#channeled my inner bensonapologist there whoops AKSJHDB

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Having finished this rewatch, there's something I wanna point out that I've noticed. (to my mutuals who dgaf about The Passenger, ignore this 🥰🥰 LMFAO)

(I actually noticed on earlier watches but didnt take note of this til now) At the end, when Randy finally leaves the bathroom after deciding to call 911 (which wasnt pushed onto him by Benson or in reply to Benson), he flexes his hand instead of clenches them like he normally would, which kind of signifies relief, and I think that's such a good detail to add, cuz although this decision was incredibly stressful to make and although it looked like and sounded like he didnt want to necessarily get Benson in trouble (avoiding saying He's dangerous ["he might... he- he’s not necessarily gonna hurt anyone,"] and that he could hurt someone), Randy felt relieved, relieved to make a decision, relieved to prevent anyone else from getting hurt or killed, but mostly, relieved to stop Benson (albeit possibly unaware of how far "Stop" can and will go), and He didn't have to look at Benson for an answer, he didnt have to look at Benson to make the call on whether he should dial 911 or not (even then, Benson probably would've just shrugged and made it obvious that it's not his call, it's Randy's choice), he spoke up to Benson about needing to use the bathroom so that he could call the police, he decided to do this, when he could've just stayed silent and continued on as Benson's hostage, he stood up for himself and others, which is what Benson has been insinuating and telling him this entire time, perhaps it's not exactly the decision Benson was hoping he'd make, but he did it- call back to when they're in Benson's house, he decided to get the phone for Ma, but was punished for it, and Benson says "...there’s certain decisions that are bad decisions...-...and they put me in a difficult position. They put me in a bind. Because it forces me to hurt you, when what I really want to do is help you." Now fast forward, where Randy takes Ms. Beard's phone, he uses it to call 911, and (keep with me here) Benson is put into a bind not for the same reason, but because he doesnt believe that Randy could've done it, he is binded into this idea that anyone but Randy could've done it (despite the fact that Randy was in the bathroom and gone long enough to make that call), being stuck like this, he gets angry, he gets stuck in a blind rage, where he accuses Ms. Beard, and in that blind rage, he completely voids Randy out, his blindness forces him to ignore Randy's step infront of Ms. Beard and ignore Randy's attempt to confess, he shoots him, he's """forced""" to hurt randy, and he panics, all he's wanted to do is help Randy, and his own rage and blindness forced him into hurting Randy. Does that make sense?? I kinda of started to ramble >:T I'm just so hyperfixated on this one detail cuz there's so much about it in the few frames it occurs.