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Is this a movie about the worst swat team ever?

posted 9 years ago by muerte983
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I'm not really into this stuff but having watched the first twenty minutes I've spotted some basic tactical errors by these guys. Two guys reading the paper waiting in the armored car, a guy coming to the window after hearing two guys get shot and standing around to get shot himself, and the other guy turning his back on a captive who was able to slash him with a knife hidden under the table in a room which evidently they did not clear.

[–] 9 years ago

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[–] Harlekein 8 years ago

I am at about the same point and thinking the same. I suppose Indonesia doesn't have the budget to train their SWAT team.

[–] DBLurker 8 years ago

The whole SWAT team was incredibly stupid.

Hell, the protagonist even refuses to carry a loaded gun (even with one bullet left) cause while carrying a wounded soldier, even tells the wounded man to leave his knife behind.. THE SAME KNIFE THAT POSSIBLY JUST SAVED HIS LIFE.

Then again, movie is from a country which actually has terrible cops and all. Not really something to be surprised with.

[–] AtomicReturns (1252) 6 years ago

Hell, the protagonist even refuses to carry a loaded gun (even with one bullet left) cause while carrying a wounded soldier, even tells the wounded man to leave his knife behind.. THE SAME KNIFE THAT POSSIBLY JUST SAVED HIS LIFE.

I didn't understand that part either. Rama does that about 2-3 times. Tosses aside the gun or tells someone to not carry anything.

A building with untold numbers of assailants w/ guns and machetes -- doesn't seem to make sense that Rama would insist on not carrying extra weapons with him.

I have heard some people say SWAT officers do not like picking up and using the guns of random civilians because they are unreliable in the field of battle, and it's better not to rely on something that could possibly malfunction during crucial moments. Even if we accept that explanation, how would that apply to the batons and knives strewn across the hallways? Those are about as reliable as you can get. And, like you said, Rama used them already and they saved his life. I wonder if the director mentions his reasoning in the commentary somewhere.