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The movie A Simple Plan by Scott Raimi is ironic due to how the plan did not turn so very simple. The time is setting is during a time where the money was looked at differently, it was during a time when “the American dream” (Berardinelli) was motivation for people to get money. In the opening credits of Sam Raimi's film, Hank’s voice-over states his father believed there were certain things a man needed to be completely happy. “A wife he loves. A decent job. Friends and neighbors who like and respect him,” and Hank had all of that before quickly losing what he had in A Simple Plan. Hank, a man who had it all according to his father, lost everything, but lost it to greed. The greed in Raimi’s movie affected everyone around the central character Hank. …show more content…

Berardinelli agrees, Raimi portrayed that greed, “erode[s] the conscience of even the best-intentioned men.” In the film Hank, Jacob, and Lou find a rather large amount of money or as Lou exaggerated “The American dream in….gym bag.” Lou and Jacob think rather fast to find a way to keep the money; Hank who is against it becomes corrupted by the greed and plans a way to keep the bag full of cash. Sarah, Hank’s wife, becomes victim to this greed as she wants Hank to keep it, so that she and the family can have a better

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