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The movie has a lot of hidden or misunderstood plot in my view which is why people didn't like it.
The whole thing comes down to the fact that Mantis was superior(he and boksoon's conversation shows), he was strong(his trainer tells him to fight better) and he does and defeats him, he knows jaeyi tried to use him but got stuck in a mess so he does protect her.
Jaeyi planned to use Mantis and the businessman but her partner throws her in direct line of fire and she is seen crying portraying her vulnerability. She did try but failed and at the end Mantis let's her use him and we see him calling her to tell her about the plan(that he will fight with her not against her). He doesn't get to tell her but he does what he wanted.
Jaeyi planned because she knew she couldn't fight Dokgo or Mantis. But plan failed and Mantis helped her(he even loses and releases the video on purpose so she can get what she wants, because neither the guy who captured the video nor jaeyi release it. it was Mantis who did that) and walked away.
Mantis represented old school romanticised assassin and jaeyi represented modern cuttthroat corporate assassin.
She got what she wanted,i.e. every powerful person out of her way (Because Mantis knowingly let her use him or she would've died fighting dokgo).
She felt inferior to him but he loved her. So she got everything and he didn't have to see her die.
I even feel that if they had shown Mantis fight then none of the viewers or the characters of the movie would've believed it. He created a doubt and then lost so Jaeyi got credibility.
But nonetheless, i would've loved to see him fight.
Most favorite part : Conversation between Lee Han ul and Gil Bok soon. When she says "You're supposed to / You always receive a blood stained knife from your closest ones"
Jaeyi planned to use Mantis and the businessman but her partner throws her in direct line of fire and she is seen crying portraying her vulnerability. She did try but failed and at the end Mantis let's her use him and we see him calling her to tell her about the plan(that he will fight with her not against her). He doesn't get to tell her but he does what he wanted.
Jaeyi planned because she knew she couldn't fight Dokgo or Mantis. But plan failed and Mantis helped her(he even loses and releases the video on purpose so she can get what she wants, because neither the guy who captured the video nor jaeyi release it. it was Mantis who did that) and walked away.
Mantis represented old school romanticised assassin and jaeyi represented modern cuttthroat corporate assassin.
She got what she wanted,i.e. every powerful person out of her way (Because Mantis knowingly let her use him or she would've died fighting dokgo).
She felt inferior to him but he loved her. So she got everything and he didn't have to see her die.
I even feel that if they had shown Mantis fight then none of the viewers or the characters of the movie would've believed it. He created a doubt and then lost so Jaeyi got credibility.
But nonetheless, i would've loved to see him fight.
Most favorite part : Conversation between Lee Han ul and Gil Bok soon. When she says "You're supposed to / You always receive a blood stained knife from your closest ones"
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