A limit to crime

The film Bonnie and Clyde did have its faults, namely in the introduction of characters and a sense of a strong motivation, but in the end, that is not what this film is about. The film could have, and in my opinion should have, started with the gang pretty much already formed. What was really intriging was the fact a couple was so involved with each other and formed based on crime. Such an unusual bond for two people to have. While the two didn't exactly serve justice, they also knew their limit. While bad, they showed a strong sense of morals.

For the most part, the gang tried to avoid killing. This was seen when the butcher attacked Clyde and he was honestly confused, he really did not expect such a thing to happen, and he also didn't try to kill the man back (although I'm sure he would have to save his own life). However, the first moment we really realize how much Clyde in particular is avoiding killing is when a man jumps on their car and CW caps him in the head. Clyde, as well as the others, are shaken up by this. They wanted to be bank robbers, not murderers. Most of the people they killed after this were only means to protect themselves, and only if they were an immediate threat. An example of this is when they ran into the sheriff, and even after spitting on Bonnie, did not resort to killing him.

In no way what they were doing was right, but at least they didn't have the full capacity to kill the innocent, which would make them much more dangerous then they were.