See, I think the voiceover is the whole point. Like, the voiceover—and the way The Killer is contradicting what he's thinking with what he does—has to be there to demonstrate the hollow silliness of the whole "philosophical hitman" trope. In a way, the whole movie is kind of a gag about the ridiculousness of that concept, just made with the masterful skill of a Fincher.
See, I think the voiceover is the whole point. Like, the voiceover—and the way The Killer is contradicting what he's thinking with what he does—has to be there to demonstrate the hollow silliness of the whole "philosophical hitman" trope. In a way, the whole movie is kind of a gag about the ridiculousness of that concept, just made with the masterful skill of a Fincher.
See, I think the voiceover is the whole point. Like, the voiceover—and the way The Killer is contradicting what he's thinking with what he does—has to be there to demonstrate the hollow silliness of the whole "philosophical hitman" trope. In a way, the whole movie is kind of a gag about the ridiculousness of that concept, just made with the masterful skill of a Fincher.