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How does Peter Medak gain the viewers' sympathy in the film, "Let him have it"?
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How does Peter Medak gain the viewers' sympathy in the film, "Let him have it"? In the film, Let him have it, the Director, Peter Medak, portrays Derek William Bentley as a weak, naïve, poorly-educated young man who never really understands what is going on around him. Bentley has the mental age of an eleven year-old, cannot read or write, and suffers from epilepsy. We can only compare him to his 'friend', Christopher Craig, whose arrogance and street-wisdom he wishes to emulate. The film language used by Medak communicates to the audience on many different levels - through the use of camera shots, music, lighting moods, and character. From the start, Bentley is seen as a victim of circumstance and Medak gives us a biased view of him, as in reality, he is perhaps less innocent than he is shown. Some may argue that Medak has embellished the story...
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