I donβt want to over-speculate, but Iβm pretty sure thereβs a political message in βWeaponsβ based on how each of the chapters turned out. I just need more time to articulate my thoughts. This is mainly because:
1) The teacher, who weβre supposed to trust with our childrenβs safety and well-being, is an alcoholic and an overall shitty person.
2) The cop, who weβre supposed to trust with finding the missing children, is immoral and incredibly incompetent at his job.
3) The principal, who is usually portrayed in movies as the βvillainβ for trying to keep down the teacher who is just looking out for the kids, is actually correct in his assessment of the teacher.
4) The person who actually manages to pinpoint the location of the children is the construction worker (just a regular civilian).
5) The person who takes the kidnapper down is a little boy.
6) The person who actually FINDS the kids is the homeless drug addict, and he wasnβt even trying to find them.
