Tyler should have called the police right after Ryan's goons dropped the battered Max at his house. Max would tell the police that Ryan brutally beat him and would have three witnesses to back him up (Tyler, Baja and the MMA trainer). That would be more than enough to press charges.
Movie would have ended with Ryan being arrested.
Good idea dude. It would've been well worth the £5 I paid to see the film.
By your logic it would've been better if Ryan got arrested for beating up Max, but Jake and all the other fighters don't get arrested for taking part in an illegal tournament.
Keywords there being: illegal tournament. Why do you think the fighters got the venue texted to them? It's not to save money on printing flyers but so the police didn't find out about it.
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The whole illegal tournament thing was absurd. No club would risk getting shut down to hold an illegal tournament like that. It's like law enforcement doesn't exist in this film.
The film could still be exciting with Ryan being arrested, mind you. Think about it, Ryan gets arrested but his Dad hires a hot shot lawyer who gets him out on bail. Ryan then goes round to Jake's house to get revenge. It could work.
If the final fight took place at Jake's house it wouldn't have had the same impact as it did. We the audience knew that Jake would have had to compete eventually. The whole movie was building up to that very moment when Jake realised he'd have to go to the tournament in order to stop Ryan once and for all.
Besides Ryan was a bully. He was pretty sadistic, he actually enjoyed seeing other people suffer. He wouldn't have stopped at Max. Baja, Charlie and the mom would all be targets. Even Roqua would probably be made a target. Unlike Jake he didn't seem to have a conscience until the very final scene we see him in.
Also you gotta remember that his father didn't seem to care that much about him. He practically humilated him in front of his friends.
Sic Parvis Magna 'Greatness from small beginnings'
If the final fight took place at Jake's house it wouldn't have had the same impact as it did. We the audience knew that Jake would have had to compete eventually. The whole movie was building up to that very moment when Jake realised he'd have to go to the tournament in order to stop Ryan once and for all.
Besides Ryan was a bully. He was pretty sadistic, he actually enjoyed seeing other people suffer. He wouldn't have stopped at Max. Baja, Charlie and the mom would all be targets. Even Roqua would probably be made a target. Unlike Jake he didn't seem to have a conscience until the very final scene we see him in.
"Even Roqua would probably be made a target."
Yeah, and Roqua would've dropped Ryan's bitch ass with very little effort.
I'm happiest...in the saddle.
Yeah, course he'd kick Ryan's arse. But Ryan wouldn't just stop because Roqua beat him senseless, he'd probably burn the gym to the ground.
And did you not read my post. Ryan wouldn't have stopped if Jake went to the police. With the right lawyer and plenty of money Ryan would avoid a jail sentence, and nothing would change. He'd still go after Jake and his loved ones because he went to the police and get Ryan arrested.
Sic Parvis Magna 'Greatness from small beginnings'
And did you not read my post. Ryan wouldn't have stopped if Jake went to the police. With the right lawyer and plenty of money Ryan would avoid a jail sentence, and nothing would change. He'd still go after Jake and his loved ones because he went to the police and get Ryan arrested.
The whole illegal tournament thing was absurd. No club would risk getting shut down to hold an illegal tournament like that. It's like law enforcement doesn't exist in this film.
The film could still be exciting with Ryan being arrested, mind you. Think about it, Ryan gets arrested but his Dad hires a hot shot lawyer who gets him out on bail. Ryan then goes round to Jake's house to get revenge. It could work.
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