10 Movie Characters Who Died For A Good Reason
Ben Franklin once said that the only certainties we're offered in life are death and taxes. And while movies about taxation law sound pretty boring, death in film can be moving, compelling or shocking. The demise of characters comes in many different flavors. Some are tragic, as in films like Saving Private Ryan, whereas other deaths are merely plot devices used to move the story along and propel the protagonist, as at the beginning of the The Maltese Falcon. And then there are those deaths that are great because they involve bad guys getting blown up. But other deaths are noble - these characters have sacrificed themselves for others, and whether their aims were misguided or truly heroic, the audience always takes notice. Here's 10 movie characters who died for a good reason (spoilers within, obviously...)