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The briefcase bomb

posted 12 years ago by ProudTraitor
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How could Aaron's character be sure the bad guy wouldn't open the briefcase enough to detonate the bomb when he was standing next to him? If I was the Hallgate guy, I would immediately make sure that the documents were indeed the ones in question - not fake ones. Even if he knew the case would not be opened immediately, how could he be sure he would be placed in the different car as the target?

The only explanation I can think of is that he just took that risk and his main goal was to kill the bad guy to eventually protect his daughter from him even if it meant dying for her. But then again wasn't she at first in proximity of the briefcase also?

[–] ispamforfood 12 years ago

He didn't know. He was prepared to die there, to save his daughter's life... He just got lucky and things transpired as they did.

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[–] AmosNomore 11 years ago

Watch again. Logan designed the briefcase bomb to detonate upon being opened a second time. This is made pretty clear in the bomb construction sequence and, I thought, perfectly obvious with the withheld document shtick.

[–] Toobin 11 years ago

Yes, like Neeson Ben has a "set of skills" that enable him anticipate every move in a black-ops-type chess game. Early on he may have been distracted by efforts restore his humanity and reconnect with his daughter. Got wounded, daughter seized etc. However, once the fatal finale approaches he focuses. Like clockwork the psycho killing machine will deliver the withheld page of evidence and the triumphant mogul will smugly open the valise a second time. Straight out of the skills playbook.

[–] AmosNomore 11 years ago

Nice to see someone's paying attention!

[–] JeffAtlanta2004 11 years ago

To be fair, his daughter really was a huge distraction and most likely had him operating at about 10% of mental capacity.

It's not a coincidence that he got his focus and skills back once he was able to stop worrying about her going nuts and running off.

If was really a strategic mistake by the bad guys to capture her.

[–] OsirisEG 11 years ago

Toobin and Jeff --so freakin' correct.

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[–] Mighty_Michael88 10 years ago

I also agreed with Toobin and Jeff.

To play the extreme field game, having the field intelligence skills and the human observation skills are quite important.

By instinctively recognizing a certain type of behavior pattern and the configuration of the field terrain, it becomes easy for the experienced field operator to anticipate the opposing side's next move and decide the counter approach.

Recognizing "patterns of certain factors" of a situation is the name of the game.
Once that can be done, the field operator can stay ahead of their opponent.

Fwiw, this general concept could be found in chapter one of Sunzi's essay. I am sure that many of you are experts in that essay.

"Whether it is 1st down or fourth down, always go for the bomb tactic." 😊