The Beginning of the End

EoW got some more good mentions from Comic Con  but it didn't get the big buzz that other movies got.  Did Open Road's plan to take it Comic Con work to kick off the promotion or just get it lost in the shuffle?  

At the panel Ayer shared where he got the inspiration for the story:  “My friend would talk about how if he or his partner were seriously injured on duty, the guy would whack the other guy and take care of his families. That’s what happens when guys are true partners.”

It was also found out that while Jake was fit and ready to go for the role, it was not so much for his partner.  Or as Ayer put it about Pena:   “He was fat,”

Pena , who was caring for his kid at the time, begrudgingly admitted as much, comparing his training to Chris Farley running up a steep hill.

Regardless of fit or fat they were , both (along with America and Colby) went through four months of training to really get  the life and rigors of being a cop in the inner city. It was essential to the film’s attempt at realism,  "It puts them through a common hell," said Ayer.

They screen three clips from the movie, we saw one and now get a summary of the other two.

Clip One:
It’s POV shot from the front of a police car accompanied by a voiceover. The narrator is Officer Taylor (Gyllenhaal) and he’s giving a monologue about his devotion to the law. “A thin blue line protects the prey from predator, the good from the bad. We are the police.” The car is in a high speed chase with a black vehicle in a residential area.

The police car catches up to the rogue vehicle, forcing it to crash into a yard. The driver and its passenger immediately hop out with guns blazing. At this point, we’re still watching from the point of view of an anonymous the car. There’s a quick cut and we see Taylor and Zavala standing in front of the windshield aiming their guns at the assailants. They let off several rounds killing both men. Zavala walks over to their lifeless bodies, turns them over and handcuffs them. America Ferrera‘s character (Officer Orozco) appears in frame and looks at the damage. She exclaims, “Holy shit!”

  
Clip Two:
Taylor and Zavala arrive on the scene of a house fire. A woman runs off her porch and screams that her two-year old daughter’s inside. Taylor immediately runs in to save her, with Zavala screaming, “No.” Cut to a scene filled with red lighting and puffs of smoke. Both men are shown crawling on the floor where they find the little girl.

Taylor grabs the child and covers her face with a blanket. Zavala tries to lead them out of the home but they’re stuck. They lose contact with one another because of the smoke. Luckily, they latch on to each other again and escape. The next thing we see is a group of firemen approaching the scene. Taylor and Zavala are on the ground shaking, sweating and struggling for breath. The firemen try to help them up, but Taylor yanks his arm and asks where were they.

 (clip summary source)

Too bad Jake missed it.

Oh  Hey Austin looks like you got to fit that Eiffel Tower in.

Almost Midnight In Paris. - AUS10

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