Well here's a curiosity - a completely unnecessary plot device that destroys the film. Its a ridiculous mish-mash of a film anyway but what turns it into complete absurdity is the lead character taking a vow of silence. There's absolutely no need for this - his wife and kid are murdered and he decides to learn martial arts and go after the killers oh, and also to never speak again until the killers are caught. The bizarre and improbable raison d'etre for this is that, after a few weeks of not speaking, his hearing apparently becomes super-human and he can hear attacks coming. The unintended consequence is that he then proceeds to conduct a murder investigation, questioning and interacting with witnesses and bad guys, all without speaking. These characters have to spontaneously just tell him what information he needs or use their psychic powers to know what he wants of them. He conducts a love affair without speaking to the woman, communicating novels of information by raising an eyebrow.
Now, everything that happens and everything he does could have been done without the vow of silence, so why use it as a plot device when it completely cripples the film? I for one can't answer that - it's complete and utter madness.
Now, everything that happens and everything he does could have been done without the vow of silence, so why use it as a plot device when it completely cripples the film? I for one can't answer that - it's complete and utter madness.
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