The characteristics of the three male protagonists have been introduced very clearly at the beginning. One who loves to be a star, but because he killed a young actor, pursues the truth; one who loves power, politics is better than detectives, but chooses to be a policeman because of his entanglement; one is very violent, because of childhood After his father killed his mother, he joined the police. To be honest, what the three people have in common is that their conscience has not yet been wiped out. Although the police have many "hidden rules," these three still feel a little bit "helping justice."
So the final shootout is inevitable. Their opponent is not the old sheriff, but the system. Crimes such as collusion between police and criminals, private drug dealings, etc., all stem from the system. In the end, Esley's compromise was also helpless to the system. From this point of view, the depth of the film is enough-this is not the ending of justice as most people imagine, because the real enemy cannot be killed, and you are fighting against the entire system. Bud's departure is also helpless, because under this system, no one can truly be innocent. Since you and I have each other's handles, let's deal with each other, at least not to tear each other down, otherwise the whole police world will suffer after the fish die and the net is broken.
The most wonderful part of this film is not that the final evil will be rewarded. The ending of the gunfight is similar to the plot in "The True Colors of Heroes"; the most wonderful part is that it implicitly expresses the mainstream customs of the American police at that time. Not only in Los Angeles, but also in Los Angeles, there is Hollywood. Of course, the expression must be more prominent. In addition to promoting the bravery and sacrifice of the police through movies, radio, newspapers, and television, those dirty deals are completely covered up by falsehoods. The big deal is to find a scapegoat, usually minorities and stowaways-they are all guilty anyway, one more The charge is okay, no one will notice. The "enemies" of these wicked people are those "good" policemen, those who really want to be policemen. In other words, everything can be compromised, except for those who cannot compromise; everything can be traded, except for those who do not want to trade.
Probably this is the most quiet and sharp work in similar movies.
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