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The editing

posted 4 years ago by moviechatterer (16052)
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I watched this last night, and some parts seemed rushed , ot cut.
I wonder if i was watching a version trimmed for tv ads or something.

One example is when they meet the drug lord guy in the little village and ask about his car .
he says "i dont have a car , they must mean my little mule"
1)Then it shows cpt. Solo and goons pulling up outside in jeeps.
2) ?
3)Then the 'mule' bursts out of a shed and chase commences

Is that how it happened or is something missing. Was there a 2) ?
something like solo banging on the door to be let in , or a villager informing them bad guys were coming?
seemed really odd.

[–] alv790 (87) 4 years ago

It's to keep a fast pace, they don't always need to show every word that was spoken. It was already established that the drug lord guy was a fan of her and was in the mood to help her. The bad guys were in the village. We saw them mistreating an old lady to get information and a little boy running to raise the alarm... is it that difficult to understand how they get from there to running away in the "mule"?

Another example is when the two leads get separated after falling into the waterfall. We do not get to see how each of them got to Cartagena. The movie just skipped forward to that part.