The Crying Game Essay

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The Crying Game is a movie which follows the journey of a Scottish man named Ferg. Ferg’s only identity in the beginning of the movie is as part of the IRA (Irish Republican Army,) but all this changes when he meets with a hostage named Jody. Eventually, Jody dies and Ferg is sent on a journey in London where he “falls for” a transgender woman named Dil. He attempts to escape his duties as an IRA member but, alas, he fails and ends up in jail at the end of the movie. The movie presents many different relationships as different experiences and dynamics of love, but the only one that seems to be true love is the relationship between Jody and Dil, whom we never actually see together. We first meet Dil through Fergus’ interactions with her and it quickly becomes clear, as the bartender warns, that Dil “falls for anyone who is nice to her.” Hence, Dil’s immediate attachment to Ferg or “Jimmy” does not really constitute any love. As their romance continues and Ferg and Dil become more and more intimate, it also becomes more and more clear that Jody is still a large presence in Dil’s life. Jody is in countless pictures in Dil’s apartment and is obviously still largely present in her heart. Dil even references Jody every once and awhile, claiming that, “he watches over me still.” This suggests that Dil only sees Ferg as an extension …show more content…

Jody cared for Dil so much that he wanted to leave her in good hands, even if it had to be another man caring for her. Ferg’s attraction to Dil is much more physical and shallow than the love between Jody

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