The movie Bernie is true story of a murder committed in Carthage, Texas in 1996. What set this crime apart from other murders was the reaction of the citizens. Bernie Tiede shot and killed Marjorie Nugent in November 1996. The people of Carthage were more worried about Bernie’s fate than his act of murdering Marjorie.
What circumstances could lead people to abandon their morals and sympathize with a murderer. Taking a look at the personalities of Bernie and Marjorie and the relationship they had might clarify why this murder was acceptable to nearly all the people of Carthage, Texas.
Bernie was a people person. He doled out compliments and wishes of wellbeing all the time. The people of Carthage, Texas all knew and loved Bernie. Jack Payne,
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Marjorie had always wanted to travel and now she could and she took Bernie everywhere with her. Very early in their friendship Marjorie insisted on Bernie being her personal assistant and gave Bernie access to her money. The movie made it apparent that the people thought Bernie and Marjorie had an odd friendship. Regardless, the people of Carthage loved Bernie and had nothing but nice things to say about him.
Two years after their friendship sprouted Marjorie began controlling Bernie and limiting his time away from her. People couldn’t help but notice and they pitied Bernie. People did not consider Bernie a pathetic imp, instead they directed their ill judgment at Marjorie.
In one scene Marjorie was yelling at Bernie. Bernie was visibly shaken and tried to dismiss himself. With an unsteady voice Bernie said “Marjorie you’re making it very hard to be your friend. I’m going to come back some other time.” Bernie tried to leave but Marjorie closed the driveway gate, essentially locking-in Bernie. This scene very clearly portrayed how mean and irrational and controlling Marjorie was. Bernie seemed too kind or incapable of saving himself by ending relations with Marjorie. Instead, Bernie endured Marjorie’s abuse until he finally snapped. Bernie fired four rounds from a .22 caliber rifle into Marjorie Nugent’s back, killing
Ruth Fowler is Matt’s wife of many years and the mother of their three children: Steve, Cathleen and the now murdered Frank. Ruth cannot come to terms with Frank’s death and is haunted at all times of the day, whether at home or out in the town running errands, “She was at Sunnyhurst today getting cigarettes and aspirin, and there he was. She can’t even go out for cigarettes and aspirin. It’s killing her” (108). This quote is a symbolism of her mental state. The anguish of just seeing her son’s killer on the streets with freedom is more than Ruth can mentally comprehend. Ruth continually applies emotional pressure to her husband with comments and allusions to why the killer is still able to roam freely while their son cannot, “And at nights in bed she would hold Matt and cry, or sometimes she was silent and Matt would touch her tightening arm, her clinched fist” (112).
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The auteur theory is a view on filmmaking that consists of three equally important premises: technical competence, interior meaning, and personal signature of the director. Auteur is a French word for author. The auteur theory was developed by Andrew Sarris, a well-known American film critic. Technical competence of the Auteur deals with how the director films the movie in their own style. Personal signature includes recurring themes that are present within the director’s line of work with characteristics of style, which serve as a signature. The third and ultimate premise of the Auteur theory is the interior meaning which is basically the main theme behind the film.
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