This topic deserves no explanation, but it may merit some
discussion. Darwin’s theory of natural selection (must we still call it a theory?)
tells nature’s story through a lens of survival. Inherently, it leaves no room
for ethics, assuming that nothing benevolent can come of a drive aimed solely
at personal gain. How does one console or merely approach a man like Charlie,
who so desperately needs love but vehemently withdraws from it? We see what can be argued as unethical
behavior throughout the film: Susan’s arrogant friends and husband so quick to
judge Laroche’s peculiarity, Susan’s affair, Laroche’s fickle sense of
commitment and Charlie’s misguided sense of brotherhood. To what point do we
excuse these character flaws with empathy?
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