06-11-2016, 08:37 AM
Gotta wade in here. Rachel came across to me as a true believer, a devotee, a zealot, a willing martyr to the cause of BC and Bonaparte, if needed. She wasn't one single jot on Renard's side, imo. To me, she was playing him like a violin. The fact that she might let herself enjoy a physical relationship without any emotional investment on her part was clearly demonstrated in the bedroom scene where she told him to get out, in my view.
I just didn't get any humanistic vibes from Rachel. I didn't find her a supportable character in any way. Perhaps you can explain more in depth where you saw some attractive qualities in the woman. Now, don't get me wrong, maybe I'm missing something here. After all, I don't present myself as any authority on soundness of character, haha - witness my affection for Sean; doesn't exactly fit into the consensus of opinion about him. (But I'm never going to change my opinion of the Mayor-elect of Portland - another preceding title to add to his name.)
I just didn't get any humanistic vibes from Rachel. I didn't find her a supportable character in any way. Perhaps you can explain more in depth where you saw some attractive qualities in the woman. Now, don't get me wrong, maybe I'm missing something here. After all, I don't present myself as any authority on soundness of character, haha - witness my affection for Sean; doesn't exactly fit into the consensus of opinion about him. (But I'm never going to change my opinion of the Mayor-elect of Portland - another preceding title to add to his name.)
"The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation." Bertrand Russell - printed on a beer mat in "Shaun of The Dead".