Not exact matches
A number of critics have accused the government of failing to ensure the perpetrators of
vigilantism are sanctioned, with many suggesting that even the ones
who are arrested and prosecuted are «treated with kid gloves.»
Directed by Matthew Heineman,
who embedded himself with the Autodefensas and with Foley's outfit, Cartel Land offers a chilling glimpse into a world of violence and
vigilantism.
Batman has to keep a balance between heroism and
vigilantism to fight a vile criminal known as the Joker,
who would plunge Gotham City into anarchy.
It takes a long time before Heineman introduces anyone
who voices objections to the logic, politics and practice of
vigilantism.
New to the scene are District Attorney Harvey Dent (a slick Aaron Eckhart),
who Wayne wants to promote as a human alternative to his
vigilantism (an interesting sideline on the need for humility and choice when picking a leader), and Maggie Gyllenhaal as a replacement for Katie Holmes's Rachel Dawes, but she barely gets a look - in.
He also is discovered and nursed back to health by the wandering American Indian Tonto,
who fashions a mask out of the vest of Reid's deceased brother and nudges Reid toward a life of masked
vigilantism.
It's as if Cap is a hypocrite
who thinks
vigilantism is OK as long as he's the vigilante — which would be a solid point if anyone in this movie raised it.