Training Day should've had a breh play Ethan Hawke's roll

[Ya' Cousin Cleon]

i have a hate and lvoe relationship with the movie, but I think it would've worked better, the power dynamics of it, if they had a breh play his roll as officer hoyt.

what yall think

 

[bnew]

that power dynamic would have been typical

 

[Tommy Knocks]

Wouldn't work with the awkwardness in the hoods. Unless he's rich Carlton black he'd have been more comfortable, most blacks are (were) concentrated in south los angeles and know what hoods (Crip, blood, Mexican ) are where. Its essential for survival. Gang culture is deeply ingrained in LA. How you a minority, parked in echo Park, see some cholos on look out and not know it's a d-block?

Him being white and a rookie first time in South LA (where all the minorities are) is what made his awkwardness believable

 

[LordDeathwatch]

Yeah, the whole dynamic of the film changes if he's not an overly eager fish out of water white guy trying to make detective.

That's a hard pass. :NoSmokeP:

 

[Bud Bundy]

i have a hate and lvoe relationship with the movie, but I think it would've worked better, the power dynamics of it, if they had a breh play his roll as officer hoyt.

what yall think

they change it for the tv show

 

[O.T.I.S.]

Then white people never would’ve went to see it

Lowkey the movie overrated af anyway and I’m a Denzel fan

 

[Zero]

Then white people never would’ve went to see it

Lowkey the movie overrated af anyway and I’m a Denzel fan

This is a stupid post and I hope you feel bad for making it.

Good night.

 

[O.T.I.S.]

This is a stupid post and I hope you feel bad for making it.

Good night.

I don’t just like I don’t give a fukk about your opinion

They aren’t going to make a movie like that if it doesn’t appeal to white people and Hawk being the rookie “hero” is what made it appeal to them.

Be mad tho

 

[richaveli83]

It wouldn't have worked with a brother in the role. Only possible way it would work with a brother is if he was some country breh from some small ass town in Arkansas, Louisiana, etc who just moved to the west coast and who unaware of gang culture and the lifestyle of LA. Even then it would have been a reach.

 

[MenacingMonk]

1 Star thread.

 

[steadyrighteous]

Yeah...

And Bad Boys would have been better if they went with the original choice of Jon Lovitz and Dana Carvey

 

[BXKingPin82]

they change it for the tv show

Bill Paxton was a NUT in that shyt!



RIP

 

[head shots101]

Jesus y'all fake militant bean pie eating mother fukkers make everything about race....I'm not talking about the OP

 

[CJ]

It wouldn't have worked with a brother in the role. Only possible way it would work with a brother is if he was some country breh from some small ass town in Arkansas, Louisiana, etc who just moved to the west coast and who unaware of gang culture and the lifestyle of LA. Even then it would have been a reach.

Yeah you would have basically needed a Carlton Banks type breh to play the partner.

 

[Luke Cage]

Last Samurai should've had a Aeh play Tom Cruise's role. That movie would've actually been better without the fish out of water angle added to it.
Training Day however is fine just how it is. Dude being an outsider is important to the plot.