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confused: why did they want to kill octave?

posted 18 years ago by Chirpy_Sabz
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why did those men care if him and christine were kissing?

Because Shumahcer and Marceu thought Christine was Lissete (Christine was wearing Lissete's jacket)

"The cinema is the most misunderstood of all arts"

[–] Chirpy_Sabz 18 years ago

oooo I missed that detail, thanks.

[–] odysseydave 18 years ago

Don't mention it
"The cinema is the most misunderstood of all arts"

[–] BloodBang 17 years ago

thanx, too,
just finished it for the first time,
and that was the only point I wasn't sure of.

"With my sunglasses on, I'm Jack Nicholson. Without them, I'm fat and seventy."

[–] chuck-526 11 years ago

And Octave had thoughtfully pulled up the hood, so it was even more difficult to identify who was inside.

And this isn't the only time the trope of mistaken identity due to somebody else's outerwear appears. It happens all over again not much later when Octave lends Andre his coat.

[–] Bob_Brooker 9 years ago

Why would that detail justify murder?

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