Bad Lieutenant starring Harvey Keitel

Running head : BAD LIEUTENANT (1992 : A REVIEW

Bad Lieutenant (1992 : A Review

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Bad Lieutenant (1992 : A Review

There are two ethical considerations in the 1992 movie of Abel Ferrara Bad Lieutenant : First , the ethical stand against the corrupt behavior of the main character played by Harvey Keitel and the ethical stand from the point of view of the rape victim . Here , we can use the Spinoza 's ethics as the ethical theory that best explains the behavior of the Lieutenant since the

main character in the movie is in search for the utmost or highest form of good that can sustain happiness - something that he learned while resolving the rape case of the nun

The lieutenant is portrayed as a morally challenged man . At first , since he has authority , the lieutenant used his power to abuse people whether they are involved in crimes or completely innocent . He has gambling debts which continues to increase through time . In his job , he has a set of particularly strange actions thought to be misguided and foolish

When the Lieutenant locates the men who raped the nun , he lets them go This decision is in agreement with what the nun wanted . This is in contrast with his superior judgment . This shows the higher extent of forgiveness where the lieutenant made the decision despite of the possibility of earning a lot and pay all his debts . This is a quick turnaround for his character in the sense of morale

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