The movie “The Man without a Face” is an American film produced by Mel Gibson in 1993. The central theme that the film intends to address is prejudice, the kind of relationship that exists between teacher and the student. In addition, it also looks at the motive of deception. Gibson represents these by his cast of Chuck Norstad, who is a young boy whose mother has unstable marriage life. The situation leads to some tension between the boy and his family prompting him to look for companionship elsewhere. He lands herself to a friend whose face is damaged. The friend by the name McLeod lives in a lonely apartment with an appalling past that evokes fear. In the movie, McLeod becomes Chuck Norstad’s teacher and best friend. When McLeod realised that Chuck could also teach, they develop intense friendship and like to do things together. Later, hearsays and rumours threaten their relationship.
Relating this to Glaucon’s thought between the just and unjust man, the life of the unjust is good than that of the just man (Santas 178). In this respect, Macleod is accused of mistreating the young boy, though this is not true in actuality. In this representation, those people who try to live the just way. The community has a different thought about him making them judge him harshly, yet he is very innocent. Glaucon says that the best thing is to do injustice and get away with it. The worst thing is experiencing prejudice and failing to get the time to revenge. According to Glaucon, any injustice upon oneself should get a response of attack. However, Gibson’s movie does not depict the same. McLeod is mistaken and mocked emotionally but does not stage any vengeance. He only tries to defend himself telling people that he is innocent of the accusations.
Reference
Santas, Gerasimos. "Just City and Just Soul in Plato’s Republic." Reason and Analysis in
Ancient Greek Philosophy. Springer Netherlands, 2013. 171-195.
