Breathless Compared To A Bout De Souffle

Jesse and Michel

In Jesse’s opening shot we see a close up of his silver toe caps wiggling, and the song that is playing is “I’m just a bad boy” on his way out of a casino. He doesn’t come across as very slick as he is reading a “Silver Surfer comic book which he refers to several times during the film e.g. when he is discussing with the boy at the comic book stand “only a jerk would stay around when he could leave” which does refer to Jesse as he can go and escape the law but he is staying so he can try and get Monica (the girl he loves) to go with him. He is fond of Jerry Lee Lewis a rock and roll icon. He is a poser e.g. he was changing the television channels with the television zapper and he was pretending he was shooting at it.
He steals fast, open topped, flashy cars like porches. He also lies to Monica about where he gets the cars from.
Where as Michel's opening statement is "After all, I'm an Arsehole". He is also reading a newspaper and looking at the c...