The theme of this series is old-fashioned, the relationship between the police and the bandits, but the perspective is still new. The first "Elite Troops" focused on a group of idealists within the system, and idealists who acted without saying much, but not in the heroic routines that are common in American blockbusters or inspirational films or social problem films render. Strictly speaking, the status of these people is between the system and the non-system, but in essence they are just a decoration within the system, which will not be fully revealed until the second volume. In the face of the poor but wicked drug dealers in the slums, they use cruel methods that have nothing to do with justice to achieve the justice they believe in, and if justice aside, their purpose itself is indeed irrefutable: to restore the city of God to Justice and tranquility. This seems to tell us that violence, if not the only option, is also the best option to eradicate all kinds of evil, because in a country that advertises democracy, if the system allows or at least acquiesces in this way, the current system cost it consumes will also be lowest.
However, this set can only be aimed at gang members in the slums. Although the elite troops can rectify the rich college students involved in drugs, as mentioned at the beginning of the second part, they will not be sent to high-end mansions to arrest and beat people, because The people who live there are the cornerstone of this system and the real backer of the SWAT team. Not only that, but the second part also gives another very ironic possibility, which has long been circulating around the world in a localized form, that is, illegal commissions in legal daily necessities and daily situations, and Destroy some people's lives and even lives when necessary to maintain the minimum concealment of this mechanism. Drugs can temporarily disappear, but daily life will never stop, and an effective corrective mechanism cannot be established. Public power represented by the police can intervene and control all aspects of residents' lives, in the name of management or protection, to intensify economic and economic exploitation. political interests. The grassroots gangs and the official split the spoils into a monopoly of the official, and the use of violence to control violence has also become the use of violence to exchange violence. The idealists of the elite army instead acted as thugs, which contributed to this set of infringement mechanisms becoming more and more efficient.
This result is obviously unacceptable to true idealists. The question is, where is the way out? The second part of the story is compact and exciting, but the way out is not surprising, nor does it need to be surprising. There is another group of idealists, that is, intellectuals who have few illusions about public power, but still have enthusiasm for politics, and media people who have a natural connection with these intellectuals. Coincidentally, the intellectual in the film happened to be married to the ex-wife of the idealistic special police officer. I wonder if this is a metaphor deliberately arranged by the writer and director about the "same goal" between the two. They all discovered the truth that the system deliberately concealed, and started to fight against the system itself. Those who were originally in the system were finally eliminated, and those who entered the system later stayed in and continued to fight. By the end of the film, it was considered a phased victory.
However, things are not so simple. In the film alone, isn't this victory almost strangled in the cradle? In the end, a group of loyal subordinates arrived in time to save the protagonist's life, while the elite troops will still exist, and the system will continue to provide these backward idealists with a cramped place to live. This is the wisdom of the system itself: it won't give you no hope at all, but it will definitely limit your "excessive" hope. Including the media that seems to be outside the system, it is also clear in the film that they have a constant cooperative relationship with the political party and government, and that the hornet's nest is only the individual combatant below, and finally died because of a little curiosity. It is not very clear how independent the Brazilian media is in reality as a whole, and we do not need to keep in mind the comparison between China and foreign countries in this regard (because we all understand it, no need to say more); but the realization of supervision is one aspect, and the media can only supervise, It may not be able to effectively correct mistakes. To avoid continuous exposure and persistent sores, there is still another long road to construction.
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