This week in class, we watched Un Chien Andalou and L’Age D’or. My feelings about his characters throughout the films were more in line with being unlikeable, as most characters seem to portray a sense of selfishness. Most characters are displayed with greed, lust, wrath, and turning a blind eye to the lower class. For example, in L’Age D’or, the male and female leads have to crave their lust for one another, despite the resistance from society. Falling into a deep illusion of “love,” he is tunnel-visioned into having her for himself to the point that he takes out his anger on a dog and a blind man. The male lead disregards their pain, leaving behind his sense of morals. Another example would be when he belittled the death of many children, women, and elderly men. We also see this take place when the estate huntsman shoots the little boy with no empathy for his life, while then the wealthy party guests step onto the balcony to witness the grim scene. They show little interest or concern for the events as they all go back to their party. In a way, this can relate to modern society, as we are desensitized to violence from the news and social media as it becomes a common occurrence. There is no hero’s journey or character arc, where our character grows and overcomes their flaws. The beginning of the film foreshadows this as the scorpions fight among themselves, including when the rat becomes poisoned by one of them.