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Subject: Re: Brother From Another Planet (SPOILER)
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Date: Fri, 21-Feb-86 12:28:21 EST
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In article <28400008@ccvaxa>, wombat@ccvaxa.UUCP writes:
> Many people thought that the crowd that saved the Brother consisted
> of aliens, but there were also quite a few people who disagreed. This is how
> I saw the ending: They were people from an oppressed minority who recognized
> the Brother's plight....

I don't think so.  Take a look at their eyes.  Also, the "hounds" are so afraid
of these people that they suicide.  Remember in the bar how they were easily
able to take out a group of humans, but the brother gave them a real hard time?
I suspect that if the crowd was human, they wouldn't have been able to cow the
hounds that easily.

> As for the writing on the wall, I thought it had been left by the trackers
> for the Brother to see (and be frightened by).

Again, I don't think so, for 2 reasons:  1) The brother is clearly not afraid,
but looks happy, and even cuts himself to get blood to make his own mark.  If
he were afraid, why risk putting up something (blood) that the hounds could
use?  2) If you look at the final chase scene again, it's pretty clear that
when he runs from the hounds, he follows the markings, which lead him to the
crowd that saves him.  (Having the movie on video is a help.)

Side note: can anyone think of any other movie in the "talkie" era where the
main character never speaks?  (the only one I can think of is Mel Brooks'
"Silent Movie", but that really doesn't count, as only one person says
anything in that movie.  (for 10 brownie points, can anyone remember who speaks
and what he/she says?))

-- 
Alan Wexelblat
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