The Devil’s Backbone
Throughout film, there is often a very clear distinction between good and evil. The development of a truly villainous character can make this distinction even more evident to the audience. In Guillermo del Toro’s The Devil’s Backbone, a man named Jacinto, a villain of pure evil emerges from the plotline.
Like many other famous villains, Jacinto has had a troubled past, growing up in an orphanage virtually his whole life, the same orphanage where he still works during the time of the film. While we don’t find out until later in the film that he is a stone cold killer, Jacinto’s greed and lust are quickly noticeable. He is having sexual relations with the only two women in the film, Conchita and Carmen, and neither of them knows of his promiscuity. Del Toro makes it clear that Jacinto has no intentions of love, only lustful pleasure. Jacinto truly proves to be a merciless killer when he stabs Conchita, the young woman who was in love with him......
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