Movies that uncover the dark side deserve praise

Dillon 2022-04-20 09:01:08

In a country like the United States with separation of powers, democracy and freedom, police corruption is still like this, not to mention those autocratic countries. I remember a story of a wall that got moldy and some people chose to shovel it out and repaint it. And some people choose to hang a picture to cover it up, out of sight and out of mind. The courage to face it is worthy of conscience. The same goes for movies. This film reflects the ethos and unspoken rules of the American police at that time, and the starring Denzel Washington also won the Oscar for best actor that year. It can be seen that the American film censorship system is still relatively tolerant. As the saying goes, good medicine is good for the disease. It's unclear whether the training day's medicine will improve police corruption in the United States, but it's courageous to put the bloody reality in front of the audience.

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Training Day quotes

  • Jake: [Telling Alonzo a story in a coffee shop] It was a quiet night we were rolling on Van Nuys I'm driving this Acura comes out a side street all over the median in excess I light it up hit the whaler guy drives on like I'm invisible for ten blocks before he pulls over plates were unclean so I'm watching from our unit and she's tossing the Acura she calls me over to the vehicle a snub 38 two shotguns fully loaded so she calls our supervisor and I keep searching and I find five hundred grams of meth turns out this DUI is on bail for distribution and is on his way to smoke his ex-partner before trial so we prevented a murder.

  • Jake: [Driving away from Sandman's house after the shooting] God damn it that was not cool opening fire in the middle of a neighborhood where was the Sandman? What the hell were you doing back there?

    Alonzo Harris: I was checking for narcotic activity drugs, guns, and baggies

    Jake: Cash

    Alonzo Harris: Speak on it

    Jake: She's screaming about money

    Alonzo Harris: She's just talking shit, she's talking about us getting killed

    Jake: I'm going to be on the six o'clock news in an orange suit in hand cuffs because of you with the scandals and what not it is open season on misconduct they will nail us to the wall

    Alonzo Harris: Listen, you're in a privileged position to learn a thing or two keep your mouth shut and your eyes open you say you're serious about doing some real police this is the place to learn but if this kind of shit shakes you up maybe you should go back to your division you have to decide if you're a wolf or a sheep

    [Alonzo shows Jake his tattoo, after pulling over on the side of the highway]

    Alonzo Harris: Get your ink