A Simple Plan

A Simple Plan was not my favorite movie, but it was rather enjoyable. I wouldn't really think of it as film noir, but I see that the white snow represents the loneliness and isolation of the characters. The first scene of the film is a black crow, which usually symbolizes death and foreshadows trouble.

Hank was a respected member in the town and wouldn't normally get into trouble. He had everything he needed and at first, he knew to question whether they should take the money. However, when he saw how much money it really was, he was persuaded by Jacob and Lou. You would think that his wife would set him straight and make him hand in the money to the police, but she was overjoyed by the sight of all the money and was actually the mastermind behind the plans to trick this person and that person in order to keep the money.

The "simple" plan was supposed to be to hide the money and retrieve it later, but simple turned into complicated when Hank and Jacob ran into a farmer when putting back some of the money. The whole plan turns out to be futile because the money was marked and they would have been caught anyway. When everyone else is dead and Hank is burning the money, only Sarah wants to keep the money still and run away with it. She still has that greed, even at the sacrifices that have been made. Sarah surprised me the most with her greed for the money. Whhen shhe just had a child and held her for the first time in the hospital, all she could talk about was the plan with the money.

The movie poster says, "sometimes good people do evil things" and it's true. The three men were common people just going about their lives when the stumble about a stash of money. Their greed for the money (Hank didn't really need it but I guess Jacob and Lou did) made them kill others. Hank, who was the one who didn't need it and was the one who questioned it, survived the whole ordeal, only to live with the guilt for the rest of his life.

Merry Christmas everyone :)! The snow is crazzzy right now! I opened the door and got a face full of snow.