Moral relativism can be defined as a lack of moral absolutes. The problem with the theme of “Righteous Kill” and the mindset of today’s society for that matter is moral relativism. There just is no moral excuse for murder or taking the law into one’s own hands, that ultimately is God’s job. No human or human court of law can ever take the place of the ultimately Righteous Law of God. He will judge, and he will dispense the sentence. The mistake it makes is not to take it the step further and answer this question, “Then who’s luxury is it?”Īs Christians armed with His Word, we know that luxury is God’s. This movie does surprisingly give us the moral in the end, that we as human beings haven’t got the luxury of taking the law into our own hands. It also takes on the idea that killing off the bad guys just might not be a righteous act, after all. And I am not talking about the criminals in this film, but rather the characters who were suppose to embody the truth, those who were the righteous, were just not so. That is the righteous flaw in moral relativism.įor as slick, well acted and fast paced “Righteous Kill” is, let it be a lesson in no matter how upright appearances might be on the outside, evil still lurks beneath. They reaped what they sowed, and it finally caught up to them.” Such is the back story through this film, that it was poetic justice, but that doesn’t make it right to murder a man for being evil. In other words, if someone lives a reckless, wicked life, committing horrible atrocities, and faces the repercussions of those deeds, we say, “They got what they deserved. Most of us can accept the idea of suffering in general, especially as an outcome or consequence of bad behavior. It came out of Pacino’s mouth even before the opening credits were through. But, as I expected for a gritty New York city cop movie, the f-word was used like a conjunctive adverb. Hints at rape, at sexual intercourse, as well as blood, drug use and debase situations not at all fitting for children, let alone Christian viewers. Rated “R” makes it obvious that there will be violence, graphic murder scenes and bad language. Heightening the suspense is the fact that “Turk’s” girlfriend Karen Corelli ( Carla Gugino) used to be Detective Perez’s girl and that there is a deep dark secret that “Turk” and “Rooster” share from their earlier cop days, as well as the fact that throughout the entire film we see black and white video footage of “Turk” confessing to the murders, helps to keep “Righteous Kill” lively and full of intrigue. The 14 murders all are quick, clean with no prints or solid clues left behind, accept a small card with a poem left with every victim. It seems the killer is zeroing in on suspected criminals that the law has not been able to pin down in a court room, but the police know are guilty. With time ticking on their career clock, retirement age is creeping up on them, there is one last case which has caught their attention as well as that of a couple of bright young talents on the force, Detectives Riley ( Donnie Wahlberg) and Perez ( John Leguizamo).Ĭowan and Fisk, known to everyone as “Turk” and “Rooster” take Riley and Perez under their tutelage to brainstorm and crack the case centered around a string of serial killings going through the New York underworld. ![]() Close as brothers with an uncanny ability to crack a case sooner and better than most on the force, they seemingly can do no wrong. If this movie starred any other actors, it would have come off bland and way too familiar, like watching a TV mini-series.ĭetectives Thomas Cowan ( Robert De Niro) and David Fisk ( Al Pacino) have been together for near onto 30 years in the NYPD. But the acting of Robert De Niro and Al Pacino gives it substance and some sense of something new. On the surface “Righteous Kill” is a detective movie that seems like all the rest. Frankish, George Furla, Lati Grobman, Avi Lerner, Alexandra Milchan, Marsha Oglesby, Scott Putman, Daniel M. Jon Avnet, Boaz Davidson, Danny Dimbort, Randall Emmett, Brian E. Krichman Jr., Rob Dyrdek, James Shanahan, Fatso-Fasano, Mia Barron, Andrew Blake, Chris Cenatiempo, John Cenatiempo, Judy Del Giudice, Bryan Chatlien, Shalaya Patty Ford, Shaun Kelvin, Merritt Wever, Les Chantery, Katie Bukovsky, Tyrone Smith, Jim Jones, Darryl Pittman, Margaret Head, Katarzyna Wolejnio Brown, Barry Primus, Melissa Leo, Alan Blumenfeld, Oleg Taktarov, Shirly Brener, Frank John Hughes, Terry Serpico, Liza Colón-Zayas, Malachy McCourt, Ajay Naidu, Charles F. Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Curtis Jackson, Carla Gugino, John Leguizamo, Donnie Wahlberg, Brian Dennehy, Trilby Glover, Saidah Arrika, Alan Rosenberg, Sterling K. ![]() How can I decide whether a particular activity-such as smoking, gambling, etc.-is wrong? Answer How do I know what is right from wrong? Answer How does viewing violence in movies affect the family? Answer
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