End Of Watch Film Analysis

End of Watch is a drama/thriller about two police officers in South L.A. Shot documentary-style, this film follows the daily grind of two young police officers in LA who are partners and friends, and what happens when they meet criminal forces greater than themselves.(IMDB) Starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena and directed by David Ayer, this movie came out in September of 2012. The acting throughout the movie was wonderful, keeping me on the edge of my seat. The story-line was outstanding in the sense of entertainment, yet unbelievable at some points. The cinematography in the movie was different. It was mostly filmed in the 1st person POV of Brian Taylor. This kind of film is not of the normal, and was very interesting.
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Every scene seems to have a multitude of curse words. The two characters are best friends, seemingly inseparable. They do everything together including getting shot. When a string of busts put the two patrolmen on the trail of a notorious Mexican cartel, Brian decides to follow the scent all the way down the rabbit hole. Before long, Mike and Brian find themselves in the crosshairs of the city’s worst criminals, turning an already dangerous job into a life or death battle in the streets (Kofi Outlaw). The two men make many busts during the movie. One of the busts was a house with a bunch of what are believed to be illegal aliens from Mexico cramped up in one room. The men are sickened by what they see. Mike and Brian entered the house illegally, which they do multiple times throughout. Many of the scenes in the movie are unbelievable. The actions that these two men do are so extreme and exaggerated that make it almost fake, but was needed to keep the movie fun. The men bust a gangster from a Mexican cartel and ends up putting them in grave danger. In the end the two men chase a few cartel members into a set up ambush and get shot down in an alleyway. The backup finally arrives and surrounds the “Curbside Gang” and shoot and kill them all. Although rough to watch, this is the best scene of the movie in regard to realism along with the entertainment factor involved. These lifetime best friends would each have

This kind of film is different; I don’t know of many filmed this way. It was often hard to keep up with everything during the action scenes as the camera views would change constantly from POV of Taylor to 3rd person and back and forth from there. Although confusing at times this style was appropriate for the movie and fit into the storyline as well as the acting. This kind of filming allows it to seem like you're actually there, unlike the usual camera views from all different angles from helicopters and cameras on rails. This camera is actually being held by someone bouncing up and down, losing focus of the main actors as if being filmed on the spot live. This made the movie all the better just from this kind of