The logic of the movie

Brionna 2022-03-19 09:01:02

I watched this movie a long time ago, but the plot was completely forgotten. Today is June 13, 2021, watch it again. Feeling a little bit. Write it.

This is a story in which an old oilfield police detective who mixes black and white overturns a car on a rookie policeman.

The rookie police officer went to accept the training and assessment of the old policeman Denzel on the first day. He was full of vision for the future work and life, and he was full of respect and admiration for the old policeman Denzel. Of course, Denzel didn't pay attention to this rookie either. From the beginning, let the rookie violate the work rules. Drug abuse, drunk driving, torture of drug dealers to extract confessions, snatching of money and drugs from drug dealers, etc., a series of harassment operations made the rookie's outlook on life start to oscillate. Especially the shooting and killing of the big drug dealers, the black 1 million account, such a big deal, this is breaking the bottom line of the rookie detective, but he still bears it. In the end, the rookie started to break out when he learned that the old policeman Denzel was actually going to kill him by a gangster. In the end, the old policeman Denzel died under the gun of the Russian gang, playing himself to death.

Probably the plot is like this.

The film has at least two settings for the black policeman Denzel:

One, black and white takes all, understands the rules of the world. Do big things without sticking to small details. If you want to do a big case, you don't like street gangsters at all.

Two, cruel and cruel. To the big drug lord who has been an informant for many years, he was called a brother in the front, but a killer in the back.

Let's take a look at the premise of the film:

1. Denzel killed the people of the Russian gang. It is necessary to pay the Russians 1 million U.S. dollars before 12 o'clock in the evening of this day, otherwise their lives will not be saved. The people on the white road know about him (the three corrupt government officials), and the people on the underworld know about it. And everyone knows the seriousness of the matter. The Russian gangsters can't afford to offend anyone! ! So does Denzel know how powerful the Russians are? Of course he knew, otherwise he would not set up a game to kill the big drug lords and take money to buy his life! ! ! So, what is the biggest thing about Denzel on training day? It’s where to get the 1 million to resolve disputes with the Russians. So, how can he have the intention to accompany this rookie policeman, catch the punks, take him to his lover's house, and take him to meet three corrupt officials? He wants to kill the big drug lord and get 1 million. He doesn't need this rookie policeman at all!

2. Even if you need this rookie police top bag. There is no need to force him to take drugs and drive under the influence, take him to his mistress's house, meet three corrupt senior officials, and take him to see the big drug lord to be killed in advance. What kind of show operation is this? He is the leader of this rookie. Just need to carry the rookie to get the search warrant, go to the drug lord's house to kill the drug lord, and then kill the rookie directly, and just put the blame on the rookie, why bother so much?

3. Some people say that Denzel cherishes talents. I found that this rookie was very similar to him when he was young, and was reluctant to kill him. Please, today is the last day of Denzel's deal with the Russians, maybe Denzel will die. Is he still thinking about cultivating successors? ? ? It is said in the film that he designed the rookie a week in advance, and wouldn't he change his plan as soon as he met the rookie? ? ?

4. In my opinion, Denzel said that designing a rookie one week in advance is probably an excuse. Because he has had a grudge with the Russians for several days, he has to design, at least, to get a warrant in advance. Discuss with your colleagues in advance how to set up the scene at the big drug lord's house. Instead of spending money to buy out three corrupt officials on the last day, get a warrant, and then temporarily notify the accomplices to kill the big drug lords, and then make a serial confession on the spot. And the comrades didn't even know that he was still carrying a rookie.

5. The money-sharing scene that killed the big drug lords can also be avoided. Just let the rookie take a gun to look after the drug lord, and the rest of the people go to dig money, and don't tell the rookie when the money is divided. Then kill the rookie and drug lord on the spot.

6. Even if Denzel didn't take the Russians seriously, it wasn't until the last day that the anti-drug lords decided to spend 1 million to buy their lives. He doesn't need to keep time so tight either.

Seven, even if he wants to kill the rookie. At that time, he didn't kill the drug lords, and there was no need to kill the rookie right away. The rookies have already succumbed, haven't they? After the transaction with the Russians is completed, kill the rookie the next day. Isn't it fragrant?

8. All in all, if Denzel planned this plan for dealing with the Russians in advance, then this plan is not perfect. At least he can't control this rookie. What if this rookie does not take drugs or drink and drive in the first place? Wasn't his self-rescue plan going to be ruined, and his life must be confessed to the Russians? ? There are too many variables here. Obviously this is inconsistent with Denzel's setting of taking black and white and being cunning. Or, the anti-drug lords' plan to spend their lives with money is temporary, that is, Denzel did not take the Russians seriously. Everyone in the world knows that Russians cannot afford to offend, but Denzel did not realize the seriousness of the problem until the last day. This is also inconsistent with the character in the movie. . .

Nine, the problem is not that this film reflects the darkness of the US imperialist police system and the corruption of the capitalist society, but that the story is a bit unreasonable at first. .

I'm writing here first, I'm drinking, I guess I don't quite understand what I wrote. I'll be sober in a few days, so let's modify it.

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    The more I look, the more boring~~

  • Celine 2021-10-20 19:00:23

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