Henry Hankovich
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It's important to consider, too, one of the big unanswered aspects of Creasy's background: just how 'sinful' his previous career as an assassin was. That is to say, was he doing basically the same things he does in the film--hunting down and punishing obviously-rotten nogoodniks? In my opinion--based on both the CIA's track record, as well as Creasy's own attitude toward his earlier life, this is rather unlikely.
More probably, he's committed a number of "morally ambiguous" acts, if not downright evil ones, under orders. Killing politicians out of -suspected- socialist leanings? Blackmail? Training thugs and death squads? All part of the CIA's portfolio...and possibly part of Creasy's history as well. The fact that he sees himself as being damned, makes me lean this way. It's hard to believe he'd have fallen so far, if all he did in his career was hunt down and punish evil child-kidnappers and the like.
So this makes me lean toward describing him as LE at the onset of the film...as someone who's embraced a career of "sin," in the name of his "duty."
More probably, he's committed a number of "morally ambiguous" acts, if not downright evil ones, under orders. Killing politicians out of -suspected- socialist leanings? Blackmail? Training thugs and death squads? All part of the CIA's portfolio...and possibly part of Creasy's history as well. The fact that he sees himself as being damned, makes me lean this way. It's hard to believe he'd have fallen so far, if all he did in his career was hunt down and punish evil child-kidnappers and the like.
So this makes me lean toward describing him as LE at the onset of the film...as someone who's embraced a career of "sin," in the name of his "duty."