Gone Baby Gone - What would you do?

Peyton Manning

Just finished watching Gone Baby Gone, a fantastic film by all accounts. Towards the end of the film there is a moral decision to be made.... (Spoiler Alert follows!) If you dont want to know the end of the movie, then dont read the following.

Basically, a child is kidnapped from her mother. Her mother is an alcoholic, drug taking (and occasional drug trafficing) serial dater who often leaves the child alone, doesnt care for her like a mother should and lives in appalling conditions. The child is pretty quiet and miserable at home. The kidnapper, however, is a wealthy ex-policeman who lives in a nice house in the country, who along with his wife, care enormously for the child and give her everything she wants. She is not held by force in the house, and is allowed do her own thing. The child is genuinely happy with this family.

In the film, a private detective finds the child and must decide whether to call the police, or leave the child with the kidnapper. What would you do?

Sir Gallagher

Afflecks character was spot on in doing what he done. If i remember correctly his bird was a geebag about it at the end too.

Kevin Bacon

Much like any classic film involving dogs you place the child in between the kidnapper and the parent. Then the two proceed to call the child to them. Whomever the child runs to is declared the winner and the matter is settled henceforth. (Cue uplifting music and cheering)

Jesus Wept

That movie sucked a$$

me-skywalker

I was severly disappointed I really thought this was an Elvis or John Travolta Thread *sighs*

Senna

Take her back to the drug taking alcoholic of course.

Ebbs

Kevin Bacon wrote: »

Much like any classic film involving dogs you place the child in between the kidnapper and the parent. Then the two proceed to call the child to them. Whomever the child runs to is declared the winner and the matter is settled henceforth. (Cue uplifting music and cheering)

For dogs its always whoever smeared their hands with bacon fat...wonder would that work for children too :pac:

I dont think I would have to think two seconds about the decision, give the child to the loving parents, arrest the junkie mother.

L'prof

How could you resist Freeman's silky voice? Baby has to go with him!

Gillington

Kevin Bacon wrote: »

Much like any classic film involving dogs you place the child in between the kidnapper and the parent. Then the two proceed to call the child to them. Whomever the child runs to is declared the winner and the matter is settled henceforth. (Cue uplifting music and cheering)

Well if Kevin Bacon says this,I agree.

Karl Hungus

The-Rigger wrote: »

That movie sucked a$$

Lies! It was brilliant. I highly recommend others watch it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f99Ep0koG84

Cupcake_Crisis

I havent seen the film but if the kid was old enough id let them make their own mind up i guess

Kevin Bacon

Gillington wrote: »

Well if Kevin Bacon says this,I agree.

Emm... Cheers.

If some spoilsport considers my previous suggestion, although entertaining, unethical, then I would suggest she goes back to her mother. You can't go round stealing children because you think their mother is unfit. Call child services let them intervene and find the best solution.

And I believe thats what happened in the movie I'm not sure it's been a while since I seen it. Although Morgan Freeman as your auld boy, how kick ass would that be!

My name is URL

I'd post it in Humanities

=p

G_R

hmmmm...

stay with the loving family who will provide for her and look after her

or

go back to the junkie who will probably just go to a party and forget that she has her

really toughie

Sir Gallagher

Off Topic: How much of a bad ass is Ed Harris?

Karl Hungus

Sir Gallagher wrote: »

Off Topic: How much of a bad ass is Ed Harris?

Extremely bad ass. Seen him in A History of Violence? Absolutely bad-ass as they come.

Oh yeah, and in Appaloosa? "You afraid to die?" - "I ain't afraid." - "Good, 'cos you go first."

Sir Gallagher

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Extremely bad ass. Seen him in A History of Violence? Absolutely bad-ass as they come.

He's probably even more bad ass than Michael Ironside in A History of Violence the highest accolade any bad ass would hope to receive.

CrazyRabbit

Blackmail the rich dude. He can have the kid in exchange for some €€€

_Buck Rogers

I would have left the child with morgan freeman. Would have been a far better quality of life for the child

me-skywalker

dannym08 wrote: »

hmmmm...

stay with the loving family who will provide for her and look after her

or

go back to the junkie who will probably just go to a party and forget that she has her

really toughie

you mean the OLD ppl that thiefed her?

or her biological legal parent(no matter how ****ed up,we all have to live our own lives)

GavRedKing

The right thing happened in the end, also the movie was shite IMO.

phasers

Sell it to the highest bidder

Blazer

Sir Gallagher wrote: »

Off Topic: How much of a bad ass is Ed Harris?

Ed Harris sucks cóck.
I'm sick of seeing him in movies where he's

supposed to be the bad guy and then turns around and becomes a half-assed good guy.
He was grand in The Rock but jeez..the same role in National Treasure 2...c'mon :mad:
It's gotten to the point where any film I see he's in I know exactly how he'll turn out..

_Buck Rogers

I think Ed Harris is great to be honest. Solid actor who generally plays interesting roles.

orourkeda

Just Kill everyone

Sanjuro

A bad film with good moments. The ending was beyond ludicrous.

Harris, however, is as always, outstanding. Even when he's playing an ar$ehole (Glengarry Glen Ross), he's a badass ar$ehole.

Midnight_EG

I've never done a spoiler before

metaoblivia

Midnight_EG wrote: »

I've never done a spoiler before

Congratulations

gizmo

Great movie alright but the ending was complete PC bull****. At the end of the day what matters is what's best for the child. Sure the drugie was her biological Mother but she also posed a significant threat to the kid therefore she should have been allowed stay with Freeman.

I do believe the girlfriend said something about explaining the situation to the girl when she had grown up and whether Affleck would be able to live with it. In this case I severely doubt the kid would have been all too happy about it.