Revealing mistake: During the scene where Travis is pinned down by Hatcher's men inside the bus in the town square, there is a brief cut to one of the sharpshooters, whose shoulder patch is reversed. (01:21:55)
Revealing mistake: The car that falls into the water has a surprising lack of damage after such a long tumble.
Answer: Yes, he says so in the movie. He explains that it gets too messy. Also, it shows that he is stronger than using an easy weapon like a gun. People like to see fist fighting, rather than gun fighting.
Josh Appelbaum