In Gran Style (amendment)

This may be a bit of a spoiler, so don't read if you like to know how your movies turn out by watching them.

I just wanted to point out a little more about the hero aspect of Walt: as the movie progresses, and Walt's spirituality has a rebirth (not a poor choice of words, if you think about it), just notice the position they show him in after he confronts the gang for the last time. If that's not purposeful (and, as well directed as the movie is, I can't think it wouldn't be purposeful), then I'm a monkey's uncle.

In other words, I think it's alluding to a certain important Christian figure, namely: Jesus.

I guess my only problem, then, is that are we then supposed to believe Walt is a Christ figure? Because that wasn't really the message I was getting the entire movie.

Still, sometimes I think it's so easy to get away with symbolism as to forget that the cleverness doesn't necessarily make the story better (and in a visual medium such as film, it's even easier to think something looks "cool" and forget its "coolness" doesn't gibe with the message it's sending), so. . .

I forgive you, Mr. Eastwood.

Maybe I'm a Christ-figure.

Or maybe I'm going to Hell for saying that. Mmm, delicious irony.