Anyone else feel that this subplot doesn't entirely fit with the movie? I almost feel that if this plot was left out, t
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savagesketch13 — 9 years ago(January 16, 2017 07:09 PM)
Anyone else feel that this subplot doesn't entirely fit with the movie? I almost feel that if this plot was left out, the film would have worked just as effectively The Russians are never even seen, let alone given individual names. We are never shown what Alonzo's weekend in Vegas looked like, making the few references (and Alonzo's death) seem unnecessary. Was curious if anyone else felt the same
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jangoq — 9 years ago(January 17, 2017 09:17 AM)
It was probably inserted to demonstrate the multiple racial and economic layers of criminals in Los Angeles. In other words, crime isn't just carried out by Mexicans and blacks but also other groups as well.
Not showing the Vegas incident created a subplot that climaxed the whole story in the end, plus they also probably didn't have time/money to film it anyway.