Hey, he got you to read the manifest didnt he?
How many people would have read it if it was written by "Ted Kazynski obscure academic" and not "Uncle Ted the unabomber"?
The three idealized states of man. Killing machine, family man, or depressed. Most men stories are about transitioning between these states.
John Wick: family man -> depressed -> killing machine
Taken: family man -> killing machine
Romantic comedies: depressed -> family man
The difference between these and Chinadeath is that the Chinese always seem the victims of random chance. A tire just flies out of nowhere and obliterates a pedestrian from behind.
But the indians are always running into traffic or are walking directly on railroad tracks.