10 Movies That Forced You To Answer Impossible Questions

8. Point Break - Do You Condemn Your Friend, Or Let Him Go?

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What do you do when someone you've grown close to is actually a criminal, and compromises your own moral values? The ultimate dude-bro story of a FBI agent infiltrating a gang of surfers asks exactly this convoluted question - pitting a sensitive Keanu Reeves against a charming Patrick Swayze as the pair sit on opposite ends of the legal system.

It might seem somewhat farcical on paper, but all things considered at the heart of the film: would you actually be able to maim and imprison your best friend in order to uphold the law?

Reeves certainly couldn't, and inadvertently made the most homoerotic clip in cinema history as he shoots into the sky out of love for Swayze rather than into his back as he attempts to escape. It's a charged moment that makes you wonder for a split second exactly whether you would fulfil your job duty, and in extension serve society - or allow your friend to roam free as a fugitive, knowing that locking the outdoorsman up would be worse than killing him.

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