‘Do the Ends Justify the Means,’ in Prison Break?
As I mentioned in my review this week Prison Break really delved into the innocent lives being lost in Michael’s quest for Lincoln’s exoneration. Michael has seriously started thinking about what kind of consequences his actions are causing.
I really like where this is all going. Most movies and TV shows brush away the innocent lives being lost, as if they were not meaningful. The innocent lives are treated like the extras that play them.
But, when Michael finally thought back to the beginning and all the people that have been hurt or killed because of his plan, maybe he shouldn’t have done it in the first place. Michael has had to become a criminal in the most literal sense. That’s got to be hard on anyone.
I’m glad that Michael’s plan hasn’t worked flawlessly. In the overall picture it has worked up until now, but Prison Break has really taught us that the criminal mind is just as cunning as the mind of a college graduate. Take T-Bag for example. Just a redneck hillbilly child molester, right? Well, the answer to that is yes. But, T-Bag is smart. Not book smart like Michael, but he knows how to get what he wants. Now he is out, because of Michael.
Michael talking to the priest was one of the finest scenes of Prison Break. Everything is finally catching up to him. It’s all coming back into the focus of reality. He’s figuring out that no matter how smart you are, plans never go as planned even if you have them all tattooed on your body.
So, do the ends justify the means? Now that we know that this conspiracy goes all the way up to the President of the United States. Now that we know that the very country may be in danger because of what is going on. Is this all worth it? Is it worth having T-Bag out on the streets if there is a chance that they may be able to save the country? Will all those innocent lives matter in the end?
Again, I ask…Do the ends justify the means?
November 20th, 2006 at 4:32 pm
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