Probably Unanswerable Questions
What happened to the mentor's son? Why was the son so bad at fighting? How does Forrest Whitaker react when you mention Bloodsport? What was in the blinding powder? Where was Ray Jackson from and what was his martial art?
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- What happened to the mentor's son, whose entry into the Kumite was the whole point before he got beaten up outside school and vanished? He dies, which is why Frank steps in, but the death is never shown, only mourning and a picture on the wall, maybe the military; three minutes of sad walking to a sappy song but no backstory.
- Why is the mentor's son so bad at fighting with that resource for a father? He was beaten by three older kids at eleven and his fight scenes were poor, though he did put Frank, who was holding a sword, on his knees; he should have looked like LeBron James Jr. highlights.
- What happens when you mention Bloodsport to Forrest Whitaker at the next table at dinner? He would be thrilled and tell one of his million Kowloon stories about the place being shut down; he is an all-time cool guy.
- Raised early: where was Ray Jackson from, probably somewhere with a mountain nearby like Wyoming, and what martial art was he trained in, since he does no MMA move in the film.
- Stepping on the category early: what was in the blinding powder, acid or a salt pill, and why did he go completely blind when the point-of-view shots are only blurry? Maybe he was hamming it up.
- Asked whether every question was answered, one host has a thousand more but keeps them to himself.