I just watched Collateral and was pleased in general. Thought the story line was easy (almost too easy) to follow. But it did have me on the edge of my seat for a couple of moments. Found several issues where I wondered who studied the concepts of reality in cutting the power in the Fed Building and the windows breaking not setting of major alarms, but then movies are that way. It was an exciting movie to say the least. As for the symbolism of the coyotes I believe they represented Max in his naive animal base as a creature who didn't even realize the city that was built right under him. He stated throughout the movie his symplicity, his dream of grandeous and his 12 year "partime" job. His stating that he preferred to work at night because the people were "nicer" ?? In L.A.?? He is a simple man who has great dreams and little reality of what is around him (like the coyotes) they go where the food is regardless of the dangers, so did he. He is more lost in that great big city he calls home than those wild animals, they realize the dangers more than he did. He wised up pretty quick and joined the pack. Became a member of the real world around him (violence and fear), there is no going back to that innocence the coyotes represented. I think he finally saw the world as a participating member and not an innocent bystander. He sees the reality of what life is around him. He's not a coyote anymore.
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