Much like having a child, Henry Brogan sees the newly named Jackson Brogan as a way to prevent the mistakes of his own past from ever happening again. If he really wanted Junior to continue to be his little murder man, he would have kept him as far away from Henry as he possibly could have. Henry didn’t know life could be about anything else, and he walked a dark, lonely path for two and a half decades, coming to this very point. It wasn’t the fact that Junior was supposedly unburdened by emotional trauma that made him a good killer, but rather that he didn’t have the guidance in life to show him that there was another way.Ĭlay misunderstood what made Henry Brogan such a good killer. That moment shows the fatal flaw in Clay Varris’ whole plan, as he thinks a version of Henry without “baggage” is the ultimate killing machine. Seeing so much of himself in Junior, Henry’s decision to not let Junior kill Clay himself, but rather take that job into his own hands, is the true change in the path of Gemini Man’s young would-be killing machine. How Gemini Man’s Ending Changes Junior And Henry’s Lives Which is a by-product of how the film’s total package changes both Henry’s life, as well as Junior’s. He’s trying to save the young man, as he knows his life firsthand, and doesn’t wish it upon anyone else out there. In the end, Henry is the better father to Junior, because throughout Gemini Man he’s not trying to kill or even harm him if he can avoid it. It’s the only Achilles Heel that the younger man actually has, and it’s what ultimately turns him against Clay. In turn, Varris actually gives Junior the baggage that he was hoping to shield him from. The final act of Gemini Man seems to boil down to one question: who’s the better father to Junior? That’s basically what Henry’s become at the end of the film, as he not only forces Junior to question his actions and where they’ll lead, but he also shows genuine care and affection for him as a person.ĭoes Clay Varris really love Junior as his son? It doesn’t seem like it, as again, he’s preoccupied with the clone as an experiment in combat, rather than an actual person. Who Cares More For Junior, According to Gemini Man’s Ending Cue a fun argument over what “Jackson’s” future should be like between Henry and Danny, and the film ends.
Henry and Danny visit Junior to give him his official identity credentials, making him a whole new person in the eyes of the world and his former adversaries. Ending the threat to himself and Junior, Henry shoots Clay dead.įlash forward a few months in the future, and Junior is now named “Jackson Brogan” and enrolled in college. Wanting his younger self to have a chance at a life he never had, Henry Brogan gets Junior to stand down.
Henry, in a moment of reflection and personal growth, warns Junior that if he kills Clay, he’ll start down the path of being a lifelong killer much as he did. This clone is killed and unmasked by Henry, Danny and Junior, and ultimately the remaining clone is motivated to kill his creator in anger. Temporarily subdued, Clay eventually comes to and unleashes a third clone to take out both Henry and Junior only this one was bred to feel nothing in terms of both emotions and pain.
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