Palmer Good

The title Good seems to be a huge contradiction to what takes place in the film. Several examples make this clear. Early in the beginning, the main character tries to be the good man by helping his mother and cooking for his family. However, less than a quarter way through the film, he cheats on his wife with Anne. That does not sound very good to me. Then, he succumbs to pressure to join the party, even though he clearly does not agree with their views. Also, in my opinion he does not do enough to help his friend get to Paris. It seems as though being good required too much work on his part. He would rather take the road of least resistance.

As for why the film was not distributed in the United States, it is beyond me. I did not see any problems with the film. Maybe during the time period it was released, the U.S. was trying to end any anti-Semitic feelings or Nazism. It's unfortunate, because we have a lot of "garbage" on television, but we will not allow a film with some type of content onto television.

In regards to the picture, it probably relates to the title, because this is the point in which the main character is no longer on a "good" path. He has been consumed by the very thing he wanted to avoid.