Is it Good to You

I think the movie was entitled Good, because there is a constant struggle between what John Halder views as right and moral, and the evil actions that John endorses. It is almost parabolic how the movie works. John starts of as a man in a loveless marriage, but his morals remain very intact, and his view of what is good is very clear. As the movie continues we see John start to change his views. His head has become inflated with the status he received from the Furor, and his moral and ideals shifted. He was an active part in a political party that openly persecuted what seemed to be John’s only friend. Every interaction between the two after the beach scene shows how John has placed the things he values in life. It is not until it is too late that John finally realizes what he has done. He realizes that his actions have not been “Good,” and he has let the possibility of fame and power contort his views on life.
This movie was not released in the United States because it is a movie that promotes anti-patriotic views. John was a character that went with the views of his country, and those views led him to lose everything that held value in his life. It makes you wonder what rights as an American you allow to be contorted so you can live the life you live. The picture is simply a picture of what would be a perfect Aryan couple. This is what John felt like he wanted and needed in life. As it turns out, John ends the movie at a low point in the exact opposite position that he started, completing his parabola.