Once Upon a Time in Vietnam Page #2

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They're innocent...

...they don't know anything.

Is everything alright, wife?

Nothing...

...I'll be right up.

Once you take the oath it's for life.

Please give me time

to say goodbye to them.

How do I know you

won't run away again?

They're my family.

You have till tomorrow night.

Surely, it's a heavy burden for you.

Mom...

Why am I not like the others?

Don't be afraid, son.

No matter what happens...

I will always be with you.

A wooden bridge,

rickety, precarious...

Precarious bamboo bridge...

Difficult to cross...

Take mommy's hand,

and we will cross together.

You go to your school.

You go to your school.

And I go to my school of life.

Darling!

What's on your mind?

Let me...

...lighten that load for you.

Huy,

darling!

This is how you treat me?

Darling...

I'll kill you! I'll kill you!

Huy, darling!

- Step aside, watch me kill him!

C'mon, fight me!

Stop it! He's my client!

You can sleep with anyone but him.

Understand?

For God's sake,

he's a paying customer.

I gotta eat.

Oh, c'mon!

Now, now, now darling

I'm so sorry.

It's okay. It's okay.

You are so sensitive.

Since we were children,

you're always crying.

Just talk to me

first before you get all teary.

Shush now!

What are you laughing at?

What the hell are you laughing at?

I'm not through with you yet.

Go ahead, laugh!

Keep laughing till

I cut your throat wide open!

Do you know what a blade...

can do to a human body?

I've seen men...

flayed from head to toes...

while they screamed in agony...

wishing they were dead.

I've seen spleens...

livers, intestines... spill outward.

You won't believe the amount of blood,

Like butter.

I've seen it.

And I'm still seeing it now.

What's going on, Big Brother?

Wanna see what this blade can do?

Huy!

Get your asses up here!

Take it outside!

If you idiots break anything,

Grab this!

Tie him up!

Quickly!

Tie him up!

Close your eyes.

I wanna show you something.

Mom, I'm ready.

Be right there!

You small town hillbillies

can't even wipe your own asses.

Because of me...

because of my bar...

that people started paying

attention to this nothing town.

If my bar goes out of business...

this town goes down.

Let me tell you then, no booze,

no girls, no jobs!

So you think that's funny?

Go ahead and laugh!

Pretty funny, right?

Stupid inbred hillbillies!

Now, will someone tell me,

what are we going to do

about this guy?

Boss! Boss!

There's a guy in the next province.

He's the real deal.

- Is this guy legit?

Everybody knows him.

What's his name?

Boss, his name is Mr. Hammer.

I want this Mr. Hamster

here by tomorrow!

We caught him hiding

in the next province.

He's to be executed.

The orders came

from Commander Long.

You must do it, Sir.

I accept my fate. Do it!

If I am going to die...

I'd rather it's you, Dao.

This must be a mistake.

Long and I grew up with this man.

Sir, we have explicit orders to...

What's so important about this deck?

It's my anniversary present

to my husband.

Long sent you, didn't he?

He sent you to bring me back.

You have bigger issues

to concern yourself with...

Like how you plan

to tell your husband...

that the last 9 years been...

...a total lie.

I wanted a home.

A husband.

A family.

I have no regrets for what I did.

The last nine years...

was the happiest time of my life.

Unfortunately for you...

all that will soon vanish.

Well...

Can you help me.

What do you think?

I think we can get into a lot

of trouble being here.

Who can know the past or future?

I only know the present.

Me here with you.

It's not my birthday.

What is it for?

I know you have always loved

it since we were kids.

Now I can give it to you.

I didn't know you were such

a sappy romantic.

What's the matter?

Okay

We can just sit here then.

We don't have to talk.

You promised to teach me

martial arts.

Remember?

Let's keep this meeting shod.

The answer is still no.

- Hold on.

You want your customers...

A**hole.

Now let's talk like men.

When you refused my bid

for this bakery...

I sent my boys to...

I realized I over-reacted.

And what do you call your bakery

across the street?

An over-reaction as well?

- You know...

I got this oven over there,

runs on electricity...

makes five times the croissants...

My flour I import

I use the finest ingredients.

The best.

I make a badass croissant.

Hands down.

When I opened my Moonlight Bar.

This town finally tasted real whiskey.

And thanks to you,

Well, not everything is perfect.

Why are you here, Tinh?

Yeah, why are you here?

Bastard!

Uncle! Uncle!

The principal wants to see you.

Hey, I'm not done talking yet.

To master internal energy...

It requires complete dedication.

You can summon this energy

and control it.

Remember,

internal energy is invisible.

But its power is undeniable.

Strong enough to work

against the big kids?

He's just a little kid.

For the last month,

he's been bullied every day.

But when he stands up...

I don't understand.

Defend himself?

I don't think you understand, dear.

Hung!

You wanna join us?

You gotta be like us.

Kick his ass.

Holy sh*t, you gonna take that?

Hung, Hey, hey, that's enough!

Are you crazy?

My God, the kid's mom was hysterical.

I didn't know what to say to her...

When you were his age,

Don't worry, I'll deal with it.

You can't do anything.

What?

What do you mean I can't?

I mean...

Honey.

Focus the energy here.

Right here.

Do you feel it?

Yes... I think I feel it.

Wait, wait.

Ok, try it now.

Focus your energy down here.

Below your navel.

Down.

Up.

Down.

That's it.

Up.

Hung!

Come here! Now!

I thought...

after all that's happened to you,

We've decided to ground you.

You can't leave the house.

In addition, you must spend...

But he punched me first.

But I'm meeting with Master Dao later.

- Go to your room.

I don't want to be a baker.

I don't even like your croissants.

They're terrible.

I throw them in the trash everyday!

Go to your room.

I...

gotta get back to work...

still a few things...

Have you ever dreamed

of having a family?

I don't allow myself to think of things...

I can't have.

And neither should you.

Battle stations.

We have to go.

Just a few more minutes.

It's so beautiful.

We have to go.

There will be another one tomorrow.

"HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

YOUR SILLY HUSBAND"

The past nine years...

was the happiest time of my life.

Was the happiest time of my life.

Was the happiest time of my life.

Hung.

I've never hit him before.

I'm not not that kind of man.

Tinh was right

he makes a really good croissant.

I even ate the whole thing.

I don't know how I'd live...

without you and Hung.

Are you taking Hung with you?

- Where would I take him?

You're leaving with him, aren't you?

Does he...

know that Hung is his son?

Hung...

Hung is your son.

- And I love him as if he is my own.

I will always remember...

that night when you walked

through that door.

You were so lovely.

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