While the title of the movie Prisoners could obivously refer to all the different protagonists who have literally been imprisoned or held captive at one point or another (the girls by Mrs. Jones, Alex by Keller, Keller by Mrs. Jones,...), I wonder if there is any other deeper meaning of this title in relation to the plot of the movie and its characters.

While the title of the movie Prisoners could obviously refer to all the different protagonists who have literally been imprisoned or held captive at one point or another (the girls by Mrs. Jones, Alex by Keller, Keller by Mrs. Jones,...), I wonder if there is any other deeper meaning of this title in relation to the plot of the movie and its characters.

While the title of the movie Prisoners could obivously refer to all the different protagonists who have been imprisoned or held captive at one point or another (the girls by Mrs. Jones, Alex by Keller, Keller by Mrs. Jones,...), I wonder if there is any other deeper meaning of this title in relation to the plot of the movie and its characters.

While the title of the movie Prisoners could obivously refer to all the different protagonists who have literally been imprisoned or held captive at one point or another (the girls by Mrs. Jones, Alex by Keller, Keller by Mrs. Jones,...), I wonder if there is any other deeper meaning of this title in relation to the plot of the movie and its characters.