The MovieTraining Day

@Rozie37 (15499)
Turkmenistan
March 9, 2008 10:38pm CST
I do not go to the movies and only watch television when I am visiting my best friend. She likes intense movies and I try to bear them with her. If somebody had told me that Denzel Washington had played such a bad guy, I would have sworn they were lying. Every movie I have ever seen him in. he has been a respectable gentleman, but in this movie, I needed for him to die at the end. Even though, I did not see that part. I had to turn my head, it was too much for me. I can understand though I his character, Alfonzo was acting like that. If I owed someone a million dollars in exchange for my life, I don't think I would feel like I had anything to lose either. The way he played that Rookie was wrong. But he had the choice to stay or go and he chose to stay, perhaps out of fear. But he still had to take responsibility for all of the things that he allowed this guy to talk him into doing. I use to belong to the same church as Denzel Washington, so I kind of looked up to him. I do not that I would want to play such a role, being a Christian. People may say that it is just a movie. But he is in a very influential position. I am not judging him. All I am saying is that I have never known a Christian to play such a role. But I will admit, it was a very good movie. What did you think of it?
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
10 Mar 08
Hi Rozie, I actually haven't seen that movie so I'm not sure what role he played. I don't think I look at movies at a christian standpoint as they are all fiction to me so I don't think too much into it, if you know what I mean. He's an awesome actor though and one of my favorite ones too! I still admire him regardless.
@Rozie37 (15499)
• Turkmenistan
10 Mar 08
He played a low down dirty heartless man. It was a good movie as far as those type of movies go and he is my favorite male actor. I guess I just like movies where I can love him, but I hated him in this movie. I look at all Christian actors/actresses from a Christian prospective. I know that they are not perfect, but he really pushed the envelop on this one though. Now that movie John Q. was awesome.
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@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
10 Mar 08
Oh I like him in that movie John Q too. Have you seen the latest one he is in, "The Great Debaters" another one I am hanging out to see.
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@Rozie37 (15499)
• Turkmenistan
11 Mar 08
I think that I have heard about that movie. I would like to see it also. You were right about what you said in your private message. Check out my response to that person.
@cortney09 (1345)
• United States
11 Mar 08
I loved that movie. My hubby and I have watched it several times together (being that he loves action movies). He loves to quote that movie. We are also Christians, but at the same time for us it was just a good movie and nothing more. We leave the cursing and all that mess, in the movie.
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@Rozie37 (15499)
• Turkmenistan
11 Mar 08
It was just a shock to me seeing Denzel play such a role. I have accepted it now.
@cortney09 (1345)
• United States
11 Mar 08
I understand that. I don't know what kind of person he is, so I don't understand about the thing about seeing him in that roll.
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@Thoroughrob (11742)
• United States
10 Mar 08
I had a hard time seeing him as a bad guy also. He had always been a good guy. It was a good movie.
@Rozie37 (15499)
• Turkmenistan
11 Mar 08
Yes it was a good movie, but you seem to understand what I am trying to express here. He was always the knight in shining amour before this movie.
@Shaun72 (15959)
• Palatka, Florida
10 Mar 08
I have seen this movie before also. I didn't care much for the part that he played it it either. I have never cared to see it again myself.
@Rozie37 (15499)
• Turkmenistan
10 Mar 08
I do not want to see it again either. It is not my type of movie.
• Indonesia
10 Mar 08
I like the movie, as well as Washington acting in it. The good actor/actress should be able to play in any role: protagonist, antagonist, tritagonist, etc. For example Robert de Niro. He always acts well in all of his movies. The actor/actress who can only good for playing one kind of role (like hero or crime or idiot) is not really good actor/actress.
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@Rozie37 (15499)
• Turkmenistan
11 Mar 08
I know what you mean and he was very good in it. I was shocked though and I am still waiting for the shock to wear off, LOL.
• United States
11 Mar 08
I have seen this movie many times. I like these sort of movies though. i do agree however that Denzel's role in this one was a bit bad. He did do a great job, and that goes to show how good of an actor he is. I like all the movies he is in. I think he can play any part he tries to. I also liked the one where he plays a bodygaurd for a little girl in Mexico. I think it is called "A Man On Fire" I could be wrong, but it is something like that. It is also really intense, but he plays a good guy in this one.
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@Rozie37 (15499)
• Turkmenistan
12 Mar 08
I do not usually watch movies like that. They are too violent and intense for me. But my friend said it was a good movie and when I saw Denzel, I thought it was going to be my type of movie. It was a good movie, so I was not disappointed. It was just not my type of movie.
• United States
11 Nov 08
LOVE the movie, and Denzel... I think he is a freakin genious... he never picks a bad movie