Training Day Positive Review

The movie Training Day is an action-packed crime thiller that stars Denzel Washington as the main antagonist and Ethan Hawke as the main protaganist. The movie takes place in a 24-hour period and follows Ethan Hawked as he trains to be a narcotics detective.
The beginning of the movie starts out with Jake (Ethan Hawke) meeting with an experienced narcotics detective Alonzo Harris (Denzel Washington) Jake is an experienced cop that is training to become a narcotics detective. Jake meets Alonzo at a breakfast diner, and from that point, they both head out in Alonzo's car to begin training. Towards the beginning of the day, Jake sees a crime being committed between two men and a young girl. After Jake quells the situation, Alonzo viciously attacks the two men and then leaves them alone without arrest. After Alonzo's questionable handling of the situation, Jake is a bit leery as to why Alonzo performs his job so differently from how a cop would perform his job. After several more incidents in the day Jake is angered and confused about the ethical treatment of criminals and the way in which Alonzo carries out his job. After about an hour into the movie, an incredible twist occurs that leaves Jake completely stunned. Several more twists take place that leave the viewer awe-shocked and in disbelief.

I can only give the plot positive reviews. The first hour of the movie was action-packed and kept me attached. However, the first hour gave me the impression that the movie was just an average crime thriller. However, this initial impression was completely reversed after the huge twist takes place. I'll leave it to the viewer to find out what exactly happens, but let's just say that everything that I had believed about Alonzo was completely wrong. The several plot twists that lead to the finale of the movie left me awestruck and kept me on the tips of my toes until the end to see what happens.

A major overlying theme in this movie was corruption in the government protection agencies and corruption in the streets. These themes were well presented in the movie. The atmosphere and high-intensity situations helped to exemplify the feelings that must have been experienced by the characters in the movie.

Both Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawked did an excellent job of portraying their characters. Character development was deep and I felt attached to both Jake and Alonzo. Denzel Washington really seemed intimidating as he busted drug dealers and other criminals.

The director did a great job of conveying an intense and dramatic style throughout the movie. Many scenes took place in gang neighborhoods. The tension felt in these situations intense. The movie was actually filmed in gang neighborhoods in southern L.A. so many of the scenes had a sense of realism to them. The character's quotes, especially Denzel Washington's contributed to the intensity of the film.
"We ain't killing nobody. This guy's got the magic eye. I can feel it. Just had a little freak-out, that's all. Now I say he's cool, and nobody's gonna hurt him. But you do have a decision to make, because in about 10 seconds, this whole place is gonna be overrun with blue suits.
[sirens approaching] "