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Romeo Must Die
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Romeo Must Die is a 2000 martial arts action film directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak and starring Jet Li and Aaliyah.An African-American gang in Oakland, headed by Isaak O'Day (Delroy Lindo), and a Chinese gang out of Chinatown, headed by Chu Sing (Henry O) are at war on the streets of San Francisco over Bay Area waterfront property rights. This rivalry culminates in the death of Po Sing, Chu's son, by an unknown assailant.In Hong Kong, Po's brother/Chu's other son Han Sing (Li), learns of Po's death, and promptly busts out of prison and heads to San Francisco to avenge him. Trish O'Day (Aaliyah) is the daughter of Isaak who does not want anything to do with her family's mob activities. Han meets with her and she ends up assisting him in trying to find his brother's killer. A romance also burgeons between them.Isaak has since decided to go legitimate for the sake of his children and become the part-owner of a stadium that will be built on the waterfront. The owners of waterfront properties who refuse to sell are being murdered, but by who? And are they the same persons that murdered Po?The film is regarded as Jet Li's breakout role in Hollywood (though he had formerly played the villain in Lethal Weapon 4). It was also Aaliyah's first film and, due to her untimely death the following year, considered the best of her limited filmography.Though the title and the fact that it involves a guy and girl from rival crime gangs hooking up might give you the impression that this is a send-up of Romeo and Juliet, Han and Trish's romance is not really a major plot point. | |
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Bloodless Carnage | |
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Bloodless Carnage: There isn't a whole lot of blood in the movie despite the violence. | |
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Plot-Triggering Death | |
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Plot-Triggering Death: Po's death is what causes Han to escape prison and go to America. | |
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"Well Done, Son" Guy | |
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Isaak's son, Colin, wrongly thinks he is this or the "Well Done, Son" Guy as his father won't let him help run his criminal empire but it's really due to Issak wanting a clean life for him. Sadly, Colin never gets the chance to fully understand or accept this before he is violently murdered. | |
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Title Drop | |
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Title Drop: Almost happens. Only Mac refers to Han as Romeo when he quips "Sorry Romeo, but you gotta die." | |
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Railing Kill | |
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Railing Kill: Mac, who is shot over a railing by Trish. | |
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Soft Water | |
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Soft Water: Subverted. Colin and his girlfriend are killed from the impact or from drowning shortly thereafter. | |
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Papa Wolf | |
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Papa Wolf: Upon finding out who murdered his son Isaak went to strangle said person in a mindless rage. He also shot and killed the mook who had dared to manhandle Trish, despite being grievously wounded himself. Averted with Chu, who is quite happy to let one son rot in prison and have his younger child killed in order to further his own goals. | |
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Just a Gangster | |
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Just a Gangster: Mac has this attitude, and when Isaak reveals his plans for going legit, Mac wants nothing to do with it and turns on Isaak for good. | |
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Chekhov's Gun | |
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Chekhov's Gun: Po's cane has a hidden compartment which holds a list of waterfront properties. It's critical to unraveling the mystery surrounding his death. | |
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Great Escape | |
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Great Escape: When Han hears about his brother's death in prison, he promptly escapes. | |
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Martial Arts and Crafts | |
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Martial Arts and Crafts: Han adapts his kung fu to suit a pick-up football game. | |
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No Place for a Warrior | |
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No Place for a Warrior: A criminal example. As Isaak is going through with his plans to abandon his criminal enterprises and go legit, his Consigliere/Chief Dragon Mac asks him, only half-jokingly, if he should be browsing the classifieds, since it looks like he'll be out of a job soon. Isaak tells him not to worry, there'll always be a place for him, no matter what kind of business they're in. | |
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Stuff Blowing Up | |
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Stuff Blowing Up: Including a barbershop and houseboat. | |
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Destination Defenestration | |
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Destination Defenestration: Poor Colin. | |
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Actor Allusion | |
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Actor Allusion: Trish escapes from her father-appointed bodyguard, Maurice, by ducking out of a store when he's distracted. As she's escaping, you can hear him in the background shouting "I'm gonna find your Aaliyah-looking ass!" This was actually an ad-lib by Anthony Anderson that got a laugh out of her. | |
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Curb-Stomp Battle | |
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Curb-Stomp Battle: Han versus Maurice and his minions. Han easily dispatches them during their three confrontations. The first two fights are usually played for laughs, while the last is handled more seriously. | |
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Villainous Crush | |
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Villainous Crush: Mac appears to have one on Trish, who is no fool and realizes his true colors. His attempt to woo her falls flat and she makes it clear that he is just an errand boy for her father and she wants nothing to do with him. | |
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Innocent Bystander | |
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Innocent Bystander: Colin's girlfriend, who is killed with him. | |
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Gag Echo | |
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Gag Echo: Maurice is constantly correcting people who get his name wrong. They're his final words after Han defeats him towards the end. | |
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Attack the Injury | |
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Attack the Injury: The final battle between Han and Kai have Han having his palms scorched by a burning pan. Kai took advantage of this by specifically targeting Han's hands, ripping out chunks of flesh and skin, and at one point stomping his foot down on Han's left hand (palm-first). | |
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Fat Bastard | |
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Fat Bastard: Maurice is a mixture of this and Big Fun depending on which characters he's interacting with. | |
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Bullet Holes and Revelations | |
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Bullet Holes and Revelations: In the final scene, the viewer is left to ponder for several seconds whether Chu shot at Han or killed himself. | |
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Action Survivor | |
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Action Survivor: Trish isn't exactly a fighting expert, but she gets her hands dirty plenty of times. She also shoots Mac in the climax. | |
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The Dragon | |
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The Dragon: Kai to Chu. Mac is ostensibly this to Issak, but ends up being The Starscream instead. | |
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Head Crushing | |
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Head Crushing: The final battle has Han (Jet Li) fighting Kai (Russell Wong), ending with Han landing a fatal, skull-breaking kick into Kai's skull which then leads to a domino-like shattering effect on each and every bone in Wong's spine, gloriously depicted as an X-ray sequence. It's a homage to a similar scene from The Streetfighter. | |
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Dissonant Serenity | |
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Dissonant Serenity. Han. He is always calm, no matter what. | |
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Implied Love Interest | |
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Implied Love Interest: Han and Trish, children of the respective leaders of the mob war, form an emotional connection throughout it. They don't get particularly intimate, only sharing a hug at the end. But it's implied that they will form a relationship eventually.note A kiss was filmed but cut due to not fitting the tone of the scene. | |
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Sacrificial Lamb | |
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Sacrificial Lamb: Colin looks like he's going to be a big part of the plot, but his death shows that things are serious business now. | |
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Grievous Harm with a Body: Han won't hit girls. So when a woman attacks him, he comes up with an interesting compromise. He picks up Trish and swings her about in order to fight. | |
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Manly Tears | |
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Manly Tears: After his father dies Han is noticeably misty-eyed. | |
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Missing Mom | |
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Missing Mom: Trish's mother is said to be dead. Han's doesn't appear to be around either. | |
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Expecting Someone Taller: When Isaak finally meets Han face to face, he comments on how short Han is. | |
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Big Brother Instinct | |
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Big Brother Instinct: The death of Han's little brother Po, for whom he willingly went to prison for in order to let him escape China, is what starts the plot. | |
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Driven to Suicide | |
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Driven to Suicide: After Han confronts his father about Po's murder, the latter admits he's the one responsible. When Han says he'll leave him to the cops or rival Chinese gangs, his father shoots himself. | |
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Big Brother Worship: Implied. In Po's apartment, there are several pictures of him and Han, and even an old memento of theirs from their childhood (a flat basketball). Unlike their father, who was content to let Han rot in prison, it seems Po never forgot what his brother did for them and cherished his love until the day he died. | |
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White Sheep: Trish and Han both come from crime families. Trish is a law-abiding citizen who despises her father's work while Han became a cop, though he was still willing to go to jail to cover for his family. | |
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Celebrity Paradox | |
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Celebrity Paradox: As Maurice leaves the record store, a poster of Aaliyah can be seen on the wall. | |
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The Unfavorite: Kind of hard to pinpoint. While Po is the one who ended up going to America with his father, said father had him killed by his top lieutenant because he could possibly compromise a major business deal. Han on the other hand is the one who went to prison in order to help them escape China, though it's made clear it's not for his father's sake but for his brother, and he'd rejected his father by becoming a police officer prior to that. However, Chu seemed to favor him more than he did Po, and it's heavily implied that he always has despite Han's rebelliousness. Isaak's son, Colin, wrongly thinks he is this or the "Well Done, Son" Guy as his father won't let him help run his criminal empire but it's really due to Issak wanting a clean life for him. Sadly, Colin never gets the chance to fully understand or accept this before he is violently murdered. | |
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Hey, Wait! | |
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Hey, Wait!: When Han is escaping from prison at the beginning, he tells a guard he passes that he's leaving early because he got a tip for a race at the track. Just as he starts leaving the alarm goes off to alert the prison that somebody has escaped, and the guard he was speaking too runs after him and stops him - then gives him some money so he can get a bet placed too. | |
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Parental Favoritism | |
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Parental Favoritism: While it isn't explicit, there are implications throughout the movie that despite rejecting his father to become a police officer, Han has always been Chu's favorite son and chosen heir apparent. His lack of regret in ordering Po's death further supports this. | |
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Cerebus Retcon: Trish relates a story from her childhood where she and Colin pranked their mother by pretending he had been hit by a car. The joke instantly became unfunny as soon as Trish saw her mother's reaction. It's an incredibly painful memory for her once Colin is killed. | |
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Designated Girl Fight | |
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Designated Girl Fight: A variant, as when Han discovers that an assassin out to get him is a woman, he immediately stops attacking her because he Wouldn't Hit a Girl, so Trish has to fight for him. Being that Trish doesn't know how to fight off an assassin on her own, Han manipulates her arms and legs so that technically she's the one doing the hitting. For what it's worth, Trish does tell him that it's perfectly okay to defend yourself against a woman trying to kill you; it simply made him feel better to have her land the blows. | |
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Laser-Guided Karma | |
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Laser-Guided Karma: All over the place. In fact, Han outright tells his father that he's counting on this. Instead of killing Chu in retaliation for Po's death, Han will let either the police or one of the other Chinese families finish him off instead. Chu, realizing that he's screwed no matter what, defies the trope and commits suicide. | |
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Battle Amongst the Flames | |
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Battle Amongst the Flames: A final battle occurs between Han and Po's murderer Kai in a Ring of Fire. This scene would be repeated in Cradle 2 the Grave, by the same director and also starring Jet Li. | |
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Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene | |
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Action Film, Quiet Drama Scene: The scenes between Trish and Han, as well as their scenes with their respective fathers, are somber and quiet breaks from all the fighting. | |
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Big Bad Duumvirate | |
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Big Bad Duumvirate: Chu and Mac. | |
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Cane Fu | |
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Cane Fu: Po knocks down a racist bouncer with his cane. | |
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Better to Die than Be Killed | |
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Better to Die than Be Killed: Han informs Chu that if the police don't get him, the other Chinese families he crossed over the course of the movie will. Realizing what the latter would likely entail and that even if he does go to jail he won't necessarily be safe from their wrath, Chu opts for suicide by self-inflicted headshot instead. | |
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Evil Costume Switch | |
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Evil Costume Switch: Despite wearing regular suits for most of the movie, Mac in the final part suddenly wears an all-leather outfit to symbolize how they are the villain. | |
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Hand Cannon | |
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Hand Cannon: Maurice wields a Desert Eagle as his primary sidearm. He attempts to use it on Han during their first confrontation, only to be swiftly disarmed by the latter, who then throws it in the trash. He uses it during the warehouse shootout. | |
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Foreshadowing | |
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Foreshadowing: When Chu finds out about Po's death, his eyes are slightly red but his expression doesn't really change. That's because he's the one who arranged for Po to be killed. When Colin's girlfriend opens the door right before they're both thrown to their deaths out the window, she's smiling at whoever's there. A subtle hint that the killers were either familiar to them, or at least people who wouldn't look suspicious. | |
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Samus Is a Girl | |
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Samus Is a Girl: When an assassin chases them on a motorbike, Han pulls the helmet off to discover it's a woman. | |
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I Know Karate | |
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I Know Karate: Parodied and subverted. Big black gangster Maurice corners small Chinese man Han. Maurice does the crane stance because "Now, you know you ain't the only one that knows some shit," and Han immediately kicks out Maurice's supporting knee. | |
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The Promise | |
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The Promise: Han promised his mother that he would always protect his little brother. His inability to do so, due to being in prison to protect their father while Po was murdered, causes him immense pain and is what strains his relationship with Chu. | |
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Uncool Undies | |
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Uncool Undies: While escaping Trish's apartment, Han pantses one of Maurice's men, revealing a rainbow thong. | |
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Meet Cute | |
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Meet Cute: While fleeing Maurice, Trish runs into a cab that Han is in the process of stealing. | |
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Mob War | |
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Mob War: The whole plot. It's fake. Nearly every major death shown onscreen was "in-house" — Po was killed by Kai on Chu's orders, and Colin was killed by Mac behind Isaak's back. | |
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Fatal Flaw | |
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Fatal Flaw: Chu's greed. He killed his youngest son and several others over it, leading to his eldest son escaping prison and unraveling his plans anyway. By the end, he has his money, but has lost his top lieutenant and most of his allies, with the police hot on his heels and the other Chinese families calling for his blood once they figure out what he's done. | |
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Oh, Crap! | |
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Oh, Crap!: Just before Han walks out of prison, he converses with a guard about a horse bet. Upon reaching the gate, the alarm goes off and that same guard goes to stop him, and his face tells the story that he thinks he's just been found out. When the guard asks him to put a bet down for him as well, he lets out a massive sigh of relief. | |
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Inspiration Nod | |
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Inspiration Nod: Besides the title, there are a few nods to Romeo and Juliet, the most telling being that the two main characters, who build a friendship and possible romance, belong to rival families. The movie starts with a fight between two gangs that is broken up by an authority figure. There's also a scene involving a balcony. | |
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Girls Love Stuffed Animals | |
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Girls Love Stuffed Animals: Trish has a few stuffed animals in her old bedroom and is even seen holding one close. This was reportedly Aaliyah's own stuffed animal and one she was given by her grandmother who had passed away two years prior. | |
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Drop Dead Gorgeous | |
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Drop Dead Gorgeous: When the biker assassin is killed by Han and Trish, the X-ray close-up of a stake piercing her heart briefly gives viewers a faceful of her bare breast on the left side of the screen before the camera pulls away and shows her already dead with wide open eyes. | |
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Loophole Abuse | |
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Loophole Abuse: Han gets pounded in football, as it's him against a whole team, and he doesn't even know the rules. Then he gets told that it's legal to hit the man who has the ball. So he repeatedly passes the ball to members of the other team, beats them up, and then reclaims the ball. | |
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Deadly Sparring | |
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Deadly Sparring: Mac and his friends invite Han to play a "friendly" game of pick-up football with them. It becomes clear that this is just an excuse to smack Han around. Han turns it around when he is told it is legal to hit the guy holding the ball, passing the ball to other players and then hitting them, giving Mac and his friends A Taste of Their Own Medicine. | |
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Briefcase Blaster | |
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Briefcase Blaster: Roth's bodyguard carries one. | |
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Irony | |
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Irony: Han refuses to directly hit a female assassin but ends up outright killing her by accidentally making Trish kick her into a stake on the floor. Han arrives where Trish is held hostage to save her, only to be saved by her when Mac was about to shoot him. | |
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Impaled with Extreme Prejudice | |
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Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: The biker assassin fought by Han and Trish ends up impaled on a stake upon defeat, with a close-up X-ray in slow motion showing it puncturing her heart and killing her instantly. | |
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Corrupt Corporate Executive | |
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Corrupt Corporate Executive: Vincent Roth. | |
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Shaking Her Hair Loose | |
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Shaking Her Hair Loose: How the female assassin reveals her gender when her helmet is pulled off. | |
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Cry into Chest | |
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Cry into Chest: A variant occurs between Trish and Han after Han has avenged his brother's death and witnessed his father commit suicide. He doesn't cry but his eyes are notably glassy as she hugs him. | |
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Security Cling | |
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Security Cling: Trish does this to Han when they see some dead bodies. | |
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Leave Behind a Pistol | |
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Leave Behind a Pistol: At the end. Han meets his father in his office. As Han explains how he figured out the betrayal, his father pulls the pistol out of his desk and dares Han to kill him. Han instead reveals that he's already identified him to the authorities, and has chosen to let his father's fate work out as it may. As Han is leaving the office, his father shoots himself rather than face justice or the vengeance of the other crime families. | |
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Ass-Kicking Pose | |
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Ass Kicking Pose: Maurice uses the Crane Stance to mock Han, complete with screeching "waaaa" sound. Cue immediate kick in the fork. | |
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Gorn | |
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Gorn: A X-ray close-up effect is used multiple times in the film to portray mortal injuries. | |
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Ditch the Bodyguards | |
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Ditch the Bodyguards: Trish ditches Maurice as soon as possible, and they continue to let her slip through their fingers at numerous other times. | |
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Pretty Fly for a White Guy | |
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Pretty Fly for a White Guy: Han's attempt to fit in at Silk's club. | |
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The Starscream | |
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The Starscream: Mac. | |
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Drives Like Crazy | |
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Drives Like Crazy: Han. He is from Hong Kong. | |
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Beware the Nice Ones | |
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Beware the Nice Ones: Han is generally a nice guy but he will kick your ass if you ask for a fight. Likewise for Trish as she's friendly and law-abiding but she's shoots and kills Mac upon learning he murdered her brother Colin. | |
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Evil Parents Want Good Kids | |
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Evil Parents Want Good Kids: It's obvious that Isaak loves his kids, and despite all his illegal goings on, went through great lengths to give them a decent education, keep them out of the crime business, and go legit for them. | |
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