My Brother Is an Only Child

While watching the film My Brother Is an Only Child, I was caught off guard when the audience followed the story of Accio.  During the whole first half of the movie, I was expecting Accio to turn into a redeemable character and see the error of his ways. Instead the audience was shown his whole descent into the Fascist party, not at all shying away from the rage and violence that defined him. Initially, I felt as though it would have made the film easier to watch if instead of following Accio, the audience instead followed his brother, Manrico. If the entirety of the film was only the events of a Fascist, enraged Accio, I would still feel this way, but that doesn't happen. Instead the audience is treated to a redemption arc for Accio and Manrico's slower descent into political revolution and societal abandonment. With the context of this ending, the audience's anticipation and hope for Accio's betterment is fulfilled thereby making a more satisfying film.