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Final shootout question (spoilers)

posted 11 years ago by Steve_2
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I don't understand what happened in the final shootout scene.

As far as I can tell: the General was setting up Lino somehow, and when warned of the assassination attempt he seems to position his men for an ambush. But at the last minute he allowed his own men to be slaughtered by Lino. Lino goes there with the intention of killing the general but ultimately does not and the two work out some kind of deal where Lino escapes and the General survives and captures some patsies.

What exactly happened here? Why doesn't the General kill Lino? Why doesn't Lino kill the General? Why and how do they collude in the middle of a firefight? Was it all planned out beforehand?

[–] TooDarnLoud 9 years ago

No idea if you still check these boards, but I was thinking the same thing. My guess would be that the whole thing was a set-up. Lino put his hat and coat on the dead gang member and during the news report they announced him as being killed (i think) - So maybe the General is giving the gang protection for their drug money? But then why bother with all the shootout nonsense?