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I completely agree; Luke’s strength of character and “cool hand” is such a driving force of the movie, both in terms of plot and emotional themes. Ironically, I think the scenes that really drive this point home are the scenes where the audience (along with the guards and prisoners) is made to believe that Luke has been broken. The scene in which we see him beg for mercy and the following scene where he caters to “the man with no eyes” were some of the most heartbreaking of the film for me, mainly because we’re forced to watch this strong, cool character broken down by the system we’ve spent the whole movie watching him fight, and inspire others to fight. The sense of relief and wonder that I personally felt when he steals the car was one of the most emotional parts of the movie, for me, because it restored my (and the other characters’) faith in his perseverance.