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Posted by: TeawithBlood at February 1, 2008, 9:35 am

Topic: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street Forum: JoBlo

Quote: Originally Posted by HedwigX Yup- and beautifully illustrated by the line "'Don't I know you?'... she said..."- his ultimate realisation that he's become such a monster not even his own wife recognizes him, and also caused his inability to recognize her. My friends agreed with me on this, but also applied it to Johanna- the only respect in which I would give him a break at this point is in the fact that he hasn't seen her since she was a fucking baby. Eesh. Give the guy some credit. But yeah, 10/10 here- extremely early contender for the film of the year. Yes its at that moment that Sweeney Todd realizes the monster that he has become and it is there that we're suppose to feel sympathy for him. He couldn't see her face clearly because of the dark and thought it was just another person that could get in the way of his plans. And at this point the wife was loopy and it had been 15 years so its not that hard to believe that she didn't recognize him right away. They have both changed significantly from who they were so long ago. And what would be the point of killing Lucy if not to give Sweeney a turn around. If he had felt nothing about her death by his hand then we could say that he was a completely cold blooded killer and truely a villain. I also believe that (in this version) Sweeney knew Toby was there to kill him. The whole point of his life was shattered and he had nothing else to live for. It was fitting that it be Toby that killed him. The only thing I wish had happened was that Johanna found out the whole deal.

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