Training Day :: Training Day Movie

     In 2001, one of the most unforgettable effects in Hollywood was Honored with an Academy Award, for shell Actor In A Leading Role. The Oscar, went to Denzel Washington, for is amazing performance in Training Day. A powerful de dissociateure from his good guy roles, Denzel Washington, plays Alonzo Harris, a street smart, crocked, undercover narc, out on the mission to save his ass, from the Russian mob. On the day in question, he is giving rookie lift up Jake Hoyt (Ethan Hawke) a chance to prove himself worthy to be a part of his elite squad of undercover narcotics officers.      From the beginning of the film, in the early hours of the morning, in the city of Los Angeles, we are introduced to Jake Hoyt, a first time father, getting tack for his first day of training, with his senior partner, Alonzo. Little does he know, that he is in for the rockiest 24 hours of his life. Jake is alarmed at Alonzos unorthodoxy, which includes making hi m smoke pot so hell know what it feels like, drinking on the job, and letting bad guys go if theyre non "important" enough to spend time on.      The fierceness is minimal until the finale, when Alonzo is killed by the Russian Mafia, which more than makes up for the lack of bullets seen in the first coke minutes. Whether the violence is necessary or gratuitous depends on your point of view. To me, violence is unjustified only when it doesnt fit the context or when the film hasnt already earned my respect, causing the blood to turn me off even more.      The root word that Fuqua ( the director) employed violence just for attention never crossed my mind, as the film was compelling enough already. Surely he knew he didnt withdraw it as a gimmick. He included it because it works. There was nothing distinct from this movie compared to many others, Fuqua didnt use any special photographic camera techniques, that really made you say WO W, but the movie was really, well written, and directed, Fuqua captured the dead on target essence of the streets of Los Angeles, to some this is just a movie, with a brilliant performance from Denzel Washington.     Alonzo isnt my only favorite, money hungry character, who gets played at the end. one(a) of my favorite movies was directed by acclaimed music video director, Hype Williams. He made his debut in 1998, with