In a Glass Cage
I will say the film is well directed, with intense scenes but I must confess that I don’t know what he was trying to say here. That if consumed by vengeance we are destined to become the very thing we despise?
I will say the film is well directed, with intense scenes but I must confess that I don’t know what he was trying to say here. That if consumed by vengeance we are destined to become the very thing we despise?
WARNING: spoilers below
It is true that he is abused by Klaus, but it is also true that he becomes obsessed with Klaus and his methods and replicating the power that was taken from him.
I think that is the crucial difference. This is more about Angelo taking the "crown of power" from Klaus by becoming Klaus. His imitation of Klaus is very intentional.
Klaus has dominated Angelo--at first in a literal way, but then for years in his mind. Angelo repeats Klaus's actions, all the way up to being in the iron lung, so that he is now the one who dominates.
I think it's significant that Angelo first makes himself and Klaus "partners" (for example, instructing Klaus to tell the first boy to disrobe)--putting them on equal footing. Then Angelo continues his ascent by fully dominating Klaus, reliving his original abuse with Klaus in his role and Angelo in the role of the abuser.
I think that this is difference than the whole "becoming a monster while fighting monsters" thing. Angelo likes the power he gets from reenacting the crimes. In the name of reclaiming his own power, he does not hesitate to kill innocent children. He has become a monster, yes, but it has been very intentional and not something that has happened through a progressing series of compromises.
I think that is the crucial difference. This is more about Angelo taking the "crown of power" from Klaus by becoming Klaus. His imitation of Klaus is very intentional.
Klaus has dominated Angelo--at first in a literal way, but then for years in his mind. Angelo repeats Klaus's actions, all the way up to being in the iron lung, so that he is now the one who dominates.
I think it's significant that Angelo first makes himself and Klaus "partners" (for example, instructing Klaus to tell the first boy to disrobe)--putting them on equal footing. Then Angelo continues his ascent by fully dominating Klaus, reliving his original abuse with Klaus in his role and Angelo in the role of the abuser.
I think that this is difference than the whole "becoming a monster while fighting monsters" thing. Angelo likes the power he gets from reenacting the crimes. In the name of reclaiming his own power, he does not hesitate to kill innocent children. He has become a monster, yes, but it has been very intentional and not something that has happened through a progressing series of compromises.