Doubt is one of my favorite movies of the past 10 years and this has been a subject of great controversy... at least to me, my movie buff friends and on forums. 
Anyway, simply put: do you think the accused priest was guilty? Personally, I don't think he did anything wrong. I think he was innocent. Why? Three reasons.
1.) People take his resignation at the end as his "confession", but I took it as a man who ultimately realized that, no matter how he tried, this woman would not stop. Even after she told him she had no real evidence, other than the kid who pulled his arm away. As such, it was better for him, and everyone else, if he buried the hatchet and quit.
2.) While I do not think he committed any crime, I do think he was a homosexual. That is why his bond was strong with Donald. He knew how hard it is to be different and he could lend out a helping hand and an understanding ear.
3.) Lastly, from my observation, it is much easier for viewers to automatically say he was guilty simply because the character was a priest. Some priests have done horrible things to children in the past, therefore this priest who is being accused of the same thing must be guilty.
What do you think?
Anyway, simply put: do you think the accused priest was guilty? Personally, I don't think he did anything wrong. I think he was innocent. Why? Three reasons.
1.) People take his resignation at the end as his "confession", but I took it as a man who ultimately realized that, no matter how he tried, this woman would not stop. Even after she told him she had no real evidence, other than the kid who pulled his arm away. As such, it was better for him, and everyone else, if he buried the hatchet and quit.
2.) While I do not think he committed any crime, I do think he was a homosexual. That is why his bond was strong with Donald. He knew how hard it is to be different and he could lend out a helping hand and an understanding ear.
3.) Lastly, from my observation, it is much easier for viewers to automatically say he was guilty simply because the character was a priest. Some priests have done horrible things to children in the past, therefore this priest who is being accused of the same thing must be guilty.
What do you think?
