from Toba Kerson's notes: When Tok seizes, he starts foaming at the mouth and loses consciousness. We first see Tok having a seizure when he is making out with his girlfriend, the lights are blinking and he quickly runs to the bathroom…foam is coming out of his mouth. The next time Tok has a seizure is when a train passes, and the last time is when another top assassin induces it by setting off firecrackers to distract him. Der Film nutzt höchst effektvoll Tok's Anfälle, so einen, der sich im U-Bahntunnel ereignet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AvpJup0-Nk&feature=related Homoerotische Killer und wildgewordene Cops, die miteinander harmonisieren, bevölkern seit 1997 die Filme von Johnnie To and Wai Ka-fai. Mit diesem schwer zu folgenden Action-Film liefert das Regiepaar einen Essay über Kino und Voyeurismus, Genrewechsel und die Kunst der visuellen Zitate. ""................ Japanese vs. Hong Kong Filmmaking But a closer look reveals exciting interpretations of Japanese and Chinese film-making culture. Examine O – a Japanese hitman who never emerges from his ‘cave’, a flat he occupies opposite his abode. He spends his time surveying his own flat through a telescope. Voyeuristic detachment and occupations of the eye (recall horror hit Ringo?) are familiar Japanese themes brought to the screen stylistically using video game execution. O kills and feels nothing, like a Ninja. Contrast this with Tok, the Chinese hitman, who wears a swanky red jacket and swaggers down the street. He plays the erhu (Chinese stringed instrument) in a pub and rummages a video store wearing a Bill Clinton mask. Showy, flamboyant and fond of aping the West, Tok epitomizes Hong Kong style to the max. Tok also suffers from photosensitive epilepsy, and foams at the mouth when flashing lights appear. Watch enough Hong Kong movies you will notice that foaming or vomiting is a common feature. Why is this so? (Perhaps this is a topic worth exploring in another article.) ............. For the viewer it is a myriad feast of cinematic styles through the eyes of a Japanese and a Chinese hitman."" Read more at Suite101: Fulltime Killer - Hitmen from Asia: Film Based on Edmond Pang Novel Directed by Johnny To and Wai Ka-Fai Suite101.com http://www.suite101.com/content/fulltime-killer-hitmen-from-asia-a36007#ixzz1S44lB4el http://www.suite101.com/content/fulltime-killer-hitmen-from-asia-a36007