My Brazilian Friend Makes Me Watch Elite Squad *Tropa De Elite* (2007) REACTION (Movie Commentary)

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[@pedroc3948]

That fire scene is "real", it's a commom method used by Rio dealers. That's how they killed Tim Lopes, a journalist that was investigating the Comando Vermelho (Red Command).

[@satorusukuna7161]

U ar3 goddamn right

[@Turayllon2]

Here in Brazil they call that microwave killing

[@dogtribe2767]

Além dos envolvidos ninguém mais sabe com execução do Tim Lopes até porquê foi feita várias e várias operações e nunca foi achando restos mortais dele e os próprios investigadores fala que é mais certo dele ter sido esquartejado do que ter morrido no microondas que seria mais fácil de achar os restos mortais dele mas como eu disse além dos traficantes envolvidos ninguém mais sabe e tudo não passa de suposiçoes.

[@jrbr9544]

Escreva em português, pq essa pagação de pau?

[@viniciusanacleto]

and is called "Microwave"

[@qapqrv8148]

É aquela velha frase conhecida . " Não se vai ao enterro do amigo, sem antes providenciar o do inimigo"

[@winspectorfire91]

É uma verdade

[@winspectorfire91]

É uma verdade

[@martha.nielsen]

tem aquela outra ''antes de trilhar o caminho da vingança, cave duas covas''

[@So1PV]

Fun Fact, Nascimento's actor is the american voice for Death on Puss in Boots 2.

[@frankenstein6677]

25:14 There's a reason "a good criminal is a dead criminal" (bandido bom é bandido morto) is a popular saying in Brazil.

[@rxhxtx]

24:48 **

[@vaniapvh]

Concordo

[@henriquelinopacheco15]

18:20 This is in the film because someone actually died with a granade in a BOPE training

[@jayemel]

This movie was co-wrote by a former BOPE Captain, pretty much everything from their training and way of operating showed in the movie was REAL!

[@deihorus7927]

BOPE agents actually said in reality is worse.

[@mikhailbakunin8334]

Co-written / shown and operation methods. Sugiro que estude past participle. Talvez seu inglês evolua.

[@lucasnachbaur8003]

@@mikhailbakunin8334 grammar nazi.

[@wilhelmfink7633]

​@@mikhailbakunin8334Comunicação é se fazer entender. Qualquer americano que ler o comentário dele vai entender que provavelmente ele é estrangeiro e não domina o idioma. Talvez você ache que está ajudando, todavia não será dessa forma que ele aprenderá.

[@heyitsmira17]

​@@wilhelmfink7633até os gringos erram esse tipo de coisa de vez em quando. Dito isso, tá tudo bem corrigirem (com educação, é claro) qd algo pode ficar melhor, só assim a gente evolui

[@ren.mp_]

Funny fact: The actor who played the hole of "almost gonna fly student" at the end was one of my cousins highschool colleagues. He's into theater and art stuff until today.

[@tributarioalunos182]

Ele sabia voar mesmo? 👀

[@ren.mp_]

eu espero q sim @@tributarioalunos182

[@robsonborba6273]

Por que isso é um "fato divertido"? a gente nem te conhece amigo kkkkk Só faria sentido se fosse famoso.

[@andrebiasi1763]

legal cara... atores que chegam a grandes filmes... mereceram!

[@kleberbaptista7962]

Que bom, man. Parabéns pra ele. Que se de muito bem na vida. Mas aí… pergunta pra ele se ele já aprendeu a voar. Geral tá querendo mandar o cabo de vassoura nele em 😂 Peace ✌️

[@frod0lesa132]

The scariest thing is that despite not being a real story, several elements of the script are real stories from the screenwriter, who was from BOPE and his friends in uniform too In other words, the script is a patchwork of real stories from various police officers.

[@DaniboyBR2]

They didn't ask for permission to film this to the drug traffickers, most of it was filmed in the favela where BOPE is located and there are no cartels there for obvious reasons, but they did film some scenes in another favela and their prop rifles were stolen by criminals.

[@carllospessanha]

Todos foram recuperados e alguns, por acaso, entregues KKKKKKKK

[@dedeferreira98]

O filme brasileiro mais famoso em Portugal. Excelente!

[@carlosmagnomacieira8210]

This is the best brazilian movie ever made in my humble opinion...

[@romulocb]

Being burned on the tires is unfortunately almost a trademark of the favelas in Rio de Janeiro.

[@Deusmamaco]

O famoso microondas

[@LuciaFumisFernandez]

Brazilian cinema follows the Realist style, that is why it can be quite brutal. Anyway, there is also "Tapete Vermelho", it is a beautiful film showing Brazilian countryside life and myths, There is also "Caixa Dois", it is a comedy.

[@2010akatsuki]

The opening song from this movie was called "Rap das Armas". It's a song about killing cops and complete domination of the favelas by criminal groups. But they changed it to a song about people wanting peace in the favelas. The reason is because they wanted this movie to be about police brutality and how they mistreated people in the favelas and how they were part of corruption schemes as well. But it backfired. The vast majority of Brazilians HATE criminals. So watching Cap. Nascimento beating up criminals to a pulp was nothing but eye candy for us.

[@C.Bastard]

If you watched the entire movie without having any comment on police brutality, you didn't understood the movie and probably is a pseudofascist psycho like about 15% of our population. You don't represent Brazilians.

[@snaggy053]

Boa parte da minha vida achei que o filme fosse sobre a polícia aliás kkkkkkkkkk

[@leonardoximenesleonardo560]

​@@snaggy053criminosos de pobre vc quiz dizer né...pq no segundo filme ele descobre o quanto a polícia é criminosa e o teatro q é Brasil

[@astarianott4099]

@@snaggy053 Na verdade é sobre os dois: a polícia e também a brutalidade da polícia. É pra falar da brutalidade enquanto humaniza o policial também. Vários oficiais do BOPE ajudaram a fazer o filme, treinaram o Wagner Moura pra agir com as maneiras de um oficial também. O Padilha não é o único envolvido no filme, um ex-oficial do BOPE (Pimentel) também é um dos principais envolvidos Por isso nunca entendo quando falam que "o filme é esquerdista mas deu errado". Isso é puro boato.

[@cidasalvelino9462]

O filme não tem uma posição política, ele te dá liberdade para ter sua opinião.

[@robsonborba6273]

21:48 Unfortunately the actor who plays Neto (Caio Junqueira) died in a car accident few years after the move reveals him, a great loss. Cap. Nascimento (Wagner Moura) on the other hand made his way to Hollywood, did leading roll on Narcos, a great job in Puss in Boots, The Grey Man, Elysium...

[@szveszs]

Man, I didn't know this, I'll write in english but pqp! Que merda irmão.

[@robsonborba6273]

@@szveszs Capaz? Faz anos irmão. Muito triste.

[@szveszs]

@@robsonborba6273 Fiquei sabendo agora meu irmão.

[@gianlucabianco1161]

there are a lot of interesting thing about the production of this film. BOPE really exists and BOPE officials were consulted to produce the film. I watched a podcast the other day with one of the officers in charge of the production, and he said that while they were shooting the movie, real bad guys hijacked the production and stole the guns thinking they were real.

[@VictorSantos-wr5ou]

Hi buddy, I've been your subscriber for a while and I'm from Rio, Brazil. This movie represents the reality here. The police war against thugs is a huge problem and unfortunately innocent people suffer the consequences. This movie always make me feel bad because they're cruel picture of reality. But even so, Rio is an amazing place with nice people.

[@headlinebr]

24:11 the real police officer who died was named Jessé and it happened on Fallet/Fogueteiro Hill. he was from the second police section of BOPE/RJ (P2) which was responsible for intelligence activity. One of the bandits actually had the nickname "Bahian" (Baiano)

[@mrpeachos6578]

Elite Squad 2 is really good, some may say it's better than the first one, to me they're equally good, one completes the other

[@major505]

The first movie is how the system creates the violence in the slums, there first how to politicions feed the system to make profit.

[@raphdorth]

The 2 only was made to make the director look good for the artists because after the first one he was called "right wing"

[@shoujahatsumetsu]

@@raphdorth #1 explored corruption on the streets, while #2 explored the corruption at higher levels, just like O Mecanismo.

[@mrpeachos6578]

@@raphdorth yeah, that can be said, but it's not that simple, he has always been openly left-wing, including the actor himself who plays Nascimento wonderfully well, the political criticism of the film made him see that the message was not clear enough, it emerged so the need to create a continuation to close this cycle, 1 without 2 is incomplete, and vice versa

[@Wolmir_Mattar]

o 2 é bem qualquer coisa, só tem uma cena boa que é o nascimento batendo no politico de resto é bem meia boca

[@Asper10]

Some people find this film too violent (which is true), but many say that the violence is exaggerated, that it's unreal..., but unfortunately it's not exaggerated, it portrays reality well.

[@leonmrs16]

One of the best Brazilian movies, shout out! 🇧🇷

[@gabrielasilvaramiro7229]

Pessoas que sabem que falamos português e não "brasileiro" ou espanhol: ❤ Ganhou uma inscrita só por isso oakwowkwoa ♡ Um ótimo filme e um ótimo react ♡

[@otozept]

falamos português, embora vocês falem com sotaque brasileiro e eu com sotaque do Norte de Portugal. Pena que as pessoas pensem que a língua portuguesa é só falada no Brasil e que em Portugal fala-se espanhol.

[@riox8]

@@otozept eu penensava que portuagal fazia parte do brasil

[@Bincone]

@@otozept oh I always thought that Portugal was a state in Brazil lol

[@lnolira5068]

@@Bincone bruh LMAO

[@donhigorini]

@@Bincone yeah, and Portugal speak european brazilian

[@gaijin83]

How epic you gotta be to have your own intro track. . " Tropa De Elite "

[@Guilherme-dz3fs]

the music is older than the movie, the term "elite squad" was already used

[@thiagowwz]

25:09 » people call it "the microwave oven" ─ when people get killed like that

[@michaeljames6817]

I love this movie. It's written by the same screenwriter that wrote City of God. Elite Squad 2 is equally good, maybe better.

[@jeanmaciel3903]

os dois são ótimos, mas Tropa de elite é realmente diferenciado

[@matheuscastellobranco]

For me, elite squad 2 is better

[@krautgazer]

Elite Squad 2 is miles better.

[@gogetaedits19]

​@@matheuscastellobranco eu ainda prefiro o 1, o 2 é bom, mas até hoje não superei a morte do Mathias

[@gianlucabianco1161]

if you think that the BOPE admission course is heavy in the movie, in real life it is a thousand times heavier

[@yurimatheus3641]

This movie is based on a book from a real BOPE officer. The grenade scene was real lmao

[@evertonjhon8344]

Muito bom , rindo bastante dele reagindo as cenas ,, esse filme é bom demais, isso é Rio de Janeiro ,só um pedacinho do Brasil, um grão de areia comparado ao Brasil em toda a sua extensão com culturas e sotaques e plano de fundo

[@alek.bear.]

25:00 That's real and a common way of them "dealing with the problem"... One time a guy stole my brother and our friend, but here YOU CAN'T STEAL, the criminals (in charge of the area) were warned by our friend's brother and on the same night, they caught the robbers and burned them to death in their car here on the street, returning everything that was stolen to my brother and our friend.

[@singolera]

Gotta watch Tropa de Elite 2 now, it expands on what ended up happening on the city to how it is right now.

[@brunoerenato521]

3:05 "E a nossa farda não é azul, parceiro, é preta" ☝🏻🧐

[@Rodrigolecosantos]

BOPE training in Rio de Janeiro is difficult because it is necessary, all special operations units have training like this. Rio's BOPE is considered one of the best urban combat units in the world thanks to its training and real day-to-day combat experience. If you ask a police officer in the United States if he knows or has heard of the BOPE in Rio de Janeiro, he will possibly say yes. This film portrays BOPE in 1998, today the unit is even more specialized, well equipped and experienced. And the uniform is no longer black, they changed to better camouflage for urban environments

[@chefskiss6179]

I'm so grateful you had a Brazilian friend to recommend this gem for ya. That was an awesome watchalong with you. Lol, do you have any Italian and/or Japanese friends that may suggest 1988's Cinema Paradiso (not the director's cut) and/or 1985's Tampopo?

[@afraniowilliam412]

The movie "BACURAU" is very very nice. Americans actors participate.

[@lordmarshall642]

They didn't made the 3rd one because it's started to mess with people in high places. The director thought it was a good idea to stop making this movies. I bet a couple of death threats helped him think clearly.

[@alexandretorres5087]

I don't think so. He even made the Netflix serial "The mechanism". It is just not as good as the elite squad movies and got canceled.

[@felipecosta6036]

Otimo react, esse filme é icônico demais aqui no brasil, achei muito top você ter visto no audio original, deixa a experiência mais intensa! parabens

[@Gabagu]

Nice reaction, can you do the same for the second film? I think it's even better, a more balanced polished film, it's really interesting!

[@magnezon1]

My man was just watching a movie until the broom scene started rolling....he got trully scared with that one haha, i feel ya brother.

[@junimd.s2061]

No velozes e furiosos 5 no Rio de janeiro eu ri muito com oq eles mostraram, os bandidos todos de armas curta tipo revólver e pistola e quem sabe sabe q infelizmente nas favelas do rio os traficantes só anda de fuzil, metralhadoras e até armas Ati aérea com balas Transante

[@dossantos4055]

Dahora ver americanos com outro costume vendo a realidade do meu país.

[@wanderleyzonneveld-direita8404]

I am brazilian. That's a face of Rio.

[@alainvachon6255]

I never saw this one, but the second made in 2010, with same main actors was excellent.

[@nathti1761]

Parabéns, react sem hipocrisia! Virei inscrita!!!

[@marcelosilveira2276]

26:03 this is the one scene I think the subs did a bad job. Maria says "I will only tell you if you promises you (singular) won't harm her!", and, as you can see on the scene, Matias stays back and only watches it, he doesn't touch her. Technically, he kept his word. Still fucked up, but in a different way.

[@augustopatrick4842]

nice reaction bro , much love from brasil , when u realised the bag isnt the worst hahaha

[@leandromoraisrodrigues8195]

the fire scene is called "microwave", and thats is more commom then you think. several districts in Rio de Janeiro were abandoned by the government. The traffickers are in charge of these regions. and that s how they "burn" their files.

[@Being_333]

24:59 it happens in real life as well

[@leonardlemor2344]

some interesting shit: in 18:16 they gave the actor who play Mathias a real concussion granade and told him whas a explosion granade like "Just don't drop it and no one dies" and he really where scared as fuck to drop it. The granade would not kill anyone if he dropped but would surely hurt a lot.

[@johnpittsii7524]

Hope you are having an great and awesome day ❤

[@maxducoudray]

OK, I’m watching it! But I’ve never seen this and it doesn’t seem like the best way to first see a movie through an edited reaction. But I gotta support the channel.

[@CapedInformer]

Appreciate you man

[@robertofigueiredo5212]

@@CapedInformer react city of good...please and more Brazilian move

[@lincolnmoura9483]

I'm Brazilian, elite troops 1 and 2 show the reality of Brazil perfectly and this is what happens

[@eduardosenna9835]

Tropa de elite e uma obra de arte

[@julioalves6029]

Esse é o dia a dia no Rio de Janeiro. Não há ficção, apenas verdades

[@aleatorio-1]

This actor who plays the character Matias, is a former bope police officer in real life

[@kevindorn2508]

If you wanna branch out into more international films i recommend "Das Boot". German submarine movie from the 80s about ww2, but from the perspective of a german sub crew. Great war movie and best sub movie ever in my opinion.

[@bernhardjordan9200]

The best submarine movie ever In fact was firstly made as a miniseries and later was dubbed in English by the original actors

[@marcioruas4036]

Hey, that's some good brazilian portuguese right there. Yes there's differences, I'm not hating. But it's the same in English, people from Ireland talk way different from people from the US for example.

[@renacht3012]

the pronunciation of "de elite" was great! "tropa" is a bit hard because of the R, but it's still understandable you did a good job

[@rogeriomasson]

I heard you to say "unreal"... the kill using tires on fire by the drugs traffic is called "microondas" in portuguese. Microwave in english. Is real, bro. Thank's for react

[@marcioleiva]

Seria legal , sua reação ser traduzida um forte abraço.

[@alessandra2112]

There was a journalist called Tim Lopes that was killed using that method with the tires and set on fire. Just like you saw on the movie. They call it the micro wave oven.

[@andrecanizela8921]

MELHOR FILME DO BRASIL!

[@Bluetheshark]

15:50 yeah... Welcome to Brazil

[@Gregory_Alexandre]

25:14 sim, isso tudo é real, inclusive a forma de matar, essa forma ae por exemplo se chama microondas, e normalmente cada forma de matar tem um significado diferente, mas não é sempre!

[@alek.bear.]

6:52 That guy's has the function to warn the dealers if the cops are getting closer. Idk how you call that in the US, here we call those "Fogueteiros". 9:01 Here he was sad talking with "Fogueteiro" Mother.

[@silvajunior6197]

This story takes place years after the events already narrated in the other famous film ' City of God, in the same city, a HIGHLY POLITICAL problem in Latin America that has spread to almost the whole world, not in the same proportion, where it corrupts ALL of society, from police officers, politicians, government officials of all echelons, and even some who I am afraid to comment on have the power here in BR and in several countries. These 2 films relate well the reality of the crime that was created, masterpieces of cinema.

[@marinaalves8952]

This film was one of those responsible for the BOPE police being recognized in Brazil. And BOPE officials say the training is actually much more difficult.

[@william_shokhan]

I'm brazilian and that movie it's the true in atual days all day we have a great war, but we have great warriors too in our special forces

[@DanielGreenTuche]

Amazing review bro . BOPE P.D is very professional and worldwide knowned by it's power and hard working. They also are along with the Us Army and international military missions on UN and Haiti as well during the Crisis. Referrence on urban fights, like iraq or afghan scenery. Only the best ones reach the BOPE level. Unfortunely in Rio , it's a reality in some areas. The local police mixes with gangs and authorities must decide about peace and dealers becoming millionaires controlling areas or violence level 10 to stop huge gangs taking control (on drugs, apartments, light, sewer system etc). It's true. Movie was very well done. Hope you can watch to 'Elite Squad 2' , an awesome movie that translates litteraly how the system goes very accurate ! nice to see you bro

[@Zanollo5]

You didnt understand the movie

[@zazoaguiar]

This is real man, I'm born in Rio de Janeiro.

[@user-sz8os5th4c]

O Tempo e o Vento (The Time and the Wind), the all best brasilian film!

[@selmatelles4594]

A realidade aqui dó Brazil 🇧🇷 parceiro

[@liperibeiro9]

Everything that this movie portrays is real, that thing about burning the person in the tunnel is called a microwave.

[@onipostingg]

Bota na conta do papa

[@wanderbedits]

28:14 there's an expression in Brazil that is "quem tem cu, tem medo", the translation would be something like "if you have an asshole, you're afraid"... that's why I laughed so hard when I watched this scene

[@euchongo4240]

This is my wife's favorite movie. When she showed me this, I knew my girl was my fuckin girl. (She's Portuguese) I'm Texan 😊😊

[@minelli5399]

18:16 yes... this is real, there is some podcast that instructor said about this, but rarely this happen, and when happen, they kinda pray for not explode 😅

[@gabrielazami9922]

Real history 🇧🇷

[@richlisola1]

In Rio in the Caricoa accent it’s pronounced “Portugesh”. A little different than some other accents

[@gabrieltavares6159]

25:03 this is real, and called “microondas”, microwave in English.

[@Rorther]

I was summoned. Waiting for the 2nd movie.

[@juanjoseCF]

Great movie bro!

[@alym346]

Welcome to Rio!

[@PauloDiniz93]

That part of Granade scene its real, here in Brazil we met the real Nascimento Captain and he told to us this history haha

[@nitrokid]

This movie is so dope, dude.

[@ROTTWEILER_RED95]

Anybody remember the operations in Rio in 2010 right before the Olympic Games?

[@antiMangina]

The visit of Pope in Rio de Janeiro was in 1997, so the time of ths movie is between 1996 to 1997

[@pedroprimos1016]

This film shows a little of the reality of the outskirts, of the favelas and streets of Rio de Janeiro.

[@juniorjustthis2775]

Abraços do BR, Rio de Janeiro é osso kkkkk

[@prerupa]

17:11 "o papo tem que ser reto... se for torto é com vocês mesmo" kkkkkkkkkkk

[@kingsdesign4352]

You're awsome bro. you need to come northeast Natal- Rio grande do norte State to visti, you gonna enjoy it !!! PEACE!!!

[@bonde1da1nos]

"Not the bag, no the bag !" HAhAHHAhHAhhaha

[@ambrosiogiovanni6952]

BOPE is the closest thing the world have to actual judges from the Judge Dredd comics.

[@paraontem]

Isso é totalmente real, todas cenas copiam a realidade de fato de forma 100% literal!

[@brunomoura7719]

Best regards from Brazil though

[@brunomoura7719]

It's The First of 2 movies . React to the Second as well. Unfortunately as in any language there are some slang words wich cannot be translated to other languages. Ex: "senta o dedo nessa Porr@! Many of these Terms creat some atmosphere on the movie.But is an amazing schock of reality anyway.

[@brunomoura7719]

By the way, the punishment with the guy stand in tyres and gas Is called by the dr¥g dealers chiefs : Microwave. You saw why. It's used as punishmen7 for traitors, in debt clients and rival leaders from other favelas.

[@DizzyMakavelli]

27:58 Got too real .. 😂

[@TAJCompany427]

kkkkkkkkkkk... O cara com dó do povo😂😂😂😂... É Brasil filho

[@andrewdias105]

Elite Squad 2 is the highest grossing of Brazilian cinema. You should watch.

[@zimtm6950]

No filme as coisas estão tranquilas em comparação ao que acontece realmente

[@dearjk1]

The tire thing is called microwave.😁

[@alexandretorres5087]

This movie is about the favela status in the 90's, things changed a lot for the worse. Most of the favelas are now controlled by crooked cops or ex-cops, the militias, and this is better displayed on elite squad 2, placed a decade later. You can see that city of god was 70's, this is 90's and the next movie is 2010. The execution by putting fire on tires is real and commonplace in favelas, it is called the "micro-oven", and usually is placed on the top of the mountain so that everybody can see what is happening to the victim stilling terror everywhere. The problem with the "common citizen" is that, if you see something the police may torture you for information. If you tell, the dealers will kill you, because you live in their territory. If you don't tell, the police may, or may not, kill you, but it takes a lot of cold blood no to talk. So you better "not see" what happens. Of course that only poor people lives in such communities, anybody with some money will try to move as far as possible from this reality. But, sometimes, this reality just knocks out at your door.