I don’t want to over-speculate, but I’m pretty sure there’s a political message in “Weapons” 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 we’re supposed to trust with our children’s safety and well-being, is an alcoholic and an overall shitty person.
2) The cop, who we’re 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 “villain” 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 wasn’t even trying to find them.
