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Wade did nothing to resist in dash to station (Spoiler)

posted 15 years ago by pullgees
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The journey from the hotel to the station was totally unbelievable unless Wade had already decided to get on the train. It seemed to me the big change of heart didn't come until they were at the station. But if Wade was in two minds on the way to the station, which maybe he was, there should have been at least one attempt to overpower Evans. It was impossible to fend off the gang and keep the gun on Wade, making bags of chances for Wade to escape.
Justify away, but the silliest thing was Wade's gang trying to bring down Evans without hitting Wade.
This scene was weak in the original but even worse in the remake.

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[–] holycow92883 15 years ago

I believe Wade was going to get on that train after he tried strangling Evans. I think that is when he made up his mind.

Yes, I think his gang was pitiful at their shooting, but I was glad Evans had a smile on his face.

It’s good to dream

[–] kunigas789 15 years ago

Realistic or not, it's Hollywood. If you want to watch something that has every correct physic, smart minds and correct time setting, try watching a documentary. I enjoyed and loved the film the way it is and i see nothing wrong in it. For all i care they could have given Ben Wade a car and i wouldn't complain. Love it or hate it.

Seen Kick-Ass twice in cinema.

[–] pullgees 15 years ago

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Realistic or not, it's Hollywood. If you want to watch something that has every correct physic, smart minds and correct time setting, try watching a documentary. I enjoyed and loved the film the way it is and i see nothing wrong in it. For all i care they could have given Ben Wade a car and i wouldn't complain. Love it or hate it.
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Yeah what the hell they should have given him an Uzi and had a Chinook standing by.

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[–] pullgees 15 years ago

Don't get me started

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[–] shurbanm 14 years ago

He did this because the boy was watching.
He actually spelled it out for you and you still didn't catch it.

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[–] shurbanm 14 years ago

was replying to OP

[–] nobody_nameless 13 years ago

Can't believe there are so many threads on this....

He didn't try to escape at first because he liked Dan and wanted to play along for a bit. Then in the unfinished house he said something to Dan like "I'm not going to play along anymore".

Soon after that, Dan told Wade the real story about how he lost his leg (friendly fire during a retreat) ending with something like "Imagine if I told my son the truth about losing my leg".

That is when Wade decided that he would make sure that Dan's son saw his father successfully get him (Wade) onto the train.

Then at the train:

He had to kill his gang because they wouldn't let him get on that train. There would have been no way to explain it to them, especially without Dan's son seeing.

So not only did Dan's son get to see that his dad successfully escort Wade on the train, he also got to see that his dad was able to convince Wade that he needed to go!

This doesn't mean that Wade was actually convinced that he needed to go to prison (hence the whistling for the horse), only that Wade wanted it to appear that way to the boy.