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How did that knife end up in her hand?

posted 4 years ago by Memeito (357)
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So, there's this scene where Cecilia is in a restaurant with her friend, a knife appears in the air, cuts her friend's throat, Cecilia raises her hand, the knife jumps in her hand, and she closes her hand holding the knife for a long time, while everyone else starts to freak out and thinks that she actually did the murder.
Why did she raise her hand, why did she close her fist to hold the knife, this scene doesn't make any sense if you watch it over and over...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qhVJDzJ7zM

[–] MichelleDessler (419) 4 years ago

It's the husband in the suit lifting her hand up, putting knife in hand and closing it. If that is too unbelievable, maybe both her husband and his brother where there to set her up. Also it was her sister, not her friend.

[–] UncleRuckis (2558) 4 years ago

Better question is, how was she physically able to make him cut his own throat at the end? I'm fairly confident that even if my invisible wife caught me off guard, there's no way she could physically overpower me enough to accomplish that.

[–] MichelleDessler (419) 4 years ago

Now that is a good question.

[–] davodikum (5990) 4 years ago

i think if you were not expecting it it would be easy to move your hand whilst loose and cut your throat

[–] MasterPenguin (165) 4 years ago

Nah he had plenty of time to react and enough strength to hold her off.

She pinned his other arm first which alerted him. Fight or flight kicks in pretty fast not to mention nothing in the entire movie suggested she had any formal self defence training that would allow her to move quick enough to perfectly execute that move.

[–] MasterPenguin (165) 4 years ago

The way it was showcasing the suit it really seems like they want to make it give superior strength as well. The guy lifted her up in the air with one hand at one point, we know it’s one hand because she was struggling to use her other hand because he had hold of it.

He then is able to throw her across the room with ease.

Then there is the fight scene with all the guards. A lot of powerful hits and moves and that was likely the brother.

Only way this showcase of strength we saw works is if the suit amplifies a persons strength as well.

Otherwise yeah even caught off guard Adrian would have enough strength to hold her off from slitting his throat.

Honestly it was a weak ending. It would have been better if they set it up that forced Adrian to use the suit again or actual show an investigative side where they prove Adrian did it.

[–] Trev (868) 4 years ago

See I was wondering about that because he was basically knocking out guards cold with no weapon? Just punching really hard? Which was really weird.

[–] MasterPenguin (165) 4 years ago

Yeah and I mean the suit probs adds a bit more power but the way it was happening it was like watching a superhero movie and they showcase the villains power by him demolishing everyone and throwing em around like it’s nothing.

That’s where the movie really didn’t do well. The suspense and build up was great like that. But as soon as it showed fight scenes it gave the invisible man way way to much strength that it was really silly

[–] Strazdas (2328) 4 years ago

Also the suit was puntured with a pen. Yet it experienced no damage from punching somone hard enough to knock him out? The hands of the suit should be torn up at that point.

[–] Strazdas (2328) 4 years ago

She caught him off guard. He didnt react fast enough.

[–] Strazdas (2328) 4 years ago

Well Adrian was kind of a superhuman. We see him break a car window with bare fist. The only time this happens in real life is when the person is so high on drugs he does not care that he just broke every bone in his body.

[–] johnral (138) 4 years ago

I think this can be explained (as others have said) with that he raised her arm and put the knife there. But, the scene is a bit odd. Also: (1) There is something like a bandaid on her hand. Did I miss an earlier scene explaining that? It's right in the palm of her hand where the knife goes. (2) Her sister stares at the knife in the air for a good 3-4 seconds and during this time Cecilia just keeps rambling on, rather than looking at the knife in front of her suspended in mid-air. The other comment here is good too, regarding how she would have the strength to kill him. I don't think the suit made the wearer strong, but many think it did. That final scene could be explained by him just being caught off-guard; but yes, that's a bit odd too. (And now that we're talking about it -- doesn't it really take more skill, time and/or finesse to kill someone by cutting their throat? I mean, cutting the windpipe would not do it, he would have to hit the arteries.)