Mal's Sin *Movie spoilers*
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I'm actually quite interested in what the Operative was going to say because he seems a good judge of character and I have no idea what Mal's sin would be.
I mean Mal just wants to go his way, he's not out to accomplish anything. The problem is that when the Operative was talking about sin Mal had been pushed out of his character and was trying to make a difference. That saves me the trouble of trying to assign a sin to wanting to go your own way, but it does bring up a problem, he’s not envying anyone, he's not doing it out of pride, he's not doing it out of the first four, and that only leaves one, which is the only one we can't rule out.
Wrath, he's getting revenge for those who can not avenge themselves. But it doesn't really feel like wrath to me.
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Originally posted by christhecynic:
I'm actually quite interested in what the Operative was going to say because he seems a good judge of character and I have no idea what Mal's sin would be.
I mean Mal just wants to go his way, he's not out to accomplish anything. The problem is that when the Operative was talking about sin Mal had been pushed out of his character and was trying to make a difference. That saves me the trouble of trying to assign a sin to wanting to go your own way, but it does bring up a problem, he’s not envying anyone, he's not doing it out of pride, he's not doing it out of the first four, and that only leaves one, which is the only one we can't rule out.
Wrath, he's getting revenge for those who can not avenge themselves. But it doesn't really feel like wrath to me.
I agree, it doesn't fell like wrath to me either. After all it seems like Mal is concerned more with finding some sort of JUSTICE for the victims, not necessarily seeking REVENGE against the perpetrators. To me that's a mighty big difference, and doesn't really fall into the "sin" category.
However, assuming that the Operative was thinking of one of the seven deadly sins, I think the only one it could be is wrath( :intense, vindictive anger or belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong). The Operative would be upset by anyone questioning the status quo or government line. He would be really pissed if someone got angry enough to then try to do something to change the situation or be seditious in any way; this would be a "sin" in his book.
I've always rather liked Mal's comment to the Operative as he plays the recording, "I'm going to show you a world without sin". Showing the Operative the brutal consequences of the Alliance's authority/actions, how could it not destroy his belief system. What a perfect device to illustrate what happens when a group of HUMANS try to play "Omniscient, Morally-Superior, Ego-Maniacs who somehow have a divine right to dictate to everyone else how they should live". Humans trying to exert complete control over a population or take away freedoms so the population can be less sinful - that always works well.
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Definitely pride. I could see wrath, but I am thinking that the Operative was going to go w/ pride seeing as how Mal is taking on the Alliance and the Operative all but worships them.
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Well, The Operative usually says the sin of the people he kills is Pride, but with mal's history Wrath fits.
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