleman, who is also frustrated, goes on a rampage and shoots several colleagues. Since Bob himself is armed, he can shoot Coleman and thereby prevent him from killing other people. He also saves the life of the already injured Venessa Parks.

The former “nobody” becomes the respected hero of those whom he himself wished to die before. Gene Shelby, the head of the company, promotes him to an executive position. The rescued by him Venessa that the consequence of their severe injuries tetraplegic was asking him to end her life. When Venessa's planned suicide, Bob is supposed to let her roll in front of a subway. At the last second, however, he changes his mind and it turns out that the paralysis seems to be reversible, contrary to the diagnosis of the doctors, from which Venessa draws new vitality and apparently falls in love with her now two-time savior.

But Bob is not able to enjoy Venessa's affection, professional success and the newfound respect of his colleagues for long. His conscience and his doubts about Venessa's love never let him rest. Nor has he completely discarded his idea of ​​carrying out a rampage. The company's psychiatrist seems to recognize the danger posed by Bob. Bob feels overwhelmed and constricted and suddenly sees himself in the role of the gunman Ralf Coleman, whom he originally stopped, and shoots himself in front of Venessa.

At this scene at the latest, the viewer realizes that the entire film up to this point has only reflected hallucinations from Bob and that he is the real and only shooter who shoots amok , who now only kills himself. From the off, Bob's words at the beginning are repeated: "The time will come when the sick and the weak must be sacrificed in order to save the others."

In one of the last scenes of the film, police officers are seen searching Bob's house. It's chaotic, partly devastated, the aquarium is dirty, and the fish have been dead for a long time. A policeman discovers a note on Bob's refrigerator: “You will ask why I did what I did ... but what choice do you have left me? How else could I have gotten your attention? "

The neighbors who are interviewed by a TV station about Bob, saying: "He was a quiet man" ( english He was a quiet one ).

Reviews

“Raven-black work and social satire about losers and misunderstood heroism; an independent film developed with bilious humor and a brilliant lead actor. "

- Lexicon of international film

Publications

In Germany, the film was released on DVD on March 12, 2009 under the title Amok - He Was a Quiet Man .

Others

The 2003 horror film High Tension by director Alexandre Aja is similar to the film Amok - He Was a Quiet Man , namely through the surprising portrayal of a mental illness as the cause of a crime .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Certificate of Release for Amok - He Was a Quiet Man . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , November 2008 (PDF; test number: 116 154 DVD).
  2. ↑ Amok - He Was a Quiet Man. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed November 12, 2016 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  3. ↑ OFDb . Retrieved March 6, 2009.