Everytime Kaminka was on his own during this movie, I kept expecting a soliloquy, either out loud or maybe just in his head. The same self-torture, the same agonising over the "right thing" to do. All of those previous commentators who criticised Kaminka for his actions: well, have you ever been in such a situation yourself, and did you handle it any better?
I also take to task the previous commentator who said that Kaminka was "bad" because he beat up the prostitute. Whilst not condoning violence against women in any way, I think that he merely lashed out in helpless rage. Remember that he was immediately filled with huge remorse; and that he offered her the entire contents of his wallet afterwards. And going back to the previous remark, remember Hamlet's "now I could kill him". Does that make Hamlet "bad", too? Maybe it does....
And with great respect to the previous commentator who asked "what happened to the clarinet?", I think that he has missed the point. Once Kaminka discovered who the murderer was, and what he was going to do about it (not saying - don't won't to get blacklisted for putting in an unwarned spoiler), then what happens to the clarinet is irrelevant.
I also take to task the previous commentator who said that Kaminka was "bad" because he beat up the prostitute. Whilst not condoning violence against women in any way, I think that he merely lashed out in helpless rage. Remember that he was immediately filled with huge remorse; and that he offered her the entire contents of his wallet afterwards. And going back to the previous remark, remember Hamlet's "now I could kill him". Does that make Hamlet "bad", too? Maybe it does....
And with great respect to the previous commentator who asked "what happened to the clarinet?", I think that he has missed the point. Once Kaminka discovered who the murderer was, and what he was going to do about it (not saying - don't won't to get blacklisted for putting in an unwarned spoiler), then what happens to the clarinet is irrelevant.