Posts by Nicole Bailey6

That event was such a massive deal back in Brazil—they tell you that right off the bat in the movie. Yeah, the cops killed him; it’s practically a documentary at that point.

So, calling it a spoiler is a bit of a stretch, don't you think?

In reality, that shooting is just the catalyst for the whole film. It's really an analysis of American society—specifically the incompetence and lack of training within the police force. In places like that, you can literally walk out with a uniform and a badge after just five days of training.

The fact that the kid was killed isn't some big twist for this documentary; it's the entire reason the film exists.

They kill him at the very end of the sequence, sure, but we know that from the opening credits. Padilha is interested in digging into the "why" behind the tragedy.

You completely misunderstood my point.

P.S. Do people here just skim everything? It’s not the first time I’ve seen this—I haven't been around long, but it seems like users pick out one sentence, ignore the rest, and jump to totally wrong conclusions.

Here is the link; it’s not 184, it's ten less than that:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0340468/

There should be some decent torrents out there.

Call me a party pooper if you want, but here I am. 🤣

To be honest, I just couldn't get into this first installment. Sure, there were a few interesting beats here and there, but when you hold it up against something like City of God or even Pixote? It feels completely inferior—frankly, it was often just tedious, regardless of how much the subject matter actually interests me.

As for Bear in Berlin, that felt like nothing more than a play for political correctness—which, let’s face it, isn't exactly surprising for a place like Berlin.

I'd much rather sit through a sequel to City of God. And speaking of gripping stuff, I really loved that documentary by Padilha about that kid—I can't recall the exact title, maybe it was about the bus hijacking?—where this young homeless kid hijacks a bus and every major news station in Brazil is broadcasting it live. It ended with the cops gunning him down from just a few feet away.

I don't know... there’s just something fundamentally missing from the first Training Day. If I'm being perfectly candid, the whole thing was a bit of a snooze.

Honestly, even the third installment shouldn't have been filmed in the first place 😳

Look, I’ll admit Christian Bale is pulling off some pretty incredible work lately—it's hard to deny that—but I am absolutely planning to catch the next Peter Weir film in theaters, and frankly, I can't wait.

My only real apprehension is whether it might veer too far into the sentimental territory we saw in Dead Poets Society; though, to be fair, Weir has a knack for filming those high-emotion moments without making them feel completely unbearable.

When you really sit back and think about it, almost every one of his films leans into that kind of pathos—but he manages to do it in a way that feels genuinely cool.😁

If it turns out to be even half as good as Gallipoli—which, by the way, is a personal favorite of mine—then we’re in for something special.