"Elite Troops"

Armando 2022-03-23 09:02:01

Shooting with a portable camera, fast editing, a society full of contradictions... It is not uncommon to see the type of film.

However, the film's meticulous chronological setting and "daigo-inspired" background lines obviously make it stand out.

The prelude of the film is the turning point in the development and the beginning of the first intersection of the three main characters.

The narrator of the film can also be regarded as the main line. The Nacimento police officer of the first column of BOPE gradually could not bear the pressure of his work and decided to find his successor. His voiceover is the overall boost to the film.

The main plot of the film is about the experiences of the two BOPE reserve officers Matthias and Neto, interspersed with the internal corruption, inhuman training, extreme contradictions with the slums, the general prejudice of the public, personal instability of life.

The whole plot is not difficult to understand, let alone confusing, and all transitions appear natural, which comes from the switching art provided by the creator and the rich realistic content contained in the film. high.

In the end, the death of Neto and the "growth" of Matthias make people feel very heavy. Without a system to solve the root cause, all problems continue; but given such a tragic reality, who has the courage to solve it?

Valuable lines from the film:

Prologue

In other countries, there are so many weapons in war, but in Rio de Janeiro, they belong to criminals.

The police also have families, and they are also afraid of death, which is why every police officer in this city has to make a choice: either be a bad cop, do nothing, or fight. Most people don't like fighting.

Truth be told, in Rio de Janeiro, peace exists on a delicate balance between the guns of the mob and the corruption of the police. Justice does not exist in this game.

"Mathias"

can smoke marijuana for lazy rich children, how many children will fall into the drug trade.

Mathias: I have a good friend who is a policeman, and his best friend is a policeman, and they are honest citizens. For checkpoint searches, I think it's necessary, they have to control and stop, (turning to classmates) I bet you have marijuana, you don't know how many kids have died because of marijuana being involved in the drug trade.

Without

corruption, without the Brazilian way, these police officers would not be able to do anything without their day-to-day expenses.

There is always a noble reason for the first robbery, because people who are corrupt in the military will also corrupt for the family, that's the logic of the system.

The duty of the police is to defend, so this system makes defending a business, so those who are responsible for enforcing the law can also be responsible for not enforcing the law.

The system is unchecked, unrestricted, and it has become part of the police culture.

The police depend on the system, and the operation of the system is not used to solve social problems, but to solve their own problems.

Moving a crime scene is a lot easier than locating it.

Something happens and starts to change many people's lives, for better or worse.

"Plan"

I must admit that Neto's plan is a compensation and revenge for all honest policemen in the armed forces. Neto countered the system itself with this system, which was very clever and extremely stupid. The system will not forgive him.

In the police force, the system is there to protect corruption.

"Kid"

Neto decided to join BOPE because he likes fighting and dreams of eliminating criminals in Rio de Janeiro's slums; Mathias joined because he is a policeman with a belief in the rule of law. Neto knew what he was doing, but Matthias didn't.

"Substitute"

BOPE is like a religion for people without faith. But that's how it has to be.

"Mission Completion"

BOPE's training course is to prepare officers for combat needs, don't say it's inhumane, Rio de Janeiro is still fighting, and as long as drug dealers have money to buy weapons, the battle must continue.

I did not choose the wrong successor.

Only the rich with "social consciousness" cannot understand that war is war.

No one protests when the police die, only when the rich die, and whenever I see a march against violence, friends, I want to punch each of them in the face.

2008-04-23

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Extended Reading
  • Abigayle 2022-04-22 07:01:31

    The first half really describes the corrupt police and arrogant drug dealers under the corrupt Brazilian government, and the second half focuses on the cruel elite army elimination training and how to carry out the task. Being bold and tough is the only way to get the job done in the slums of Rio de Janeiro. The sound of this film is good and can be used as an audition.

  • Charlotte 2022-04-23 07:02:18

    The first half was really boring, the second half was great. Discusses the choice of procedural justice or consequential justice...

Elite Squad quotes

  • Capitão Nascimento: [as the police squad arrives at the bottom of the slum, regular policemen starts to prepare to follow them] Nobody's going up! Nobody's going up!

  • Trainee officer: Men in black what is it that you do?

    Student: I do things that scare even Satan himself!

    Trainee officer: Men in black what is your mission?

    Student: Get into the slam and leave corpses on the ground!