Discipline shows in how he operates—but his anger also shows in why he operates. Something made this man start to do this.”
One of the reasons I’ve always found this particular revenge story so compelling is that Kelly is not clinically detached from the mission. He is merely detached from the targets. When Kelly was in the Navy, he was a professional doing a job, and while this new mission requires him to put those same skills to work on American soil, his new mission is also profoundly personal. This represents an evolution in the way he operates, and his “work” is now infused with a new impulsiveness and recklessness that stems from his rage. This anger crackles throughout Kelly’s journey in both the book and the film.
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