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Was that Russian guy in the car supposed to be dead?

posted 13 years ago by Zombie55
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Now I know there's been a few threads about that scene already but nobody actually addressed this part here so far. And that is this...

You know in the car scene where Seagal confronts two fake "internal affairs officers" who turn out to be members of the Russian mafia, I had to wonder. You know when Seagal disarms that man, the passenger in the front seat, and pistol whips him many times, he seems to be bloody and screaming and then, just before turning on the driver, he seems to be just sitting there. Was he supposed to be dead or just severely unconscious?

I know of course that they both die from the explosion at the end, but that part still always bothered me. And also, what if for some reason they have survived, would that guy who got pistol whipped by Seagal many times be injured and scarred for the rest of his life, or would he be cured?

And why does Seagal choose to pistol whip him so many times? Couldn't he have taken the gun away from him and shot him? Was he angry because he suspected that the same Russian guy may have had something to do with the murder of his ex-wife?

And also, what happens to the second guy, the driver, just before the car overturns?

[–] Fishtales 13 years ago

W.T.F.?

Cured?

[–] Zombie55 13 years ago

Hey, I'm just curious, I would appreciate it if you can perhaps answer the actual question. Me writing about the "cured" part was just an idea!

[–] 13 years ago

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[–] Sam_Fisher_Agent_47 8 years ago

Regarding the pistol whipping, I don't think he was dead, just knocked out. I don't think pistol whipping someone would kill them. I think SS continued to do it until he was knocked out which is why he done it so many times, not to kill him.

You'll also notice than in many Seagal films, he prefers to use his Aikido skills to take down his opponents, not just shoot them dead, which is why I think he pistol-whipped the guy instead of just shooting him.

This isn't to say he hasn't shot any in his movies mind you because he has, just my personal observation.

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[–] TheMan18 (12511) 10 months ago

Yeah, haha, basically in a nutshell, I was asking if he died from pistol whipping alone.

Actually, in some scenes and films, you have characters who died from it. But here I was somewhat unsure and also, did the driver get knocked out as well?

And its interesting how yeah you really can use a gun in a direct or indirect deadly way not just by shooting someone.

[–] TheMan18 (12511) 10 months ago

Plus, in the UK version, this was the scene from the movie that was cut the most by BBFC censorship, lol, they thought it was too violent, even though there have been other scenes and moments. I when I first saw the film simply thought he punched that guy in the face too many times. Alas...