Since I have no clue how A Simple Plan plays out I am in a similar position as our three heroes. I asked myself: if I find the money in the forest do I take it.
Answer: Every time without hesitation, without qualms, and without a second thought.
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Hell yea you take it! Whether I was alone or with my two dumb friends, I'd take that money on the spot. Figure it this way. Even if that plane is found, the chances of that money being traced back to you are miniscule as long as you aren't as stupid as the three main characters of this film. If you have a problem with leaving a dead body out there, wait a month or so, then "stumble" on the location again as if you've never been there before, and report the plane down. This was you can give the corpse a proper burial, and you are $4,400,000 richer. That's a win-win right there.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely no questions asked of course u take it.
ReplyDeleteThis may not be a fair point because I was listening to Mr. Bennett and Danny discussing it but Mr. Bennett made the perfect point. Namely, "I have seen too many of these movies to take the money."
ReplyDeleteI personally do not think I would take all of the money. If I found 4.5 million, I would probably pocket 500,000 or a million and then turn over the rest. No one would really care if it was 4 or 4.5 million, because believe me I'm not perfect and I'm going to take some of the money, but definitely not all of it.
Whenever you take the money, it always end up badly, c'mon guys it's a film class, haven't you seen all these movies too.
Well, if you guys want to play this game, then you have to play it right. Let's imagine a scenario where you find the plane while walking by yourself in the woods. Nobody but you knows you have the dough. You tell nobody, hide itin your attic, wait until the plane is found, quietly move away a few years after that, and figure out a way to launder the money. Even in that scenario, the chance for disaster is great. Meanwhile, that money in your attic is making your life miserable. Yes, that's right. Miserable. You cant spend it. You can't tell anyone about it. YOu can't even risk having your house broken into becuase then it would come out. YOu are a prisoner of that money.
ReplyDeleteNow, let's add a few things to our scenario. A half-wit brother and his drunken friend, neither one of whom will be able to stay quiet about this thing for a week, let alone the years necessary. No, my friends, you would take every dollar and turn it over to the police. Then you would go home and sleep soundly. If you don't, in a best case scenario (my third use of that word) you may get a good night's sleep sometime in the next decade, but probably never again.
Unless you are a sociopath or an existentialist, in which case you have nothing to fear on "the other side." And as for fear of incrimination while you're still on earth, well just remember to light up your cigar while they cuff you.
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