Would like to see an American version,could it ever get made in U.S.A.

The whole idea behind "Enemy Within" was that the system was the problem, not individuals, agencies, militias, or politicians. At the end, the film even places some of the blame on the viewer. When Nacimiento says "Who do you think pays for all of this?" he does not mean drug dealers, he means regular people who willingly pay taxes hoping that they will benefit them, when in reality they are actually supporting a system that ends up kicking them when they're down.

The irony of "one person, one vote" is exactly the problem with this particular system, because politicians then care about that "one vote". The "system" is a living, breathing thing that will always conform itself to the given structure. In other words, a benevolent dictator will always be the only way to truly protect and support the public, while having such a dictator is the only true impossibility in the world of politics. Anything else will either already be corrupted, or the few corrupt individuals will over time gradually corrupt the rest. In the first and second movies, Nacimiento made it somewhat clear that there were different levels of corruption, and its not like the Militias simply attracted corrupt individuals. Instead, these institutions were able to destroy any and all ideals over time.

However, the only thing like this that has ever been created with respect to the American system is and most likely will be "The Wire. Unfortunately, given the high praise but low popularity of the show, there is little hope that the public will open its eyes, and it only gets more difficult with every subsequent day.

In our country, it's near impossible to win elections without corporate support.
Too many people just say we are exceptional and we have no problems, look at the problems of these other countries, they are this and that. Well, the U.S and European corporations are the pones causing most problems in other countries because of the exploitation of their resources, they bribe the leaders and keep them in power, the leaders keep the military members and police happy, so the people have a hard time fighting that.

Spread the truth with knowledge.

The subtitle here, :The Enemy Within is the key.

This movie shows the very complicated interaction between elected officials, college education, and the news media. The story takes place within Brazil, but it certainly describes the situation in the US of A.

A democratic nation today could rarely be defeated from outside, but from within, that's a different story.

For at least the next 3 years, a movie like this would not - could not - be made in the US of A.

Ok, i clicked on your thread to come and tell u i was gonna be the first to go troll on the american remake of this movie if there ever was one. Like, why do americans always want to spoil something good by "americanizing" it for their wider, culturally challenged audience?

Then i read your post and it makes sense. What u want isnt a remake of this film, just one that captures the same essence and treats the same subject in a way that is attractive for your countrys moviegoers to go watch and understand, which is a pretty noble thought i believe.

Just keep away from the word remake. A remake, furthermore an ameriacan remake (coming to think about it, arent all remakes american?), means just exactly the opposite of what you want to achieve: the total loss of the movies original essence and message replaced by the same unoriginal stuff on all american movies that makes massive uninterested audiences prone to connect and understand the film better than they would with the original version, for commercial purposes obviously.

Hi, Indiepoo.

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Please god dont ever let an american version of Elite Squad happen. I would HATE to see an americanized version of Elite Squad, camon guys, let's make an effort to understand and love movies from other countries. I get that it's a little difficult to understand because to get a full visual on it you have to live in Brasil, even better if it's here in Rio, but if you do a little research I think you can understand it. It's perfect the way it is. If it was a José Padilha movie or series about your country, with another title and *beep* I think it would be fine, but I would die if I saw it being selled as an american version of Elite Squad.