4 grown adults being dominated by a weaponless guy, while one of their friends is being hung by the wrists by him.This is beyond cowardly. The film was pretty good up until this point but this was where I lost interest in it.
This is a psychological thriller. Bull had gained the upper hand by that point. The others are literally afraid of him and afraid for their lives. They're also in shock since this was supposed to be a paradise surfing vacation. The blond guy with short hair tried to scrap with Bull a couple of times and was easily humbled, not to mention beat up. It's a mental thing. Bull is king of the mountain at this point -- "king" by brute force alone. Sam's anticipating getting raped and who knows what else. The young guy doesn't know what to do, since he was Bull's little buddy, but now he sees what a total psycho he is.
So they're all afraid and considering their options. No doubt they're thinking of ganging up on him, but they don't have it in them at this point, so they endure his tormenting antics. They're also waiting for the right moment when their chances of success are better, which happens later.
I didn't find it unbelievable at all; in fact, I found it very realistic.
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