The Jacket- Elissa Wilcox

The Jacket was a very intriguing film because it was so emotionally charged as well as being very easy to follow and understand. The film examined the journey of death and redemption. The film had many different symbols of both of these throughout. For example the main character, Jack, was put into a morgue drawer while he was being laced with drugs. The reason for this was that it was similar to the feeling of being in the womb and therefore the doctor believed that he could cure Jack of his PTSD by wiping the slate clean. This however did not turn out to be the answer in the way that the doctor imagined. Through the experience however Jack was able to find the redemption that he sought and provide a way for Jackie (the girl he falls in love with) to have a normal life that consisted of a loving mother and good family home instead of the one that she grew up with before meeting him. He transcended from a selfish view of searching for redemption into a selfless need to save.