movieboy wrote:I saw the Accountant (Ben Afleck) on a flight recently, I had to fast forward parts of it so that I could finish the movie before the flight ended, so I couldn't figure out a few things.
[spoiler]- Why did Justine give info to Medina about Ben Afleck?
- I didn't get what exactly was the fraud happening at the Robotic company - why were embezzling & then pumping back the money?
- Was Ben Afleck a good guy or not? He was helping the cartels, right?
- What exactly did Medina lie about - which was used by her boss to blackmail her? I mean if it was her sealed juvi records - they are sealed, right? Did she have to disclose it in her application?
- How did Medina conclude her investigation - i.e. was Ben prosecuted?
- Why does Ben hit his legs and then do some kind of foam rolling on it afterwards?[/spoiler]
First off, you NEED to buy the CD or stream. There's a whole lot of stuff you must've missed, especially everything going on with the Pollock painting which they'd altered for the movie. There's a lot of excellent subtle humor. I saw this movie about 12 times while it was still in theaters.
Ray King gave info about Medina which he probably got from Chris/Justine. King genuinely wanted to find out who Chris/the Accountant was, for curiosity if nothing else. But Chris/Justine/Ray were drawing Media in. She was probably picked by Chris to be Ray's replacement. She was smart, tough and blackmailable.
The fraud, as Chris realized at a most inopportune moment (what, he couldn't put it off for 30 minutes), was a redo of the actual "Crazy Eddie and the Panama Pump" in the 80s, when they siphoned money off the books and made it look like it was "raining cash" as Dana put it. It's timed with an IPO so as to jack up the stock price. But as with most such schemes, they never stop to think how they're going to bail out.
They don't say this but Chris is basically a confidential informant. He doesn't really do anything wrong except he's not on record as such. Ray, and now Medina, are strictly off the books with him. Chris' brother is another story. He's a genuine cold blooded killer. He at least killed Lamar's sister though she was innocent. I think, if there's a sequel, Chris is going to take him in an (re?)-instill a sense of morality.d
Medina pistol whipped her sister's drug dealer and left him locked in a trunk. But she was a minor and her records were sealed. Another indication that he received them from Chris/Justine.
It doesn't show how she concluded it other than to expose the scheme. I'm sure she wouldn't have found anything that would (ahem) lead back to Chris.
That's a wood roller he uses on his leg to toughen his shins, and also help to overcome his autistic dislike for harsh physical feelings, and the same for the strobe, it being a bright light.
You do know who Justine is I presume?
Do you know the significance of the thermos?