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Tara 2022-04-22 07:01:02
2/4/2008 7.5 points The background of the story is the late Vietnam War, the young people in the United States formed a new generation, and drug addiction and drug trafficking even spread to the military. A huge drug empire, and the police are also wooed by it. The film uses a lot of gray and dark tones (so that I can't see it clearly during the day, so I have to watch it at night), the rendering of the United States is dark, and the righteous people seem to be weak, but in stark contrast to the lack of police in "No Country for Old Men", Richie Roberts of the special investigation team firmly believes in the power of justice. He is not afraid of divorce, which leads to no children, death, and ridicule from colleagues. His deeds show us that there can be warriors in the system, and justice can be served as well.
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Detective Richie Roberts: Laurie, look, I'm sorry I never gave you the kind of life you wanted, all right.I'm sorry it was never enough.Don't punish me for being honest.Don't take my boy away.
Laurie Roberts: What are you saying? That because you were honest and you didn't take money like every other cop, I left you? No, you don't take money for one reason. To buy being dishonest about everything else. And that's worse than taking money nobody gives a shit about.Drug money, gambling money nobody's gonna miss. You know, I'd rather you took it and been honest with me. Or don't take it. I don't care. But then don't go cheat on me.Don't cheat on your kid by never being around. Don't go out and get laid by your snitches and your secretaries and strippers.I can tell by just looking,she's one of them. You think you're going to heaven because you're honest, but you're not You're going to the same hell as the crooked cops you can't stand.
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Frank Lucas: My man. You know what normal is to me? I ain't see normal since I was 6 years old. Normal is seeing the police ride up to my house, dragging my 12 year old cousin out and tying him to a pole, shoving a shotgun in his mouth so hard they bust his teeth, then they bust two shotgun shells in his head, knocking it off. That's what normal is to me. Didn't give a fuck about no police then... Don't give a fuck about no police now.