Throughout the entire film you get the vibe that while Karl understood how wrong it was for him to kill, he would do it again if he felt that it was right. The only complaint I have is with the inevitability of Karl's final act. His transformation into Karl is just amazing to behold. None more so than Billy Bob in the title role. Not a single actor looks like they are acting, instead they are the people they play. He isn't a completely black-on-the-inside bad-guy, rather, he's a man who has an attitude problem and can't control his temper. And even Doyle, the villain of the picture, is given depth. John Ritter's character, the timid homosexual Vaughan, is given a lot of depth as you realize that while he does not love Frank's mother "in that way" he still does very much love her as a friend. Frank is a very sweet and innocent boy, you really feel for his torment. The great thing about the movie is how much you come to understand and care for all of the characters. Since Frank is now the only thing Karl cares about, and given Karl's past, it isn't difficult to guess what comes next. Karl sees this and realizes that if he doesn't do something, Frank's life will become a nightmare. Unfortunately Frank's mother refuses to leave the man. He isn't physically abusive, but his verbal insults and degradations to Frank, his mother, and Karl really make you hate the guy. You quickly come to understand two things: how kind and sweet the boy, his mother, and her friend are, and how much of an ass Doyle is. Frank takes him home to meet his mother Linda (Natalie Camerday), her best friend Vaughan (John Ritter), and her jerk of a boyfriend Doyle (Dwight Yoakam). He goes to town where he meets a young boy named Frank (Lucas Black) whom he eventually befriends. Now that he has freedom, he has no idea what to do with it. After all, he has spent virtually all of his life locked up. However, instead of being happy, the only thing he feels is confusion. Karl was sentenced to twenty-five years in a mental institution, or "nervous hospital" as he calls it. When he learned that his mother was with the man by choice, he also attacked her. Not far away he saw a scythe, or as he calls it, a "sling blade," which he used to attack the man. Karl's immediate reaction was anger, thinking he was hurting her. When he arrived he saw the previously mentioned man, the one who was bad to him, "with" his mother. One day when Karl's mother didn't bring him his daily meal he decided to venture up to the house himself. One man in particular was very nasty to him. Not only did he have to go without parents who loved him, but with the teasing and tormenting of the local townspeople. He lived there for many years, all alone. When his parents learned that there was something wrong with him they decided to keep him in a shed. No more than five-minutes into the film we come to learn Karl's story. His eyes dart about sporadically, he has trouble communicating in what we would call a "normal" fashion, and his pattern of speech is distinctly Southern, each sentence ending with a gruff "Erm-hmm." In other words, he is a very charming, sweet, and simple man. The title character of the film, Karl Childers (played by Billy Bob Thornton), speaks in a deep, rough grumble. Within the comment sections, recommendations for non-Netflix content will sometimes be allowed.This isn't a story about a murderer who happens to be mentally challenged, rather, it's a story about a mentally challenged man who happens to commit a murder. The primary focus of this sub should be content available on Netflix, and all top level recommendations and questions should be about Netflix. Hover over to read.Īdd regional flair tags to your submissions so we know what Netflix region you're posting from CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION Please write a short blurb either in the submission title or the text if you do a self post to explain why this movie/show is worth watching.Īdd spoiler tags as a courtesy. Please link to the description page of the movie or show you are posting. If the same title appears simultaneously in the top 50, it may be removed at the mod's discretion. Stop complaining about reposts and stop messaging the mods about it. The mods are leaving it up to the community to utilize downvotes if they feel that reposts are too excessive. The front page of this subreddit is meant to be a living representation of quality content on Netflix and you might see the same submissions multiple times. Reposts are not only allowed, but are encouraged to some extent. The primary purpose of /r/NetflixBestOf is to shitpost about Breaking Bad.
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