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out here: it has balls.
In the first film, "Elite Squad" we met Captain Nascimento, the leader of the anti-drug BOPE cop force with unlimited power to destroy the drug cartels plaguing Rio. He elevates two trusted childhood friends to his force and they fiercely go about their business. In this sequel, far better than that action-fest, the explosions begin right after the credits: a special security prison housing the top 40 drug criminals is in full-riot mode. One group has armed itself and systematically is erasing its rivals. But this isn't just a cops vs bad guys. Soon, we see that the success of the police, though it leads to quieter ghetto streets, also also means an enslavement of the ghetto population to a more insidious force that uses their submission to influence political power.
This is a blockbuster film that pulls no punches.
If you think the situation is very different here, you haven't paid attention.
This is real filmmaking. Yes, entertaining, but also with something vital and critical to say. Unlike "The Godfather" series, this one doesn't sanctify evil.
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with some of what they did.
Who is John Galt?
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“Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.”
― Charles Bukowski
You might add Mesrine to that list too.
At least the Godfather had decent music.
But the big question is - how much of your view can you base on a film? Don't take me wrong - what you are describing here jibes well with what I know (and seen) about Brazil, but let's face it - if my opinion of the US was based on its films, I would be running for cover somewhere in Novosibirsk by now.
Truth be told - that is exactly how a significant part of the world sees us - based on my many conversations.
So how does one gauge the realism of a shocker?
understands a little about the world, what isn't necessarily written about in the newspapers.
"Mesrine" is very fine entertainment, I'd argue, and it does sport a tremendous lead performance by one of the best actors around who eschews the Clooney-brand of self-awareness and general smarminess.
There can not exist wide-ranging crime w/out police enabling. That is, unfortunately, a fact. Cops are very aware of all criminals active in their neighborhoods/areas. That is why so few crimes that they wish to solve remain unsolved. The tough crimes are the ones perpetrated by "amateurs" or those w/out a clear motive, i.e. serial murders.
Years ago, when I lived in Minneapolis, I had a friend who'd been a career criminal, but had served time and gone straight. According to him, thieves had their areas of operation: you didn't roam into another guy's area. The police were recipients of "insurance" payments and also enforcers of those that strayed.
Anyhow, the solution in Brazil won't occur (same with all the S. and C. American countries [and Asian ones, too]) unless Americans stop their illegal drug use. Don't hold your breath.
Eventually, of course, the entire system is corrupted by this business that has unlimited, untraceable cash to bribe politicians. No paper trail=power.
Guess what - the Americans will not stop their drug use for as long as the countries South of the border keep pushing cheap stuff.
And... since when is America the only country with drug addicts?
there will be providers to fill a vacuum of need. As long as there's poverty in those countries, there will be the lure of money: that won't go away anytime soon.
The only true way to stop the traffic is to stop the market here. Of course we're not the only users in the world, but the problem--- like most--- is one of degree: we, BY FAR, are the largest users of illegal narcotics.
With the proliferation of drugs, the amazing spread of "legal" gambling, and the through-the-roof stats on porn, I don't see a moral change coming anytime soon. Decriminalization of drugs is the only solution; it's not a pipe-dream (hehe) but actually has been tried successfully in various countries. Treating addiction as an illness, having the addicts come in to a clinic for drugs and counseling: that's the best of a bad set of options.
Those who can do.
Those who can't, teach.
Those who can't teach, teach gym.
Those who can't teach gym, critique films and call them things like "important" or think ganster films "sanctify" evil.
And you wonder why the country is in trouble?
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...he's just trying a little too hard, thazzall.
They might as well have been the Mafia. The first film was so poor I didn't even make it all the way through. If I can stream this one I'll give it a shot. I love seeing how Brazil really is.
country of drugs doesn't get along with equally massive corruption.
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