I felt like The Long Walk was so just fundamentally flawed, in that the entire movie is about them trying to help other participants, knowing full well that if that person lives, they themselves will die. Like why did they sign up if they had no intention of winning? It’s as if they’re trying to help their friends cross a finish line. Except there is no finish line. You just keep going until the last man stands. Then they’re all shocked and angry when someone dies. Like they didn’t know it was going to happen to 99% of everyone at the starting line. Then they’re all chanting “fuck the long walk”, as if someone forced them to be there. It just makes no sense.
I felt like The Long Walk was so just fundamentally flawed, in that the entire movie is about them trying to help other participants, knowing full well that if that person lives, they themselves will die. Like why did they sign up if they had no intention of winning? It’s as if they’re trying to help their friends cross a finish line. Except there is no finish line. You just keep going until the last man stands. Then they’re all shocked and angry when someone dies. Like they didn’t know it was going to happen to 99% of everyone at the starting line. Then they’re all chanting “fuck the long walk”, as if someone forced them to be there. It just makes no sense.