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Question about the ending (spoiler alert)

posted 15 years ago by BosTime
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Why didn't the group of the girl's friends kill Yee inside or outside the jewelry store at the end of the movie? Yee was in the store, without any bodyguards, and her friends were both in the store and staked out outside the store -- yet Yee just runs freely outside the store into his car without any shots fired at him. I realize it was a busy street so maybe not so easy to pick him off, but they would have had to shoot at him that way anyway regardless of whether he was running or not. In fact, why did'nt her friends stay inside the store on the first floor where they could easily shoot him, even if he's trying to run by? I guess my next question is where were all her friends after their plot failed and the girl runs outside? They are nowhere to be seen. The only thing I can think of is that the Japanese & Chinese traitors were watching everything the entire time and took all of her friends out before Yee even started his run, that is why there isn't any attempt on his life when he runs and why the girl can't find any of her friends when she exists the store. Anybody have any insight on this? If my theory isn't right, then how are my questions answered??

[–] dagrattle 15 years ago

The only thing I can think of is that the Japanese & Chinese traitors were watching everything the entire time and took all of her friends out before Yee even started his run,

...I think you answered your own question.

[–] bellamae 15 years ago

If "take all her friends out" means they were murdered, that didn't happen, because they were all lined up on the side of the quarry when they were executed, weren't they?

All I could think of, was that even though they burned w/ the desire to kill this guy, they just didn't have what it takes to commit cold-blooded murder. Do you think you could pull a trigger and kill someone? I don't think I could. Of course, I've never lived in a war-torn country either.

Anyway, that's all I could think of. Nothing else makes sense otherwise.

[–] dagrattle 15 years ago

...but they'd already killed the cousin.

*She* actually was the only person who hadn't killed anyone - she stood on the balcony while they were hacking away at the cousin.

[–] mramlow 15 years ago

That doesn't work cuz they did commit cold blooded murder by stabbing the guy in Hong Kong.
I think that Yee's guys grabbed them all. It was revealed that his pals knew all along about his relationship
and therefore got her as well as them.

[–] zenbutt 15 years ago

That's the amazing part of the film. The time sequence...
After Wang made a phone call and wait in the coffee shop, what happens?
Poor Wang !

[–] Desertman84 15 years ago

I do believe that is was a case of a Stockholm Syndrome.
Her personal and family background did help contribute to that psychological disorder.

[–] wning12 14 years ago

the assasination was cancelled i think. But Wang screwed everything, herself, Yee and her friends.
Yee knew Wang wanna kill him early in Hongkong. But she was in love, and she had no guts to do it. The students killed Tscao in Hongkong, she was the only one who did not stab him. It's not easy to kill one.
On the other hand, Yee's secretary seemes that he worked for the Jap. He searched Yee's study and at one night Wang saw Yee burned dokuments in his study. We can guess he knew the info about ammo that Jap was looking for and have made bargin with Chongqing Gov. So there was no more assasination.
But Yee killed Wu's wife and kids. Maybe he wanna kill Yee for his own good. But as you see, ouside the biulding there were dozen of traitors. So if they wanna do it, still had no chance at all.
You could also see when Wang said: run! Yee hesitated. I've made bargin with Chongqing goverment, the assasination didn't call out??
She told him a not exist assasination and let Yee's secretary get advantage(i think he was always watching him back and searching info for Jap). So at the end Yee was also a loser.

[–] SewerRanger 14 years ago

They didn't get a chance to kill Yee inside the store. He bolted out the door and jumped in his car. I believe they weren't quite ready to commit the murder when he was alerted and left. When they saw him bolt like that, they ran away too, but if you recall at the end the secret police said they had been watching the group for a while. Once Yee escaped the police moved in and arrested the group.

It is surely harmful to souls to make it a heresy to believe what is proved
- Galileo

[–] bekkeh_18 14 years ago

because she told him to run. it was in the movie.