Boondock Saints

In Troy DuffyÆs (1999) Boondock Saints, two Irish Catholic brothers Connor and Murphy MacManus work and live in Boston, Massachusetts. When the two brothers accidentally murder some mafia thugs, they turn themselves in to police. However, the police release them and the brothers are viewed as heroes by the local townsfolk. At this point the brothers begin to view themselves on a mission from God to rid the planet of all human evildoers. They set out to kill those who commit evil (from those who partake in pornography to Russian mobsters), without so much as any form of protect from the townsfolk. Even the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent, Paul Smecker, who tracks their murderous trail, suggests that they are actually doing what he has always secretly hoped would happen to such victims. Drunk in a confessional, Smecker admits, ôI put evil men behind bars, but the law has miles of red tape and loopholes for these cocksuckers to slip throughö (Duffy, 1999).

The brothers MacManus believe their trail of blood is symbolic of their quest for truth and justice as they perceive it to be in the eyes of God. As they go about their murderous mission, Smecker comes closer and closer to catching them. However, the closer he gets to capturing them the more he begins to think they are doing the right thing. There is a great deal of nonverbal communication used in the film, from the moment we see the fraternal MacMan

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forms of gestures, glances, eyebrow raises, and numerous others. In one scene, where the brothers confront nine mobsters and kill all of them, Connor, who has been pissed off his brother made him bring along a rope gives his brother a glare of sarcasm before saying, ôWell, name one thing youÆre gonna need this stupid fucking rope forö (Duffy, 1999). Throughout the film the brother communicate in nonverbal cues, particularly as they are able to speak multiple languages from Russian to Latin and they give each other eye contact and signals when they wish to change languages in order to trip up those who do not understand the language they choose to speak. In one scene, where Rocco is killed, the brothers are immersed in prayer for him but when they hear the click of guns behind them they both give each other a ôknowingö glance that speaks volumes without words. Touch is another form of nonverbal communication and it is used repeatedly in the film, at times for serious reasons but in other instances for humor which peppers the films violent carnage. In one scene Connor catches Rocco ôfondlingö the breast of an unconscious stripper. Connor asks him what he is doing and Rocco replies, ôIÆll tip herö (Duffy, 1999). In another scen
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