# explain "a man apart" ending to me. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 9, 2003, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-a-man-apart-ending-to-me/212173 "2003-11-09T03:33:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![vasyachkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c5a1d2/32.png) [@vasyachkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vasyachkin)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-a-man-apart-ending-to-me/212173/1 "2003-11-09T03:33:23Z")
for the entire length of the movie it was like there was this “other” cartel, and then in the end it kinda turned out to be one and the same ? but that absolutely makes no sense. please explain. ---
**Author:** ![captainQwark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@captainQwark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/captainQwark)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-a-man-apart-ending-to-me/212173/2 "2003-11-09T05:33:35Z")
I didn’t get it either. The plot wasn’t the reason people saw it anyway. (no offense to vasyachkin) ---
**Author:** ![vasyachkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c5a1d2/32.png) [@vasyachkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vasyachkin)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 6:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-a-man-apart-ending-to-me/212173/3 "2003-11-09T06:50:29Z")
why did they see it, if not a secret ? ---
**Author:** ![Lobelia\_Overhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@Lobelia\_Overhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobelia_Overhill)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2003, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/explain-a-man-apart-ending-to-me/212173/4 "2003-11-09T23:49:45Z")
I saw the film last week and as far as I could make out there was only the one cartel and the fella who was in jail was El Diablo all along. I can’t be too sure as I was somewhat distracted by the sight of Vin Diesel in a BPV \