So That's why that scene hits me so hard. You can see he got lost in his character, and for a moment he WAS Alonzo. It's in his eyes. POWERFUL scene! AMAZING movie. LEGENDARY leading man. EXCELLENT director!
He had me believing everything, including at the end when Alonzo told the rookie he would be okay, even as he had already set him up to get killed by the Mexican gangs
Training Day was magnificent. My favorite part is when Denzel gets Ethan to smoke that pipe. Then after a couple minutes he let's him know that it wasn't just weed he smoked. Denzel, in the most sinister tone, says "But I didn't know that you like to get wet" Ethan says "what's wet"? Then Denzel starts naming all of the nicknames for PCP " Butt-naked. Ill. Sherm. Dust."Thats acting at it's finest. Denzel was 50 when he made "Training Day" didn't look much older than 35. The GOAT.
Washington was born in the last week of 1954. I think Fuqua is mistaken when he says he was 32 during filming as this would make the filming year 1998, he was born in January 66, and would make Washington 43. The film was released in 01 so more than likely was filmed in 2000 spilling into 01 maybe unless they had a really quick editing process etc.
Bro I'm 32 I can't imagine working with A list Actors such as Denzel and Ethan Hawke and creating an all time classic movie 😮 that's wild! Antoine Fuqua is a certified Legend and National Treasure.
One of the BEST movie's I've ever seen! Wow. The scene where the gun was placed by Alonzo's foot by the cigarette packet, and he chose the cigarettes over the gun!? That part alone took me. A perfect scene to wrap up what it was all about. The fine line between justice, morals and injustice. Absolute perfection I am so glad I was able to see this masterpiece. Denzel ate this up too 👏
Hes right about the buzz whatever a buzz is....that scene was off the scale. Just shows the natural talent too that DW ad libbed a bit of the dialogue.....who would have thought tje king kong line was not off the page! Amazing to hear the behind the scenes stories to this movie.
Scorsese has said something very similar: It's not about the shot. It's about the performance. Says a lot about both men. That their more interested in delivering stories that move people, rather than simply just collecting accolades.
Denzel was possessed as his character demanded. The whole staff team resonated, even the extras were done right. Great direction, should totally try something in that vibe again soon.
@@chuckunplugged He's an excellent writer director who never made a film that was bad or boring to watch. I even enjoyed his more recent Netflix productions Sabotage, End Of Watch and Bright a lot. I actually believe that he could teach the pinnacle of his storytelling by doing miniseries because the characters and universes he creates are worth exploring deeply.
Antoine you got it right and it should have gotten you an oscar for directing let alone best picture it is one of the greatest films ever made and no not a single soul noticed that buzz in the scene!!!
One of the best movies of all time and to see directors explain the process and how everything works damn ppl have incredible minds idk if I could ever even try or do what a lot of these people do
i just pulled up that scene for the buzz but didn't see anything wrong..wise choice not to yet it out because 20 years later people still say that line
