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The absence of a conventional father figure is one that has been dealt with in stories as old as time itself
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Brian Gorman Film Directors(Dramatic) Term Paper 5/13/04 The story of P. T. Anderson's Hard Eight, as made clear in the latter half of the film, is a story of redemption. Sidney, played by Phillip Baker Hall, is an ex-mobster responsible for the death of John's father. Stricken with grief and regret, Sidney assumes the father figure role in John's life. In finding John down on his luck, Sidney takes him under his wing and makes John his own apprentice. Teaching John how to play the casinos and live the life of a full time gambler, Sidney grows to love John as if he were his own son. He cares for his relationship to John so much, in fact, that he would kill to protect it. This film was the directorial debut of Paul Thomas Anderson. In it, as in his later films, there is a concentration on father figures. The absence of a conventional...
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