The Killers

The article we read about heroic fatalism was very interesting. I am not sure that I agree with the idea that is being presented in the article that there was anything heroic about the death of Ole Andreson. Although he is unwilling to do anything to avoid his fate, I see this more as a sense of helplessness, and perhaps even exhaustion from running so long. However, I found the article to be very helpful in demonstrating how his actions would be considered heroic in way for some people. It may simply be more comforting to believe that he was acting heroic, rather then him just wanting to get it over with.
Although the article was helpful in the heroic fatalism area, I found the rest of the article a little off topic and random. It spends a lot of time simply explaining and summarizing the events in the movies. The author even spends a great deal of time talking about the production of the different adaptations of this story. And although it was not important to the idea a heroic fatalism, I enjoyed the bit about the female portraying the exact opposite idea, willing to beg and plead to save her life.
The movies tend to be very different in the way they represent the story. While the earlier adaptations made an effort to stick closely to the story and plot of the book, the 1964 adaptation went in a different direction. The 1964 adaptation was only interested in maintaining the representation of heroic fatalism, changing the plot, characters, and dialog to present a more modern film. I found the earlier adaptations were more enjoyable for me since I had already read the story.