Post by clochette on Aug 23, 2020 23:37:00 GMT -8
some of my thoughts about the movie...
Crime stories, thrillers & cop universes are kind of familiar to me through books and movies, so this may be a reason why I had no difficulties to follow this movie getting certain vibes from the very beginning.
I like stories who touch the idea being at the base of many “teacher”-movies…the vibe of “Death Poets Society”…the one person who goes to influence a bunch of impressionable youngsters, consciously or subconsciously following a rather personal agenda.
In my opinion, this movie is doing just that…that’s why the character of the Dean is the most elaborated one with precise motivation.
From the trailer, people seemed to expect a movie that would glorify the cop world and violence…well, I did not see any glorification except in the thinking of the young men as long as they killed those gangsters allegedly not catchable through legal means. The excuses to exert a certain power (maintain order) are questioned in the movie…that’s why there is this phrase of law & order being two sides of the same coin…how one handles the one side is how one impacts the other side.
I think, the movie very clearly accuses the undermining of a system through members of a community meant to protect society who corrupt the system or use it for proper gain or interests.
There are no heroes and nobody is only good or only bad. One may get to know the reasons for the behaviour of the protagonists but it is up to the spectator to take a stand.
(Btw, I did not read/watch any published review till date except of the two - no spolers & spoilers - written in Margaret's blog dontcallitbollywood.com/2020/08/22/class-of-83-review-no-spoilers-solid-netflix-level-movie/ after having watched the movie.)
I like stories who touch the idea being at the base of many “teacher”-movies…the vibe of “Death Poets Society”…the one person who goes to influence a bunch of impressionable youngsters, consciously or subconsciously following a rather personal agenda.
In my opinion, this movie is doing just that…that’s why the character of the Dean is the most elaborated one with precise motivation.
From the trailer, people seemed to expect a movie that would glorify the cop world and violence…well, I did not see any glorification except in the thinking of the young men as long as they killed those gangsters allegedly not catchable through legal means. The excuses to exert a certain power (maintain order) are questioned in the movie…that’s why there is this phrase of law & order being two sides of the same coin…how one handles the one side is how one impacts the other side.
I think, the movie very clearly accuses the undermining of a system through members of a community meant to protect society who corrupt the system or use it for proper gain or interests.
There are no heroes and nobody is only good or only bad. One may get to know the reasons for the behaviour of the protagonists but it is up to the spectator to take a stand.
(Btw, I did not read/watch any published review till date except of the two - no spolers & spoilers - written in Margaret's blog dontcallitbollywood.com/2020/08/22/class-of-83-review-no-spoilers-solid-netflix-level-movie/ after having watched the movie.)
