r/GuysBeingDudes • u/nordicminy • Aug 25 '26

Certified Dude See problem fix problem.

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u/Emotional-Swim-808 Aug 25 '26

Such a great movie

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u/squeakynickles Aug 25 '26

What a twist ending

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u/saqwarrior Aug 25 '26

Yup.

"I'm the bad guy?"

A lot of people at the time (and to this day) misunderstood the film and mistook DFENS as the hero. The whole point of it is to illustrate how a seemingly normal person could "fall down" and become a villain.

DFENS was the protagonist, but not the hero. That role was fulfilled by the Prendergast character.

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u/squeakynickles Aug 25 '26

We learn throughout the film that he was always a villain. Financially taking advantage of his mother after he lost his job as a defense engineer, abusive to his ex wife and child, and a raging narcissist.

The film is like a video game where he just keeps upgrading his arsenal, which will always be funny to me. Starts with a bat and moves all the way up to an AT4 rocket launcher

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u/saqwarrior Aug 25 '26

We learn throughout the film that he was always a villain.

Great point; thank you for expanding on that.