2:02:43hes very relatable, everyone thinks a protagonist is supposed to.be smart and theyd figure everything out but people arent
2:02:45kino. i recommend touch of evil as another noir
2:02:47He's just a writer in over his head, fits for his situation
2:02:50Straight up tells everyone all the confidential information
2:02:51He does have a "history" of doing bad things with Harry... he's not clean
2:02:54he doesnt think ahead as much as he should lol
2:02:56honest guy in a dishonest town
2:02:56yeah, actually flawed and sympathethic, not a self jerk from the author
2:02:56He was kinda dumb, to be honest.
2:02:57he's a good "normal person" out of his depth
2:03:00but he cant play the social game to save his life
2:03:01he was pals with a bad guy for 20 years
2:03:02has no idea of the precarious political situation he's found himself in
2:03:04he got that old man killed lmao
2:03:07Now for the true sequel. The Transformers Movie 1986. Orson Welles plays Unicron.
2:03:07Pretty dumb but hes got the spirit
2:03:10he got the porter killed for no reason
2:03:10he's a normal guy, not a hero
2:03:16even calloway is fleshed out, he's an asshole but knows when not to be a jerk