I love the shocked look on Roger's face in the scene in which he's witnessed Barnabas emerging from the secret opening in the fireplace and stopping to count the coins he's taken from Joshua's secret stash:
Unfortunately there isn't any dialogue in the scene (or singing over it as with the Top of the World montage), so it couldn't be included in the slideshow. But I didn't want the scene to go unaddressed because obviously it's an important part of Roger's story arc and will figure into things that will be upcoming in the slideshow.
And speaking of Roger, and considering that today is Father's Day, what better example of fatherhood could we possibly focus on in celebration of the day but Roger from the Depp/DS film?! He's a perfect specimen! Well, in the DS universe, anyway!
And here are what I hope are some interesting comments and observations concerning his character:
First up, what's up with Roger's oft repeated nervous tic of flexing the fingers of his left hand? Why so nervous Rog? And why does he fidget with and squeeze that hand (something Burton makes sure is visible in frame) -
- when David brings up that his mother can't be dead? Could Roger have actually known more about Laura's fate than we're ever given to believe in the finished film? After all, we have no idea what Roger's secret was supposed to be - well, beyond the fact that he's a sleaze who thinks nothing of stealing people's valuables from their coats - but that's not much of a secret - especially compared to the secrets the other members of the household harbor. So, it would have been very interesting if Roger was hiding some secret in connection to his wife's death - and that's what made him so nervous and fidgety. But who knows if we'll ever know?
And how did Roger ever become a person with such a complete lack of decorum? I mean, who, without any thought whatsoever, snuffs their cigarette out in the paint on the palette of a person who's task it is to help to restore the house you're living in to its former grandeur?
Way to set a perfect example for David. Not!
But then Roger would definitely seem to think that somehow many of those around him are either insignificant or there to do his bidding. A particularly egregious example of the former would certainly have to be when it comes to how Roger treats his own son - well, except when Roger needs David to guard the door for him while he indulges in two of his seemingly favorite predilections: stealing and sex - two more perfect examples for David. Certainly not! And a good example of the latter is when Roger claps his hands to get the workers restoring the cannery to work faster.
(And we had also been told by a few sources that Roger supposedly treated Willie very badly in the film - though barely anything like that appears in the film as we know it.)
If he wasn't there already, it seems likely that Roger was well on his way to becoming a sociopath. Though, of course, the worst of Roger's faults has to be on display with the decision he ultimately makes regarding David. But I'd much prefer to wait until the slideshow gets to that point in the film before we discuss that.