My Own Private Idaho

One of the scenes that I find to be "fresh" 30 minutes into the film, Mike first brought up the point that he will not need to anything to fall back on to because Scott is going to inherit his fathers money on his 21st birthday. Bob seems very eager to question when Scott's birthday actually is and attempts to embrace Scott but he avoids Bob and exits the building. And the part that is so new and fresh is when Scott tells Bob that he will be making a change once he turns 21. Scott does not want anymore of the life that he is living, and when his birthday comes he will make a change and become to person that his father wanted him to be all along. In Scott's words, "My mother and father will be surprised at the incredible change. It will impress them more the when such a fuckup like me turns good...than if I had been a good son all along...I will change when everyone expects it the least". Scott laid out his plan from the beginning and stuck with it. To me, that sort of expression of a plan only happens when an evil Dr. is talking about their plot to take over the world and it later gets dismantled. It is very unique that Scott gives bob his plan and he is able to follow it all the way. Apart from Scott giving new information about his plans, the scene now reveals that there are two main characters; Mike is the obvious main character but Scott is also a main character as well. The viewer is able to watch the two characters develop for the rest of the film.

One thing I left out, is Bob. Bob is the the center of this scene, Scott knows Bob as his "real father" and has learned many things from Bob. When the group is informally planning a robbery, Mike had mentioned Scott inheriting money, Bob was all ears. After a bit of talking, Scott is walking out of the room and Bob continues talking and following him. He keeps prying to get the information of when Scott will get his inheritance. Bob say lets not think of ourselves as thieves, but Diana's Foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon. Bob was trying to make Scott see him as a good person, he wants Scott to trust him and follow him, just as the rest of the boys that are in the gang. But Scott has made up his mind, and you really feel the power of this scene in a later scene where Bob comes to see Scott after he has made the change and became the person that his parents wanted him to be. Bob is hoping that there is something left in Scott's heart that will let him at least address Bob. But the only thing that Bob gets is a broken heart and he ends up dying. A representation of the bond and ties that the two had together was then dead. At that moment, the viewer knows that Scott is not going back to the way it was. I really enjoyed the film, it showed me some things that I am not too familiar with and I think that is why I appreciate the film more than some other films.