He acknowledges that Elizabeth is his weakness because she is one of the only people he cares about enough to relinquish some of his power and control. This both terrifies and comforts him as she is both his greatest weakness and his greatest joy. Another thing that makes Reddington a captivating character is his world view. While Reddington certainly has a moral code, he also recognizes that life is ever-changing. While certain things are unforgivable to him, Reddington is also willing to work with individuals who were once his greatest enemies.
Assuming someone has not violated Reddington's moral code, he can put aside his differences to work towards a common goal. He sees people as individuals whose opinions can change and evolve. A man with the criminal record of Reddington needs to accept the reality of his situation.
Reddington is aware that his life is constantly at risk and has made peace with the fact that he will eventually die. Instead of dwelling on fear, Raymond chooses to enjoy his life to the fullest. He travels the world on his private jet, stays at fancy hotels, and drinks expensive liquor.
He values his life, is grateful for each day he has, and is quick to remind those around him that they should feel the same way.
Leave it to Reddington to make a dangerous situation a humorous one. Raymond often uses danger to leverage power against his enemies, forcing them to accept help from him in exchange for vital information or resources.
Of course when threatened with danger, many people, criminals included, begin to pray for help. When one criminal began to do just that, Raymond offered himself up as a much more reliable ally. This quote is one of the most profound utterances by Raymond Reddington.
He gives this advice to Berlin after finally meeting the man who has been trying to destroy him for so long. Raymond is able to convince Berlin to stop his attacks by sharing that Berlin has been manipulated, but he encourages Berlin to process this quote and move on. While Raymond operates on his own moral code and generally believes he is doing what is right, not acting out of vengeance, there are definitely some moments where Reddington could have benefited from following his own advice.
Maybe if he had, Kaplan would still be gracing the screen today. Another way Reddington manipulates people is with money. Sometimes he bribes them, sometimes he destroys their business connections and opportunities, and sometimes he steals all of their money and holds it for ransom. Ever the dramatic, Reddington wouldn't just come out and say "I have your money. Wisdom is learning the boundaries of one's designated lane. Reddington prides himself on his intelligence and skill set.
He is willing to acknowledge his own shortcomings and employ individuals to assist him in the areas where he is less gifted. This is why he surrounds himself with individuals such as Dembe, Kaplan, Nik, and Aram. This acknowledgment of his own abilities is what makes Reddington one of the most notorious criminals of all time.
Loyalty is rare to find in Reddington's field of work. Charlie at first does not quite seem to accept the dimensions of Raymond's world and grows frustrated at what looks like almost willful intractability.
Eventually, toward the end of the journey, he finds that he loves his brother, and that love involves accepting him exactly as he is. Barry Levinson came on board after three previous directors signed off on this material. The problem, of course, was Raymond. If fiction is about change, then how can you make a movie about a man who cannot change, whose whole life is anchored and defended by routine?
Few actors could get anywhere with this challenge, and fewer still could absorb and even entertain us with their performance, but Hoffman proves again that he almost seems to thrive on impossible acting challenges. You want shorter? I can play shorter. You want a tomato? I don't know quite how Hoffman got me to do it. He does not play cute, or lovable, or pathetic. He is matter-of-fact, straight down the middle, uninflected, unmoved, uncomprehending in all of his scenes - except when his routine is disrupted, when he grows disturbed until it is restored.
And yet I could believe that the Cruise character was beginning to love him, because that was how I felt, too. The changes in the movie all belong to Charlie, who begins the film as a me-first materialist, a would-be Trump without a line of credit.
By the end of the film Charlie has learned how to pay attention, how to listen and how to be at least a little patient some of the time. He does not undergo a spiritual transformation; he simply gets in touch with things that are more important than selling cars. He is aided in this process by his girlfriend, Susanna Valeria Golino , a Latino who loves him but despairs of ever getting him off autopilot. By the end of "Rain Man," what have we learned? I think the film is about acceptance.
Charlie Babbitt's first appearance in the movie has him wheeling and dealing in the face of imminent ruin, trying to control his life and the lives of others by blind, arrogant willpower. What Raymond teaches him is that he can relax, because try as he might, he will always be powerless over other people. They will do just about what they choose to do, no matter how loud Charlie Babbitt screams.
Raymond has a lot he can teach Charlie about acceptance, even if it is the solitary thing he knows. Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from until his death in Charlie : Thirty-five hundred.
Don't have to pay for the rooms, they're comped. I'm free and clear, I'm going to go take a celebration piss. Don't go anywhere. While I'm gone, the sign says, "Don't walk. Raymond : Don't walk. Charlie : Don't walk. Ray is staring off into space]. Charlie : Raymond, what are you looking at? The ducks are over here.
What are you looking at? Raymond : 'Course it's 10 minutes to Wapner. Charlie : When did you drive? Raymond : I drove slow on the driveway when my dad came to Walbrook.
Charlie : Was Dad in the car? Charlie : I'll have to let you drive sometime. Do you hear me? Doctor : Ray, do you know how much a candy bar costs? Raymond : 'Bout a hundred dollars. Doctor : Do you know how much one of those new compact cars costs? Charlie : Okay, Ray, we've got blueberry, buckwheat, all flavors, what kind do you want? Raymond : Pancakes. Charlie : I know, but what kind?
Charlie : Raymond, what were you doing in my room? Charlie : I heard noises. Raymond : You heard noises? Well, those noises are none of your business. Sally Dibbs : Good Morning! Raymond : [looks at her nametag] Sally Dibbs, Dibbs Sally. Sally Dibbs : How did you know my phone number? Charlie : How did you know that?
Raymond : You said read the telephone book last night. Dibbs Sally. Charlie : He, uh, remembers things. Little things sometimes. Sally Dibbs : Very clever boys. I'll be right back. He and Charlie are saying goodbye]. Raymond : Very shiny train.
Charlie : Yeah, sure is. Raymond : Lights out at eleven. Charlie : Yeah well new rules. Charlie : We're not in the air, we're not on the highway, I'm on some shit secondary road. I gotta make up some time. I have to get to LA, I should've been there this afternoon, my business needs me. Raymond : Definitely watch TV but you have to be in bed at eleven. Lights out at eleven. Charlie : Forget it. Raymond : Uh oh, nineteen minutes to eleven. Raymond : 'Course I got Jeopardy!
I watch Jeopardy! Charlie : Don't start with that, Ray. Charlie : That's amazing. Doctor : Ray, if you had a dollar and you spent fifty cents, how much would you have left over? Raymond : About seventy. Doctor : Seventy cents? Raymond : Seventy cents. Charlie : What did I tell you? After this! Raymond : [to Susanna] Are you taking any prescription medication? Vern : He likes you, that's just his way of showing it. Susanna : When I touched him, he pulled away. Vern : Don't take it personal.
He never touched me and I'm closer to him than anyone in the world, known him for nine years. It's not in him. If I left tomorrow without saying goodbye, he probably wouldn't notice. Susanna : He wouldn't notice if you left? Vern : I'm not sure but I don't think people are his first priority.
Charlie : You read The Twelth Night? Charlie : You read Macbeth? Raymond : Yes. Charlie : So you read all these stories and you don't know if you read the book? Charlie : What's it going to be Ray?
What's it going to be? Raymond : This is a very dangerous highway. Charlie : How am I going to get to LA? Raymond : Course driving your car on this interstate is very dangerous. Charlie : You want to get off the highway will that make you happy? Raymond : Course in 46, male drivers were definitely involved in fatal accidents. Raymond : We have pepperoni pizza for dinner Monday nights.
Susanna : Pizza? You get pizza in an institution? Raymond : Monday night is Italian night. Charlie : You've got a date, Ray, you're gonna go dancing. Charlie : You know how to dance, Ray? Raymond : No. Charlie : I'll have to teach you sometime. Raymond : Definitely have to dance on my date. Have to learn how to dance. Charlie : Ray, you're not gonna have to dance, but I will teach you sometime.
Raymond : Definitely have to dance with Iris. Charlie : Sorry I even brought this up. You're right, Ray, you got a date with the only famous dancing hooker in Las Vegas. Iris : So, what are you doing in Las Vegas? Raymond : We're counting cards. Iris : You're counting cards? Iris : That's interesting. Iris : I know you're counting cards, what else are you doing? Raymond : Are you taking any prescription medication? Raymond : is lunch.
Charlie : What do you want? Raymond : Wednesday is fish sticks. Green lime jello for dessert. Charlie : You want another apple juice?
Raymond : No, orange soda. Uh oh, it's Raymond : [after knocking the lamp onto the floor] Uh oh! Uh oh, V-E-R-N! What's happenin' homes!
An angry driver is yelling at him]. Motorist : Hey you! Hey dipshit! Move it! You ain't gonna move, I'll move you! Raymond : Have to get to K-Mart. The sign said 'Don't Walk'. Have to get to K-Mart. Raymond : Definitely not. Susanna : But we an watch TV here, we're allowed. Raymond : Wheel Of Fortune. Look at the studio filled with glamorous merchandise. Fabulous and exciting bonus prizes. Thousands of dollars in cash. Charlie : That's it.
You blew it. You don't get to see your program. Raymond : One minute to Wapner. Charlie : Yes, one minute to Wapner. I had you in there, Ray!
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