A must-see for new people in the workplace

Abby 2022-04-21 09:01:12

Personally, I think this film is of great significance to a rookie who is just entering the society. Although there are too many eye-popping filth and darkness in this world, I always believe that people are doing it, God is watching, and good and evil will be rewarded in the end. Maybe we can’t get out of the mud without being stained, and the world is turbid and I am alone, but what should persist is to persist, because without the small scale in our hearts, we are nothing.
I appreciate Ethan Hawke's performance very much. There is a strong force in Wen Tun, which cannot be shaken. Maybe his slight weakness in the first half is for the sake of the pros and cons at the end, rescuing the girl who was violated, and being unmoved in the face of huge sums of money. In the end, just like Russell Crowe's down-and-out policeman Richie in the American gangster, this kind of slow-tempered and even a little sulky person is often the most persistent. And the girl Ethan rescued in the film was actually the cousin of the gang boss who almost killed him in the end, and it was because of this that he was saved from death. It seems that although the film exposed the shady inside of the police, the main theme still preached justice and Cause and effect.
Maybe it's because of preconceived notions. After watching this film after watching American gangsters, I always felt that Allen Zuo played by Denzel Washington would be a decent character. He was deceived many times by his seemingly sincere eyes and his seemingly low-key self-promotion , has been looking forward to the final truth and Jack (Ethan Hawke) for Alan Zuo's understanding. I didn't expect the cunning Denzel to deceive me so thoroughly~Khan~ Compared with Alan Zuo's arrogance and unscrupulousness in the film, I still prefer Frank who is inscrutable in the American gang but has his own set of values. , Denzel's iconic smile plays the role perfectly!

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Extended Reading
  • Anthony 2022-04-24 07:01:02

    In the process of watching it, I really thought that in the future, I will often refer to this film to interpret life choices, because it's fucking philosophical! But this unresolved ending made me hesitant. It turns out that life is unresolved.

  • Deja 2022-03-23 09:01:11

    The long 120 minutes, the story all happened in one day, which reminds me of Murakami's "After Dark". Although the story is very compact and exciting, it will inevitably make people feel that it is not wide enough. The story is actually quite simple. It’s rare to see Denzel as the villain, and it’s really great. Whether it’s the beginning of the scene or the end, the performance is too brilliant. This is the biggest reason for recommending this film.

Training Day quotes

  • Stan Gursky: [in a steakhouse restaurant] Alonzo, heard you had an expensive weekend in Vegas. How did you ever screw up so bad?

    Alonzo: Hey, I didn't know. It's not my town. I'm not omniscient.

    Lou Jacobs: The Russians don't care if you have a badge. They'll whack you. You ought to hop a jet out of here.

    Alonzo: Why? It's an easy fix. I'll just cash in on an account.

    Stan Gursky: Which one?

    Alonzo: One of my old ones, my first one. The guy's a high security risk anyway. If I'm not around, who's gonna help keep him off the radar?

    Stan Gursky: All right, it's your call. I do not want you to dick this up. I don't want to see you on the front page like the rest of those assholes.

  • Jake: [after meeting with the Three Wise Men] How much money was in that bag?

    Alonzo: 40 G's.

    Jake: What was that for?

    Alonzo: You really wanna know?

    Jake: Yeah. I asked, didn't I?

    Alonzo: Nothing's free in this world, Jake. Not even arrest warrants.

    Jake: Shit, I didn't wanna know.