In fact, the whole movie tells a very simple truth. Victory is for the prepared, always.
Killer is a profession that requires high precision, and the most basic principle of Arthur's excellence and pursuit is to be fully prepared to ensure that he wins with one blow. Imagine, if the target is not killed this time, I will go back and prepare again, and come back to kill next time. This kind of trial and error is possible in other industries, but not in killers. Why? Not to mention the target's alert level rises every minute. Flawed actions may expose themselves at the same time. It's not enough for your life if the enemy family comes to seek revenge a few times.
Arthur also took revenge, and Steve also took revenge. As a result, Arthur won and Steve lost. It has nothing to do with justice or injustice, but purely technical issues. In addition to hatred, you also need to be well prepared, and often your best chance is only once. If hatred alone can win, then what do professional killers do. It can only be said that as a killer, Arthur is more professional than Steve.
So what exactly does a killer have to do to be called a professional? Arthur reveals some in the movie. For example, first of all, you must be calm, killing is only the last small step, and if you need to weave a trap before that, you must be patient and do all the details. Secondly, you need to understand your goals, understand his habits and preferences, and even predict his subconscious reaction to things when necessary. Of course, knowledge reserves are the backing, and all kinds of killing methods, poison reactions, success rates, and the time used must be memorized by heart. After all, human beings are not as good as heaven’s. When there is an accident that needs to be played on the spot, it is often knowledge and experience. The last point is to remember that the completion of the goal is the first, as for the means and your own happiness is the second. Once you put the cart before the horse, it is easy to turn money into a life-threatening situation.
Is Arthur cold-blooded? This is an interesting question. Does he care whether the people he kills are innocent or not, and are there any moral standards? This profession requires him to become a killing machine, but after all, he is a human, and he always wants to feel a little meaning other than making money. So he needs a decent reason. But just a little is enough. In fact, he also knew in his heart that right and wrong were not so simple and clear in one person, and there was no one who could stand up to scrutiny. His boss was not, Harry was not, and even what he did was not clear. So what is true and believable, and what your own emotions are. He can ignore whether the boss's description of the target's evil deeds is true or not. But he was extremely angry at the boss's behavior of tricking him into killing his old friend with false reasons. He actually gave Harry a chance to defend himself before he attacked Harry, and I even believe that if Harry told him that he was framed, the ending would be another story entirely. But Harry didn't, which was equivalent to acquiescing to the charge of betraying his friend (returning to analysis). This made Arthur, who valued friendship, beat the killer. But what if the story is false? Then the whole thing becomes completely personal. The boss's biggest mistake in the whole thing is to take the risk of a killer relationship to deal with it, just like a wife testing whether her husband will cheat, the probability of death is extremely high. The greatest kindness Arthur can give as a killer is to let you choose or even shoot first. It's like a master's letting you three strokes. Since you chose to break up with him and still want to kill him, he can only treat you as an ordinary target, another clean and beautiful one.
As Arthur's mentor, why didn't Harry justify? Your mentor will always be your mentor, and Harry certainly knew Arthur. He argues, and they kill the boss together. But obviously he didn't want to do it. An emotional killer can't be a top killer. Remember when Harry told Arthur you should have a partner, but Arthur said you were my partner and Harry said it was a bad combination. Why? Arthur has too much affection for Harry, which would be an obvious weakness for the killer. The boss wants to kill Harry, it is hard for him to escape, he can die, but dying at the hands of strangers is like a must, and at the hands of Arthur, either Arthur will remember it for a lifetime because of guilt, or Arthur can overcome this emotional fetter Become a better killer. Other occupations may work for the family, but for a killer, there should be no family in the full sense. You can have a partner, but not a family. There are killers who don't talk about emotions, but no one loves watching movies without emotions. This is a paradox. It is doomed that Arthur can't be cold-blooded.
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