While it is never deliberately stated in the film directly, it is possible that Sy had a bad childhood, and he does not want Jakob to go though the same thing. In particular, he watches over the son Jakob to make sure his life is as Sy thinks it should be, almost like Sy sees a little bit of himself in Jacob. An interesting way to interpret Sy is as a deranged guardian angel because of how he watches over the family, as if it is his duty. It is clear that Sy is an insane stalker is when we see he has a wall of photos dedicated to the Yorkin family. Sy disturbingly watching the Yorkin family through pictures However, it is not his reasoning that makes him a disturbed character, it is how he goes about trying to observe the Yorkin family. All he wants is to feel like he belongs in the family, which is an understandable emotion when someone is alone in life. He does not want to sadistically kill the family, nor does he want to be in a sexual relationship with the wife. In the film, Sy keeps referring himself as an uncle to the Yorkin family, and in a way, it perfectly represents how he wishes to be integrated into the family. The important thing to ask regarding Sy’s character arc is what is his obsession with this particular family? The Yorkin family is just the same as any other white suburban family, so what makes them so distinctive from the rest? The most likely reason is because Sy continuously sees pictures of the family always being happy therefore he sees them as a perfect and welcoming family. He does not want to hurt the family physically, he just wants to preserve the family’s happiness, as he sees them in their photos. Sy is not a killer, nor does he show any real sexual desire to assault someone he is just old man who is simply feeling alone. In the wrong hands, this film could have become another formulaic thriller, but that is not what director Mark Romanek did at all. He sees a family that he has become very friendly with, but the more we step into his psyche, the clearer it becomes that he has grown an unnatural obsession with the family. In the film, Williams played Seymour Parrish, a.k.a Sy the Photo Guy, who works on developing customers photos in a one-hour photo lab. That was certainly not the case in his 2002 film, One Hour Photo, in which he played a disturbed stalker.
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He certainly knew how to pick a unique role, yet he always played a good guy because of his household name. He also hammered in the importance of literature by simply standing on a desk in Dead Poet Society.
He made children and adults laugh on the floor with the fourth walls breaking humor in Aladdin. While he may have starred in some poorer films, they feel irrelevant when compared to some of his best films. It is safe to say that there will never be an actor, quite like the beloved Robin Williams. One Hour Photo: Viewing Humanity Through a Camera Lens One Hour Photo starring Robin Williams
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