Endless loop

Nico 2022-01-17 08:01:46

Drug dealers oppress and the people resist. Those who stand out from the resistance are either behind bars like the doctor in the movie, or they become the drug dealers with whom they had bloody battles like Papa Blue. If there is no fundamental reform, in a few years, there will be new doctors, new blue fathers, and new self-defense forces. After a prosperous riot and repeat the same mistakes, this kind of resistance will not be able to solve the problem on the surface. It will only fall into an endless loop. As the drug dealer said at the beginning of the film, "If I could make money like you guys, I wouldn't choose to do this." The economic foundation determines the superstructure. This phrase that we are familiar with in high schools and even junior high schools can explain many phenomena. Therefore, the only way to eliminate drug dealers is to develop the economy so that the vast majority of people can live decently without trafficking in drugs. The only ones who can make big money in drug cartels are the leaders, not those who can’t survive. Cannon fodder (of course, those who have big ambitions to rely on drug trafficking to get rich, but after all are a minority), the small group will naturally weaken without the drug cartel. At the same time, the people's power is strengthening, and the drug cartel will naturally become difficult for the long term. However, the existence of drug dealers has caused economic development to stagnate or even regress, resulting in more drug dealers and falling into a greater infinite loop.

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  • Makenna 2022-04-21 09:03:03

    It is a real skill to allow the government army, civilian armed forces, and drug dealers to accept the filming. Being able to make this film alive is a success, so some structural flaws are understandable.

  • Johnathan 2022-04-23 07:03:51

    The shaking of the camera at the moment when the car was hit by a gun, I admire the filmmakers who tell stories with their lives.

Cartel Land quotes

  • Timothy Foley: I believe what I am doing is good. And I believe what I'm standing up against is evil.

  • José Manuel 'El Doctor' Mireles: Look, we can escape the Templars. But you cannot escape the government.