I thought he was going to do a hit on the elephant

I went to the theater today with my brother to see Bangkok Dangerous, a crime directed by the Pang Brothers. The main character has an awakening of sorts and tries to make this contract his last. Before the hit, he commits the person to memory and burns the picture. Toward the end of the film he burns a painting of an elephant (they are believed to be a bad omen). I thought he was going to do a hit on the poor animal, but he didn't. I also had no clue this was a remake of their 1999 film until the movie was over. It was a good film, but not big on the action.