The Equalizer 2 is restorative
‘There are two kinds of pain in this world. Pain that hurts, Pain that alters’
This story starts off with Robert on a train to Istanbul. He is still reading but now in full-on disguise. In the first movie, he used a baseball cap or nothing but this is different.
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His presence on the train is focused on rescuing a kidnapped child (Rhys Olivia Cote)from her father (Adam Karst) to return her to her mother, Grace(Tamara Hickey).
In line with his character, he gave the father a chance to do the right thing as he said that he would make the choice between the pain that hurts and the pain that alters. The father took his daughter from her mother to punish her and he was given this opportunity to do the right thing.
We return to America and see Grace reunited with her child but confused as to how it happened. Similar to the first movie, we see the effect of Robert’s actions and the joy it brings to the people he anonymously helps.
He now works as a Lyft driver meeting and helping all kinds of people. This is a more hands-on approach to protecting others. He also has a new group of people he’s around him due to his…
