This Gun For Hire Film Analysis

In This Gun for Hire, one of the primary conflicts the film explores is that of man v. self; specifically, the protagonist Philip Raven is conflicted between his necessity to kill and his desire to do what is right. The film establishes this torn characterization through a few key events within the story. Particularly, the scene where Raven saves Ellen from certain death (though he had previously attempted to murder her) exemplifies his conflicted nature, as Raven’s murderous, criminal persona clashes with his own repressed altruism. The film catalyzes this dynamic conflict later on in the film, when the main antagonist’s full plan is uncovered. Alvin Brewster (a cripple who fuels most of the films violence from behind the scenes) is revealed