Point Blank

Chris Auer

Philosophy of Film     

April 28, 2014

Dr. Langguth

Point Blank

Point Blank is a film that was created in 1967 and was directed by John Boorman. The movie has actors Lee Marvin and Angie Dickinson. The film is a crime. Walker (Lee Marvin), works with his friend Mal to steal a large amount of cash. When they steal the money Mal double crossed Walker by shooting him and then taking all the money. After he shoots Walker and leaves him to die Mal then steals Walker wife as well. As Walker didn’t actually die he recovers and takes revenge on Mal to get back his 93,000 dollars.

            Walker goes to Las Angeles and goes to Lynne’s house and barges in and fires at her bed with his gun hoping Mal was there, Walker asks if Mal has been here and Lynn says he hasn’t and wants to die so shoe overdoses on her pills. Chris Walkers sister in law hates Mal so she gets in on the fun to take revenge on Mal with Walker. She meets with Mal in his penthouse which is heavily guarded by his men to distract him from Walker. Walker busts in on Mal and points a gun to his head and forces him to give him names and answers. While doing this Mal falls off the balcony to his death and Walker runs off. After this Walker then kills off everyone who is a part of the scandal and once he gets to his money he never takes it.

            This movie was very hard to follow for me it jumped back and forth and wasn’t very straight forward. But I guess that’s what the director was trying to do. In my opinion I want to think it’s a dream of Walkers that he has after he was shot in the beginning by Mal. What also has me really confused at the end of the film is why he didn’t go get his money that he went through so much trouble to get. Is it because he really wasn’t trying to get his money and he didn’t care about it after all? I want to go with this because when I was watching the film it came to my senses that he said he wanted the money but really he just wanted revenge on Mal and everyone that was a part of the scandal. He was happier that they all died than getting his money. Even though in my opinion I didn’t think this was a good movie a lot of other people do because they say it was a way that Hollywood got back into thrillers. But what I really like about the movie is that Walker wants justice. He wants justice for what was done to him and have the same for the people who did it to him.

Even though this isn’t a movie that I like it is a movie that should be watched if you are into thrillers and crime movies because it give you a sense of how much they have evolved and actually how much they have similarities as well. Now days there is a lot more blood and guts but they still have the same theme and that is usually to give justice to the bad guy which in the movie Point Blank is what they do. So in conclusion I would recommend movie watcher that are fans of thrillers and crimes to watch this movie to get a better understanding and appreciation of thrillers and crime movies that are made today and in the past.