“The Accountant 2” Examines The Complex Dynamics Of The Antagonistic Wolff Brothers

Brotherly love

The tantalizing concept of an autistic accountant who utilizes his supercomputer-like mathematical skills to establish links, relationships, patterns, and causality with lightning speed is the basis for Christian “Chris” Wolff (Ben Affleck) in The Accountant. The key to constructing a character on the spectrum is to not sensationalize or pity them. The Accountant isn’t a masterclass in neurodivergence. For Chris Wolff, it’s his unique superpower, often at the expense of his awkward social and communication skills.

His morality lives on the outskirts as he offers his superior skills to shadowy organizations. Fine, he’s a money launderer.

First introduced to the screen in 2016, the prospect of a worthy sequel to The Accountant has been brewing since then between Ben Affleck, screenwriter Bill Dubuque, and director Gavin O’Connor. The story is proposed to be a trilogy.

In #TheAccountant2, the filmmakers chose to focus on Chris’ fraught relationship with his wayward younger brother Braxton (Jon Bernthal) who owns and operates a “security firm” for eclectic clients (he can’t really write “assassin” on his business license). They genuinely love each other and their journey reflects that. Both are headstrong and can’t be in each other’s company for too long.

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