I’m glad you mentioned THE KILLER in your notes; I found myself thinking of LE SAMOURAÏ (https://boxd.it/22ZI) for similar reasons. The audience looks at the main guy— into whose perspective we’re more or less locked— with at least *some* skepticism, more likely a lot of it
Oh yes Le Samourai definitely falls in that realm. I love the tagline on letterboxd: "His only friend is his gun!" Even co-opting the "Samurai code" for a French hitman is kinda funny and campy
I’m glad you mentioned THE KILLER in your notes; I found myself thinking of LE SAMOURAÏ (https://boxd.it/22ZI) for similar reasons. The audience looks at the main guy— into whose perspective we’re more or less locked— with at least *some* skepticism, more likely a lot of it
Oh yes Le Samourai definitely falls in that realm. I love the tagline on letterboxd: "His only friend is his gun!" Even co-opting the "Samurai code" for a French hitman is kinda funny and campy