Training Day Peanut Butter

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[@conorhoney7776]

This is such a great scene. It paints the picture of Alonzo's role in the bigger picture - he's just a puppet for the real players. This is a classic movie

[@CheerfullyCynical829]

The Wise Men are a powerful old white boys' network. No way Alonzo, a tough black street cop, could penetrate it. Even though he wanted to.

[@michaelbull4344]

But these guys knew not too touch a made mafia man. They know what likes not to cross Alonzo was a hothead the Mexican gang said the same thing.

[@cybergothika6906]

It is more complex than just being some player. It is a direct straight criticism to rich white privileged power being misused to the extreme, for personal gains. The only thing that can hit the same level of the immunity bar, is a cop.

[@thousandyoung]

@@michaelbull4344 They weren't High Level enough to avoid getting whacked by the Russians. There is a Hierarchy and Deals are usually made on those Levels. Alonzo got Lucky enough they gave him a chance to make up for the Insult by paying.

[@adrianchannelle8651]

@@thousandyoung They gave Alonzo a chance to pay off because he was a cop. Killing a cop in the US is not like killing a cop in Russia.

[@TophDaGreat]

What I miss the most about the 80s, 90s and early 2000s is a lot of movies like this were "one day/night" movies. Those type of movies were all kinds of crazy shit happens in one day. It be like that sometimes.

[@whatsgoingon07]

TophDaGreat collateral

[@HamuelTheGrey]

Yes or a really intense couple of days. Perfect example “Man on Fire”

[@JonCollinsMedia]

They still exist, they're just not as good as they used to be.

[@sookmajoaby]

'Falling down '

[@Clos93]

@@sookmajoaby that one is probably my favorite "one day" movie. It's like the original "Joker" in my opinion. A hard working guy who society just ate up and abused, and he just couldn't handle it anymore. That ending is fucked... A briefcase, a lunch, and a man on the edge Each step he's closer to losing his head Is someone in heaven? Are they looking down? Nothing is fair, you look around Falling down Falling down Falling down!!!🤘🤘🤘 One of my fave Iron Maiden songs too btw!

[@joseph_b319]

Alonzo is basically at Jake's level when sitting with the wise men.

[@CheerfullyCynical829]

Too right. Good one.

[@wallacegentry4085]

Italian are you Joseph Burtulato??? No surprise, as you're white in the end......

[@natashawatson385]

They are Freemasons

[@valoruniversity]

@Angelthe original comment obviously went over your head

[@monsieurimhim6147]

It's not about his level ...it's the conversation being held & those having it.

[@pedobear8071]

I love how they have a good laugh and everyone's having a good time then immediately into "how did you ever screw up so bad?"

[@gayan2517]

And his eyes roll to see all of them to read them. Brilliant acting.

[@steverogers7601]

What’s scary is how much of a threat the Russians were to seasoned cops. Like, I thought cops were untouchable and to kill a detective would have the whole force on your ass. This is making it seem like even the cops can’t do sht against the Russian mob, which is terrifying.

[@BlaneNostalgia]

American mobs/crews have rules. Russian Vor are a different breed...

[@Ragitsu]

@@BlaneNostalgia Inside info?

[@ralphdadon3026]

Russians and mob are different breeds for police. And u don’t even wanna mention how bad cartels are

[@reptar4504]

I would love to see a Training Day prequel showing Alonso going from a good cop to a corrupt cop.

[@mikewilson9218]

and that day he fucked up

[@mladenbro8435]

There will be one afaik

[@bryantwilliams4027]

Great Idea Yo.. i would like to see that

[@lcapitan2246]

Check out the deleted scenes

[@americandream7419]

If they didn’t do one immediately after this one, they ain’t doing one now 20 years later

[@eriktruchinskas3747]

I like how in this scene alonzo becomes jake hoyt as soon as he sits down

[@stevenblanco4792]

Erik Rasmussen good observation this is the only time in the movie in which Alonzo doesn’t know how to act he feels overpowered by the 3 wisemen..

[@thousandyoung]

Because he isn't a boss. He is just another lapdog like the drug dealer told him.

[@auresevas1473]

No shit hahaha

[@GoHard4Home]

Like Roger said, he's their bitch, ass kisser

[@zaq55]

That’s one of the many reasons Denzel got an Oscar for this. His body language instantly changes in the presence of the Wisemen, compared to the rest of this film.

[@JBrander]

I love the layers of contrast here. You got Jake as a rookie cop, dressed in plain clothing. Alonzo as a squad leader, dressed in a leather jacket with a gold chain- like a glorified street thug. And then you got the big fishes- an FBI captain, DA, and a high profile detective, all dressed in fine suits. Jake is to Alonzo as Alonzo is to these guys.

[@Jackholiday1025]

Good comment and yeah A lot of detectives don’t wear suits and ties. I know detectives from my gym and they wear very causal clothing on the job, t shirt and jeans, leather jacket, bomber jacket and hell one of them has visible hand and neck tattoos.

[@fatihhicdonmez8579]

@@Jackholiday1025 well it is nature of their business on the other hand. They shouldn’t be so attention seeking if they are on the field. You can’t not investigate a drug business in the style of agent Smith.

[@ThoughtAbout-vm8sv]

How was Alonzo dressed like a “thug” racist

[@JBrander]

@@ThoughtAbout-vm8sv How is it racist? You saying that thugs can only be black people? Got something to confess, you racist? 🤨📷

[@LostSox]

@@ThoughtAbout-vm8sv he is. no need to white knight. you are white, aren't you?

[@miggidymark]

Officer Jake Hoyt basically got 20 years experience on his first day at the job 🤣🤣🤣

[@mattwilliams4807]

This scene doesn't seem like much at first. But on a second watch of the movie I realized all these guys were corrupt and at the highest positions on the force.

[@josephblanchard6248]

Man I never even noticed that, until you just mentioned it right now tho too!

[@MajinErick]

@@josephblanchard6248 Watch the directors comments. He mentions a lot of things that were missed lol

[@realasscracka]

come on... U knew from the clothes they were fucked up. everythang Funny, until its real Munny

[@sowhat...]

@@MajinErick what are you talking about?

[@MajinErick]

@@sowhat... directors comments.

[@j2times2006]

Why do I have the feeling that these kind of shady deals go on with more frequency than we think

[@Capcoor]

j2times2006 Because you're perceptive.

[@mauriciomarioni6048]

My thoughts too

[@patrickwhit3344]

Cuz they do .

[@Jelliedeel-gq6v]

It's called survival.

[@thealaskan1635]

There's some truth. DEA ALWAYS knows how much coke gets used in America. They're the MAIN dealer. Remember Panama's Manuel Noriega? Invading Panama was illegal. Why did America invade Panama and illegally arrest Noriega? He wanted a bigger payoff. DEA thought he got too greedy and had to be taken out. Noriega was denied a decent trial and nobody in any news media, local or foreign, was allowed to hear his side of the story. That's a violation of international human rights.

[@delaunthirdgill-ross7667]

I love how you can tell that Alonzo secretly hates the system even tho he's basically an agent in the matrix who works for the system. One of Denzel's most interesting and layered characters imo

[@somnuswaltz5586]

Wtf are you talking about? Alonzo loves it. And stfu with that Matrix shit, absolutely bad analogy that makes no sense. Just delete your comment. It gives me secondhand embarrassment

[@Sicario.1924]

@@somnuswaltz5586 calm down your hormones honey, you're gonna lose your period

[@chingchungwung6428]

100% right theory. You can see at the beginning how he took a red pill

[@uncleruckus714]

He probably did it cause it's best for him to demand respect in the streets of LA. Being a gang banger can only get you so far till you end up dead or in prison. Being a detective will get you alot of power. That power went over Alonzo's head

[@hurr48]

cope

[@wavealip8059]

Can you imagine how corrupt and evil these three guys are to dwarf Alonzo like this?

[@Confessions2Change]

LOL well said the truth can be very humorous wen delivered in such simple ways

[@jmunnyrulz6175]

This was probably the most important scene in the movie he got the green light from top chiefs to commit his crime and coverup.

[@tsuba14]

he got greenlit by paying his tribute to them. hence why he asked who's driving.

[@jcguevara4465]

tsuba14 so what does that mean for the driver ? Red Mercedes?

[@TheRiptideRaptor]

@@jcguevara4465 In the movie, iirc, he drops off the money he stole in the back of the car in exchange for a warrant.

[@jcguevara4465]

The Riptide Raptor yea I got that later he bribed him for the warrant to raid roger

[@chaisesamargis3149]

Alonso wasn't corrupt it's just how it is in his position and the only reason why they allowed Alonso to do it was cuz they cared about him and didn't want him dead for something stupid he did and realize the Russian was connected to the russian mafia and they were helping him to get the 1 million he needed to pay them off and roger deserved what he got for selling drugs to kids for so many years like Alonzo said to Jake this chess not checkers and in alonzos position for those people to trust him you have to dirt on you thts how he was so close to roger acted as his friend and all tht and then boom when u have your shot to kill him and take everything he had to help himself out you do it

[@Whatsyourbench]

Seems like the wiseman with the cigar knew what would happen to Jake being Alonzo’s new trainee, look at the way he looks at jake; doesn’t even say a word. Seems to feel sorry for him.

[@PsychokoreUndergroundRap]

exactly.. that look he gave him was more like a pity one

[@briancarpenter6413]

Or maybe it was because he's somewhat sad Jake's getting involved knowingly or unknowingly into corruption. Another new rookie, clean, good cop, just going after the easy buck.

[@Kruppt808]

A strange day for you to have a trainee following you around Alonzo........ It'll work out fine. Or not

[@Publicenemy85]

Michael Jordan I saw it more of a “poor bastard, he doesn’t know how things really are” type of feeling.

[@javierpena6960]

Will the real Michael Jordan please stand up...

[@marcusaurelius536]

Denzel Washington is arguably one of the best actors of all time.

[@xana5649]

Soooo true

[@kevindashid]

Not even arguably. He is one of the best

[@Ricardo-cl3vs]

I like to watch him and he's good, no doubt, but he's a one trick pony. There are much better actors out there with a much wider range, like Gary Oldman or Daniel Day Lewis. Even Christian Bale can play more characters than Denzel.

[@c_dotwildland6695]

@@Ricardo-cl3vs lmao Denzel is way better.

[@Ricardo-cl3vs]

@@c_dotwildland6695 Lmao, no he's not.. 😅 😂 🤣

[@joejoerunya8908]

I always loved that there was a backstory about Alonzo that hung over his head. Pretty cool that he was seemingly so invincible, but he had a huge mark on his back

[@ingleringlet-snipps3rd449]

This is an underrated comment. And it's that mark on his back that pretty much guides all of his decisions throughout the film. It also still ends up leading to his violent demise.

[@bigdawg3305]

He's a mark ass bih

[@WadeWilson-]

Love this part where they make Alonzo look like some small fish.

[@viewmaster617]

@74kjohnson 💯

[@allengreene9954]

Wade They're the higher ups in the LAPD.

[@followingtheroe1952]

or not

[@snowplow4585]

Allen Greene theyre not all LAPD. Alonso says the first guy is a fed (FBI) and the second guy is DA shooting team.

[@scottknode898]

RCP Pilot Alzono is speaking to three top officials in LAPD they have more power then Alzono.

[@briantombs4464]

This scene is so multi layered its amazing. I really don't know what I would do if movies like these went away.

[@ThothTheAtlanteanK]

Too late they are gone. Thank Hollyweird and Feminism for that.

[@AdamWest1290]

@@ThothTheAtlanteanK Hollywood is all on Disney/ MCU ball sack now sadly

[@ThothTheAtlanteanK]

@@AdamWest1290 Agreed! That's the truth!

[@erwind1257]

@@ThothTheAtlanteanK What are you talking about, dude? Antoine Fuqua has been directing movies every year since Training Day in 2001. He made Brooklyn's Finest in 2009, Olympus had Fallen in 2013, The Equalizer in 2014, The Magnificent Seven in 2016, The Equalizer 2 in 2018, Infinite in 2021, and The Guilty in 2021. All of them are about ex-cops or law enforcement badass dudes shooting people. Stop pretending there's a problem.

[@erwind1257]

@@User-ei7eo My response was to the other commenter's quip on "thank hollyweird and feminism". Whether Fuqua's other movies are average or not, they were made in the spirit and style of Training Day. Feminism didn't force them to be average.

[@andrewdaly21]

Only one gentleman at that table and that's the one who stood up to shake Jake's hand during the introductions.

[@GordiansKnotHere]

You would be correct sir. EDIT: I had to add- For some reason a lot of proper etiquette has been lost with kids today...

[@Backyardmech1]

As the table went around the higher levels of corruption went up.

[@youtubeviolatedme7123]

Notice how these guys use the word "prick" so Alonzo also adopts the usage of the word "prick" as well. That's because Alonzo is making an effort to change his vernacular and behavior around these guys to fit in. It shows how Alonzo is hyper-conscious of every social setting he inhabits. He even introduces Jake to them by using their full names, which is never how he introduces any other characters in the movie, showing that Alonzo genuinely tries to earn their respect. Not to mention every time Alonzo laughs, he looks at the wisemen around him to see if they're laughing. And when he calls Landers a "sharp gal" and the other wisemen burst out laughing, you can hear Alonzo say "no?" revealing that the joke was accidental, and that these guys are on a different league. Also, every time Alonzo drinks an alcoholic beverage, it's supposed to be a visual queue that we are learning more about Alonzo, and another side of him is being revealed. When he is in Roger's house, he drinks liquor, because we are seeing his friendly side as he banters with Roger, and conceals his intentions to betray Roger later. When he's driving the Monte Carlo, he drinks beer, because we are seeing his manipulative side as he breaks through Jake's morals and attempts to persuade him that sometimes breaking the rules is the right thing to do. In this scene, he drinks wine, because we are seeing his elitist side as he tries to convince these horsemen that he's too good at his job to die at the hands of the Russian mafia, and that his sins will never catch up to him. Also, the line at 2:49 is significant: "give him credit: he worked the system; he deserves his freedom." It basically reveals Alonzo's true colors, outlining and reestablishing the antagonistic worldview that Jake will eventually have to confront in the climax of the movie. He believes defying the rules of the system is not wrong if you can get away with it. And Jake laughing at the story shows that throughout the day, Alonzo has slowly taken apart and altered Jake's moral code, and even altered the mentality of the audience. We're hearing a story about a criminal walking free in the streets, who, based on the fact that he avoided his punishment and showed little to no remorse, we can predict will likely become a repeat offender. But because, like Jake, you've been trained to admire Alonzo throughout the movie, you can't help yourself but laugh along with him about the situation. It's also funny how, right after that line at 2:49, when Doug Rosselli challenges what Alonzo says, Alonzo backtracks, because Alonzo knows that he's the subordinate at the table. He realizes that it looks like he's siding with the criminal, and that he's not acting elitist enough to these guys' standards by separating himself from the criminals and vowing to serve street justice to the criminal. Later at 3:39, Alonzo says he'll cash in one of his accounts. That's how he has dehumanized Roger. He sees Roger not as a friend, he views him as an account. We also see Jake sipping wine at 1:28. Although drinking wine is a shared action between Alonzo and Jake, the differing colors of their drinks is symbolic of their differing approaches to fighting crime. Alonzo has corrupted Jake enough by this point in the movie that Jake feels comfortable drinking while he's technically supposed to be on the job, but the color of Jake's wine (white) represents the deep-seeded virtues within him that motivate him as a cop. Jake's moral compass has been far from abandoned. Alonzo's wine (red) represents what motivates him as a cop. While Jake retains a basic level of honesty, purity, and innocence, Alonzo is driven by his passions, impulses, and selfishness. And I haven't even talked about the clothing these characters wear. Mostly because I think the reason why Alonzo wears black throughout the entire movie (except the climax) and Jake wears a white shirt under his dark-colored hoodie is self evident. Although I should point out that Jake's white shirt gets stained with red blood after Alonzo betrays Jake and abandons him with the Sureño gang members who almost shoot him in a bathtub. It's nice symbolism for Jake losing his innocence. And I should also point out that Alonzo wears a white undershirt in the climax because the white represents how pathetically transparent the motivations behind Alonzo's smooth talk are, and we can see what a POS Alonzo truly is. This scene accomplishes so much in such little runtime. It's so rare to see a movie written this tightly. Each scene is so rich with story, but you know what the best part about this movie is? You don't need any special intuition to enjoy this movie. You can enjoy Training Day as a casual viewer who wants to turn their brain off and experience simple escapism, or you can enjoy it as someone like me who neurotically reads way too much into everything. Congratulations for reaching the end of this comment.

[@diegopelozo2679]

Hermano me leí todo tu comentario , esta película es mi favorita en 37 años de vida. Saludos desde Argentina Bs As.

[@ROBIN_SAGE]

That’s some really deep shit, but I follow you…… Still in my top 5 movies ever

[@rw7975]

I'm a diagnosed malignant narcissist (ASPD+NPD) and Denzel 'performance' is too good to be contrived; sometimes actors lift the curtain (Ralph Fiennes in Sch List another example) ...your appreciation for nuance and subtlety is impressive and just wanted to say that I enjoyed your comment and it resonated personally.

[@justapuk10]

You said thank you for reading the whole comment as if you were trolling. Lol, the original script writers would have to salute your breakdown if they read it. If you don't have a youtube channel, start one! 1000s will subscribe

[@87longhairdontcare]

I straight up love you for this huge breakdown.

[@tyrrickashley6350]

"How did you ever screw up so bad" lol it was over after that 😂

[@treyvonwilliams]

Alonzo knew he screwed up right there

[@Yetipfote]

I would've shat my pants as Alonzo by that point

[@blackpanther6389]

@@Yetipfote You can hear the confidence in his voice crack in his response, he probably was shitting and they were nice enough to not say anything.

[@kickerse13]

Yep. He couldn't hold it in any longer. Properly seen the same pattern over the years especially as a superior. He looked genuinely worried for Alonzo's safety and the ability to provide him with extra cash and favors.

[@Moodboard39]

@@kickerse13 What he did exactly?

[@xxczerxx]

Ethan Hawke is like me in the school cafeteria in this scene.

[@MrJimmy3459]

Why do you eat by yourself?

[@Machete87]

i thought that i was the only 1 that thunk this especially when he meets the strike team. like u would be the last 1 being picked in gym class.

[@muscleman9299]

MrJimmy3459 i vut

[@ulisclarkjr2129]

Mac i like this part

[@nonyafourthreetwoonezero7350]

if you have to ask, then you will never understand the answer.

[@thegunslinger1363]

4:05 Tom Berenger goes from calm. To completely serious in seconds. This scene, on its own, has better dialogue and acting. Than most movies nowadays.

[@wallacegentry4085]

Are you his son?

[@KingKhanate1997]

So Sgt. Barnes wound up surviving ‘Nam after all 😂

[@borarider669]

@@KingKhanate1997 hahaha :D

[@5wheels178]

holy shit that's Tom Berenger?

[@njdrummer7120]

Tom Berrenger is Barnes back from Vietnam now working for the DEA

[@brianmessemer2973]

3:20 It's all about 3:20. Without a word of dialogue, just with his shifty eyes, Denzel conveys it all. It just got REAL in that moment. Awesome.

[@IronMan-tk8uc]

Oh yeah, my favorite moment from him in this scene! I don't remember seeing any other movie where a character made this very specific eye shifting thing. Anxious as hell!

[@acrazysheepdog1555]

@@IronMan-tk8uc maybe the guy who played General Burgdorf in Downfall. When Hitler is screaming at his generals he shifts his eyes in such an intense manner. It really adds to the tension of arguing with a furious dictator on the verge of a complete mental breakdown.

[@IronMan-tk8uc]

@@acrazysheepdog1555 Ok.

[@bfree2eatme85]

Alonso seems to be struggling to become one of the wise men. To them he is what Jake is to him. Great scene, great movie. Shows the hiararchy of corruption and your way up the distorted system

[@wallacegentry4085]

Nah

[@juliantorres8818]

@@wallacegentry4085 yeah. Fo sho

[@Astarrrrr]

Yup there’s definitly levels to the hierarchy in corruption. These dudes are at the highest levels of power and are corrupt as fuck. Alonzo is still a small dog compared to them.

[@IvanRodriguez-fu7ls]

These dudes are high up, but the DW character is the king of the streets and they know this. As soon as they heard he had a way out of the predicament, they ok’d it. The man was a player in the game, but a formidable one.

[@elijahstraight402]

@@Astarrrrr I wouldn't say small dog. He just hadn''t worked his way up the chain to the plateau that they're at or assess the kinds of privilege they received. Thus, he had to pay them for a judge's signature on no-knock warrant with orchestrating a seizure in the next two upcoming scenes. What's funny is that they know he was dead the minute he walked into the restaurant with Jake and never felt the urge to even to come to his aid, but only to take a payoff. To them, he was just another liability whose luck had run out

[@srb-ef3zs]

The lighting in this scene is genius.

[@JohnLennon-yg4ut]

The lighting in throughout the whole movie is genius.

[@PiCheZvara]

I thought the same. Great cinematography. Mauro Fiore is actually kinda underrated as a cinematographer despite winning an Oscar for Avatar (which was more for the overall "groundbreaking 3D visuals") - Training day, The Island, Real Steel, Magnificent Seven are all really well shot movies.

[@srb-ef3zs]

@Woody Meggs Yes, an informal adjective for the noun "genius".

[@meshachbrown662]

@@srb-ef3zs no lol he’s asking why Is it genius 😂

[@olufemi42]

Try watching this movie when it’s cloudy outside .. open the window. Fucking amazing

[@OFFTHECUFFRADIO]

This scene is one of the coldest out there.. It shows that even the top dog in his world can be a pawn in somebody elses

[@reggieking98]

That part!

[@jamesolivier5269]

These are his teachers. They raised him and deal with him with respect and concern. Great scene. Kind of begs for a prequel

[@hazardeur]

always with the fucking prequels, background lore and all the stupid shit. just leave it how it is god damned

[@debo6012]

@@hazardeur😂

[@jbot91]

I finally understand what the peanut butter story is about. It's about a guy who thinks he is untouchable, he has been out smarting the system but he doesn't realize that he still has to live with the people that are a part of the system.

[@MrBraddles3128]

It’s just a funny fucking story. Nothing more.

[@djefardeur7958]

@@MrBraddles3128 u so dumb

[@jbot91]

@@MrBraddles3128 I'm pretty sure the story is about allonzo. But I could be wronf

[@aydenulery9562]

@@MrBraddles3128 stories in movies aren’t just funny stories, they’re subtle storytelling devices within the greater story. So calm down, don’t be a prick, and appreciate that this guy appreciates the movie and understands it better than you do

[@benjaminfernandez8999]

smiles and cries

[@o8thnaspliff]

I love how lonzo calls the other guy a prick for calling him a dead man.

[@aharonemanuel4010]

Ya

[@testing6753]

very interesting the way he said it ... he was always used to being the Alpha but he knew he wasn't one at the table but he wanted to save face so he had to say something..

[@crypticwintermoon6284]

They own him frfr

[@stefanbernhard2710]

Then says "excuse me" before pouring some vino

[@TheRedkid20]

This scene shows that everybody works for somebody bigger, and we are all a part of a system that's bigger than one individual

[@bobbyrossfella3248]

This is one of those films. The more you watch it, the more you appreciate it for what it is. They established the players, built the foundations of a solid plot and built upon that with scenes that sucked you in. All within the span of a 24 hour day. It wasnt a perfect movie, but a damn good one with a masterfully acted cast.

[@TheDMB411987]

What I like about this scene is how he starts laughing before he tells the story, makes it infectious, almost impossible to not find it funny. Little moments like this that are realistic are what make movies for me.

[@cayden6033]

i would also say that he laughed because he was trying to fit in, almost as if Denzel has become jake when he's around the 3 wise men.

[@TheDMB411987]

@@cayden6033 I was referring to the detective. Like when they're egging him on to tell it, and he shakes his head and starts smiling about it, through all of his anger he still can't help but find it funny too. But you are spot on, Denzel is definitely trying to fit in with people above his pay grade. The way he talks down to Jake, they do to him.

[@Screwcharger85]

Great scene , My cousin and I ate here last Saturday. And yes The Baseball steak is on the menu.

[@ChrisJWattsTV]

+Screwcharger85 What Restaurant Is It If You Don't Mind Me Asking?

[@Screwcharger85]

***** Pacific Dining Car It's located in Los Angeles.

[@Screwcharger85]

+charlie c Not to worry my man, The Pacific Dining Car is still around and won't go anywhere anytime soon. Also this place is open 24 hours, but it is a bit pricy $$$.

[@ChrisJWattsTV]

+Screwcharger85 That's Dope....If I'm Ever In LA, I'll Have To Check It Out.

[@Screwcharger85]

+ChrisJWattsTV Highly recommend it =)

[@BakiNorthStar]

Alonso laughs as a way to fit in here. He doesn't know the punchline, unlike the other wisemen. Many times this occurs in social situations. This whole movie is a statement of how people behave and change with different people under different social circumstances in order to benefit themselves.

[@donaldb93]

You can hear that in the timing of Denzel laughing greet acting

[@richspinaci8293]

Berringer, Barry, and Yulin. 3 great actors who just dominate this scene. Love it

[@davids6698]

Well shot scene. You can feel the atmosphere there.... he's sitting at the table with the big dogs, you can sense the tension in the air, and dialogue and interchanges definitely get that across

[@66ott7]

smiles and cries.

[@ljsmithyy6399]

Chuck Steak Stay away from robin :)

[@chriswilliamson7694]

Put the drink down.

[@kanyanga4208]

That hearty laughter at 1:38 😂

[@Қазақ-Сикарио]

💯

[@mike91mdk45]

"Guy gets hold of some peanut butter, packs his asscrack with it.." 😂 Gets me every time

[@rainergerland6762]

Good acting. People making a joke and all together directly switching back to serious conservation.

[@joetamburello6292]

Agreed despite laughing they want to kill the guy who outsmarted the system

[@julianprasaja2227]

*conversation

[@mentlinc]

@@joetamburello6292 i think because he was a witness of something

[@varmamaharaj2241]

Alonzo got owned in this scene suddenly he became the rookie but tells Dre "Don't worry about it...spoke to the three wise men its all good"

[@stefmgf8739]

Everything is lovely

[@AZK91]

@TheRealist 811 I'm not even sure if he was talked down to. They showed care and even compassion towards Alonzo at the end of this scene.

[@agentcoleson8729]

Yes because Alonzo was their Alpha Wolf on the streets. Did their dirty work no questions, no commotions, no feelings

[@KobaAM]

AZK91 I agree. People have this odd narrative they pretends going on here. “Alonzos soooo nervous here.”. You mean when he reaches over and grabs their wine and pours a glass without asking? Quit pretending he’s shaking in his boots because you want to pretend you’re some body language expert.

[@agentcoleson8729]

@@KobaAM I never felt he was scared but I felt he was the Enforcer on the Streets and they were the Enforcers in the Offices so it's like they were equal cause I'm sure if they turned their backs on him he would straight up tell them You forget I do the work on the streets we both need each other

[@juansi77]

Wise man: “The Russians don’t care if you have a badge, they’ll WAK you.” Goosebumps because lonzo also knew his destiny

[@mygoogleemail2063]

No matter how dark this movie is this is still a funny story. Tom Berringer laughing cracks me up.

[@RemorfChuket]

hes so fuckin natural, its like he doesnt fit the role, the role fits him. he bends fuckin reality with his bossness

[@Brandon-iq3dj]

Denzel is the most talented actor of our time imo. He flows so perfectly in intense roles like this. His only equal is Daniel Day Lewis.

[@turquoisetangerinebusiness7240]

@@Brandon-iq3dj Jeff bridges

[@michaelsinclair8733]

Raymond J Barry, Tom Berenger, and Harris Yulin never gets the accreditation they deserve for being damn good actors.

[@penguinpie5056]

well i mean tom berenger has a golden globe and emmy so I'd say he has been recognized for his acting ability.

[@sulaak]

Harry Yulin has form, he appeared in the Brian De Palma film Scarface (1983) as corrupt cop Mel Bernstein.

[@foszter]

Barry was outstanding in Justified. Real mean SOB

[@scottknode898]

Michael Sinclair Tom Berenger was the sadistic Sergeant Barnes in the 1986 hit Platoon and was nominated for best supporting actor at the Oscars but won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Barnes.

[@DMalltheway]

Barry was great in Falling Down and Born on the 4th of July

[@fobbitoperator3620]

Training Day, Book of Eli, The Equalizer, & many...MANY more masterful roles, executed by an acting arts master, Denzel Washington! We may never again see another individual who is so...locked into his/her art like this gentleman is.

[@MakeItMakeSense285]

Man on Fire.

[@thegunslinger1363]

Glory, Flight, The Siege, John Q, Courage Under Fire, Crimson Tide, Fallen, The Bone Collector, Malcom X, Man on Fire, Deja Vu, and Inside Man are others aswell.

[@fobbitoperator3620]

@@thegunslinger1363 Not 1 of either of our lists contains a bad movie. The fella can flat...ACT!

[@philleotardo8760]

Man on fire, Virtuosity, Richochet,

[@flexman70]

Crimson Tide, Inside Man, Out of Time, Roman J. Israel.....

[@blackman5881]

I think its great acting that Harris Yulin, who plays the guy telling the story, laughs along with everyone even though he's mad about it. He can't help but laugh at his own pain with his friends about how terrible his luck is.

[@pontiacGXPfan]

Good friends make you feel better about bad shit that happens to you because it happens to them too

[@sanmane7911]

The three wisemen aren't even the top of the dung heap. A captain, a detective and a DA. None of those guys could provide Lonzo with the warrant he needed to make the raid on Roger legal. These dudes are like connected middlemen. The money Lonzo gave the DA was to pay a judge off for the paperwork. This like watching a mafia movie but we only get to see the made men and the soldiers, not the real bosses or the capos.

[@TheRedkid20]

Perfect analysis. I was thinking who do these men know bc they don't possess the power themselves?

[@zachryder3150]

Oh damn I didn't catch that.

[@xKiLLa_Carter]

If this movie setting does take place in 2001, these guys really just may be at the top. They seem to be either pioneers or graduated students of 80’s and 90’s CRASH units which is what this story is based around. Anyone higher than them is a chief of police who is more than usually closely connected to the mayors office. If they’ve made it thru the 80’s and 90’s with these high profile titles, they have major pull

[@xKiLLa_Carter]

And the Captain def outranks everyone. The DA is a major facilitator to determine if a shoot is clean or not, the Detective brought Alonzo in, but the Cap runs the show here

[@coker1971]

Did anyone notice that the cop telling the story was the narcotics chief detective Mel Bernstein in Scarface Montana: "So long Mel have a great trip". Mel: "Fuck You !"

[@Toppshotta4]

Thanks for pointing that out I knew he looked familiar

[@shriharihudli]

Looks like he got himself one of them first class tickets to the Resurrection.

[@lupash]

hell of a catch, man

[@BigDangerous311]

His name is Harris Yulin, good actor, tends to play a cop or someone in law enforcement quite frequently. Also, a fun fact, he and Denzel were in the movie "The Hurricane."

[@MrJimmy3459]

Wow never new that all those years till now!

[@sajaihaloD]

The chemistry between Ethan Hawke and Denzel in every scene is so damn dope. The little nuances of the already invested "comradiere" between them, despite it being Jake's first day. 0:40 The playfulness of Jake mockingly rolling his eyes like a little brother that was told to wait by Big bro Alonzo is just one of the many examples throughout the film. Denzel's performance is peak art for sure, but Ethan brought his A-Game as well. I can't get enough of these two and it's tragic af that they didn't do more work together. Seeing those moments damn near makes me wish we had gotten a happier ending instead. An ending that would have managed to keep this dynamic alive for future films.

[@JMG717]

It’s called Training Day… not Training Week or even Training Year.

[@horvathszilveszter]

No matter how many times I watch this, Im crying with laughter.

[@utubedano]

I can watch this movie over and over again... Denzel is bloody brilliant!

[@aharonemanuel4010]

👍

[@Yetipfote]

my man Denzel needs to go to jail for this role. Too convincing.

[@tharealnytro69]

Man was out the gate with it! "I don't talk to dead men!" Darn!

[@RikerLovesWorf]

I love how (after having seen the movie and knowing the full story that the latinos tell later) you can practically see what happened: Alonzo in the club, drunk, someone (the Russian) bumps into him and spills his drink and he loses it, and beats a the Russian mobster to death in the back, gets manhandled and taken into a back room and beaten, they demand $1 million in a week and throw him out on the street. Great storytelling without actually telling.

[@theflyingkaramazovbrothers6]

I'd say it's that somehow the Russian called him a bitch. Look at how he responds every time it happens. Extremely violent. I've always wondered if he would even have killed Roger if Roger didn't call him "their bitch."

[@josecarranza7555]

How come people don't mention Training Day when talking about all time great gangster movies, it should be there. It's a great movie. Edit: You guys are saying Training Day is not a gangster movie, but I see a lot of gangs and gangsters in the movie. Plus by definition, Alonzo is a gangster, he is a gangster with rackets, an outlaw. Look up the word gangster and the definition.

[@Relbl]

I think the deus ex of the girl's wallet killed it for a lot of people... lazy writing

[@antwan17]

More of a cop movie, not gangster.

[@thebucketmanj8525]

They probably don't put it in the gangster movie category. It's one of the greatest movies of all time tho.

[@amck72]

Its a movie about the corruption of the police force

[@juanpra00]

@@Relbl I liked that, actually. It felt like Alonzo had had a lot of trainees like Jake, but in this case Jake's goodness and a piece of luck turned the tables in his favor...

[@srb-ef3zs]

Tom Berenger's grim looks after Doug says “I’m gonna do him”. Masterful.

[@Cen_TexLegend]

Facts

[@mentlinc]

Why did he say that I dont get it. Was the guy a problem for Doug?

[@richclawson9266]

@@mentlinc he said that because the suspect that he worked so hard to put away got a light deal on his sentence (probably only treatment at a low security level psychiatric clinic vs. actual prison time) because of him basically showing (pretending) to the court that he was crazy with the peanut butter ruse. Doug is disgruntled and defeated over how the system so easily worked in the suspect’s favor that he wants to kill him himself.

[@jjack3186]

@@mentlinc it foreshadows what the Russians did to Alonzo at the end of the film. He tried to finesse his way across killing a Russian mafia boss/or high ranking member thinking he can live when in reality someone of power is going to kill him

[@rubix4195]

It's also a commentary that once you pass a certain line legally or morally (like Alonzo did), the only price you pay is with your life because you have lost the legal or moral pre-requisites to the protection of both. Thus Alonzo screaming impotently that he's the law when the people in a neighbourhood ignore him.

[@kevinmclaughlin225]

This scene makes you realise that Alonzo is simply a little fish in a pond full of bigger fishes. Just a puppet on a string.

[@LordMalice6d9]

Alonzo is to the 3 Wise men what Jake is to him.

[@miggidymark]

And even the bigger fish at this table has to answer to even bigger fish to get that warrant

[@nickpappas9527]

One of the few oscar-winning performances that was actually deserving of the Oscar

[@Andy-bh8hw]

I think all Oscar performances deserved their Oscar

[@moviesjean23]

Back then Oscar was corrupted

[@ketchapchuuu7756]

sure, Mel maybe you can hand out yourself one of them first class tickets to the Resurrection

[@williammacroberts2305]

this is an amazing comment

[@godisbollocks]

So long, Mel. Have a nice trip. Fuck you!

[@teflondonjuan]

Took me 15 years to realize this was the same dude lol

[@pierretoussaint8426]

@@godisbollocks fuck you you little punk lol

[@discrij6073]

@@godisbollocks FUCK YOU

[@tacobell6826]

DW's character is 100% street in this film, but the second he sits down with these guys, he becomes like them, sounds like them. Pure chameleon.

[@notthisprickagain8499]

More like he becomes to them, what Ethan Hawke is to him.

[@Lethalbanter]

You can immediately tell he's not in control and it makes him uncomfortable

[@angryanakin]

@@Lethalbanter narcissism 101

[@mattz5770]

Harris Yulin’s character is the most complex here. He’s a bridled part of a very corrupt system, and yet he still takes being an officer of the law seriously. He is genuinely pissed off about a criminal cheating the system and getting away with it, even though that’s what the three of them do every day. Then his answer is vigilante justice, because it’s the only justice he can deliver, but at least some justice was served, and that’s his job.

[@lymb3914]

Always a fan of Berenger, just a great actor to his core, even in smaller roles. Alongside Denzel, nothing but great friction and chemistry in every moment, no question. Top talents

[@lankastai]

Me too. A big fan of Tom Berenger

[@dl30wpb]

I liked him in that movie The Substitute and Sniper

[@TheGiua1973]

Great scene...excellent choice by Antoine Fuqua to get 3 pros like Tom Berenger, Raymond J. Barry and Harris Yulin to play the wise men...on the DVD commentary Fuqua said he was thrilled these great character actors did the movie.

[@joseyeastwood]

Exactly I was watching platoon the other day in Tom berenger was great in that movie.

[@getschwifty9531]

@@joseyeastwood when the machine breaks down, we break down!

[@rolandmiller5456]

Antoine brought guys that could bring the type of gravitas that you needed in a scene like that. It takes a certain type of actor to be able to carry that scene up..... You want an actor that can carry that dialogue and carry that scene forward but can share with the other actors in there.

[@rolandmiller5456]

To add to that imagine for argument's sake if you put someone else in Denzel's role and then put Denzel in that meeting as one of the wise men Denzel would overpower every actor in that scene in my opinion.

[@Қазақ-Сикарио]

@@rolandmiller5456 no no no

[@bricekohnen8245]

Lmao at dude calling the insane asylum the "puzzle factory"

[@o.z1992]

Brice Kohnen LoL i know

[@DrNickRiveria]

Tom Berenger

[@UnkleKnuck]

Big quotable

[@Yetipfote]

yeah they knew what they were talking about!

[@pauledwards7182]

My Dad and some Vets I know, always referred to mental hospital as the "Puzzle-Factory". This was the first time I ever heard anyone else use the term. Cracked me up.

[@trwwn3804]

Very subtlety acted scene. The more you look at it, the more you realize these guys are all fine professional actors. - because you d swear they were real cops.

[@carlbowles1808]

Extra chunky jiff still makes me laugh really hard. 😅🤣😂

[@suat365]

Well deserved oscar! Denzel was outstanding

[@Rutisija]

Tom Berenger Back in The Day was one of The coolest actors

[@marioboyd557]

@Kiel Li Mikal that movie is fire I still watch it!

[@user-sx7gj5nj1g]

Heck yeah! PLATOON BABY!!!!

[@kjtsiaperas9204]

The biggest foreshadowing scene in the movie. Classic film. Ethan and Denzel: legends

[@Kingolimar354]

To me it was too obvious here. At this point I didn't trust Alonzo at all and knew where it was going especially during the robbery

[@user-zj1cz9fc6u]

This part is deep. Shows you how deep the rabbit hole really goes.

[@fgcpeak9591]

If the government is corrupt.... why is the "rabbit hole" of the police force considered deep? Do people really believe the idealistic lies about the "government" and "establishment" acting in their best interest? Like really, even now in 2021? LOL

[@ThothTheAtlanteanK]

This movie has so many great scenes it's amazing.

[@vik8860]

This scene is a study in how film are done .

[@wastedtalent2117]

vik 88 ..I know.. Follywood sux these days.. tell me a classic movie in the past 5 years that can compare to a classic like this??can't be done...

[@ThothTheAtlanteanK]

Antoine Fuqua is a Hell of a Director.

[@paulmasters8666]

This movie was a collection of scenes like this, It's one of the best film's i have ever seen.

[@Mk-gk3wv]

I always loved how everyone in this scene works. Such beautiful talent all in one scene. Not to mention, it's better during the rewatch: The puppeteers talk to the puppet, who pupeteers the rookie. Such a great work of a film. EDIT): I love this moment at 2:58

[@MaceAhWindu]

God his laugh at 1:38 always makes me crack a smile 😂😂😂

[@antongonzales1902]

Me too. That crack so contageous

[@IronMan-tk8uc]

The laughter of evil...

[@doitforcake1696]

I guess Mel Bernstein enjoyed those first class tickets to the resurrection.

[@trespop-qm2dj]

I read that in Tony's voice🤣🤣🤣

[@chikotembo]

@LionsAllday DETROIT Are you crazy? you cant shoot a cop!

[@frolianmoreno7297]

@@chikotembo whoever said you was one ! (tony`s voice )

[@TH3YGXNE]

@@frolianmoreno7297 wait a minute! Now you let me go I’ll fix this up.

[@ibrahimkayikci2146]

4:18 "who's drivin?" *takes another sip from the drink* "me!"

[@drewinsur7321]

Alonzo dropped the macy raid money in the red Mercedes trunk to get a greenlit on roger

[@elijahstraight402]

@@drewinsur7321 Basically getting a judge's signature on orchestrating a no-knock warrant for a drug seizure, but yes. Greenlight Roger

[@alangriffin3703]

This is basically the Roger scene. When he tells the story about the snail and answers his phone saying It's your mess you clean it up. He's basically telling Alonzo he's not helping him out of this.

[@xxflaxxdread]

Bro wtf you're a genius 🤣. Being that Roger was connected to the streets do you think he knew there was a price on Alonzos head?

[@matthewriley7826]

And in the scene he tells Alonso he “has his back” but never actually offering to give him money to help showing there’s no loyalty between them.

[@mikeramahi9885]

If you try to imagine Alonzo's backstory. You can see those guys were probably the ones that brought him into corruption like he, and his team was trying to do with Hoytt later. In the beginning of his career you can imagine Alonzi actually trying to do good like Jake was, but unlike him he actaully went with it.

[@PatPauloMMA]

“I’ll just cash in an account.” I had to wrap my head around that concept for a little bit and realize there are levels to organized crime.

[@strenghtbadger4517]

Patrick Paulo what that mean sprry for asking

[@stevenblanco2391]

Strenghtbadger stealing

[@juliocapeles1889]

@@strenghtbadger4517 this so called account was his "friend" he later gunned down in his own home

[@JohnDoe-us1ek]

Tripleblade 82 Happens everywhere. In Hawaii, cops will let chicken fights slide around the island as long as the house gives them their cut. I’m talking easy 100K+ profit at a chicken derby, not including food vendors who come in, dice games that the house provides, etc. I’ve seen cops literally waiting outside the house for their cut. Not to mention gambling’s rooms as well. This shit is definitely real.

[@amihan99]

@@JohnDoe-us1ek cockfights popular for pinoys and mexicans

[@relentlessohio7222]

I remember literally almost crying from laughter from this scene. It's funny but not like split my side funny. But with Denzel and Tom Berenger it's easy.

[@johnhoward7987]

Relentless Ohio tom beringer? Where?

[@scottknode898]

John Howard it’s Tom Beregner he was Stan one of the three wise men

[@survivor5044]

2:27 "By the time she found out it was sandwich spread, the order was signed and the guy had been transferred." LMFAO!!!

[@souldecline4115]

I laughed way too hard at that.

[@cxrgaming923]

At 2:30, I can rewind on that laugh all day and not get tired. Thats a classic.

[@rado3880]

Their laughter were very genuine at best.

[@diewahrestulle]

and Im watching this literally eating a peanut butter sandwich

[@maximusteddyhart8064]

diewahrestulle best fucken comment I read today

[@dougjohnsonbushcraftandbjj5561]

diewahrestulle it's "sandwich spread"

[@toasterpastries5811]

diewahr, same here

[@stevenblanco4792]

diewahrestulle did you pack your asscrack with it???

[@Aldo7899]

You dirty fuck

[@redcapote4760]

The thing I like about this scene that I know to be true, is that in the real world, the top dog "good guys" (whatever that means) are sitting a few tables down from the top dog "bad guys" at the fine restaurants, and they each acknowledge each other because at those levels, the line you think exists in the sand, doesn't exist. Especially when it comes to money.

[@seanbannon7939]

They totally set Alonzo up here, a good laugh in the beginning but they were backing off to see if Alonzo could really "handle it" , blind as a bat because of his ego

[@GonzoShitcock]

Especially when the first guy says: "I don't know why I'm meeting with you! I don't talk to dead men!"... they know his days are numbered

[@matthewriley7826]

And when they advise him to “hop a jet outta there” they knew he was being followed by the Russians and him doing that would just speed up his execution.

[@dannyfont305]

So you tellin me mel bernstien from scarface plays a crook cop in scarface and training day? Nice

[@DixiePokerAce]

Mel was such a piece of shit. I was glad when Tony shot him.

[@anycolouryoulike8567]

​@@DixiePokerAce Wrong , Tony didnt shoot mel .

[@DixiePokerAce]

@@anycolouryoulike8567 you might want to rewatch the movie. Tony shot Mel twice.

[@anycolouryoulike8567]

Yeah I was wrong, I confused Mel with Frank with the latter being shot by Manny, sorry for the error.

[@kevina5337]

He survived the gut shot lol

[@Koldfusion234]

“Why the long face Doug, huh? Feds seize your house or something?” “Fuck yourself, Alonzo” Perfect lmao

[@fatihhicdonmez8579]

Alonzo underestimated a lot Jack even he doesn’t hesitates to introduce big mob to jake

[@fontofinspiration8591]

"I don't know why I'm meeting you. I don't talk to dead men."

[@xtrydelta7596]

he really did get a steak.

[@1badjesus]

EVERYONE of 3 at table are AMAZING actors! real cool they agreed to be in brief scene, a testament to love of craft and admiration for Mr. Washington.

[@scottknode898]

Including Tom Berenger who played corrupt senior officer Stan Gursky had memorable role as sadistic Sergeant Barnes in Platoon in 1986.

[@candoattitud3]

Only in Vegas did alonso become aware that he did not have the makings of a varsity cop

[@jaykulina6064]

Varsity shoebox also

[@Kidgloves1984]

The peanut butter court story is hysterically funny! Has me LMAO watching this scene and film a million times already..

[@anonymously94]

Watched this for the first time earlier this year, and it's the best written and acted movie I've ever seen in my entire life. This is a timeless masterpiece, and deserve a solid 10/10 rating

[@jadezee6316]

you obviously havnt seen many movies in your life....its a good movie...mainly because of the actors...but not one you want to see right away again

[@eyeofthehawk]

@@jadezee6316 shut up

[@Renegade-jk4ux]

@@jadezee6316 that’s your opinion. When it came out in 2001, I bought the dvd and watched every day, for a month! One of the best movies of my lifetime, and I’m a 70’s baby.

[@Mrose19911]

@@Renegade-jk4ux hi mate that’s an interesting comment… how come you watched it every day for a month can I ask? was it to pick up on subtle things you might have missed out the first time?

[@F4TAL0B5OL3T1ON]

@@Mrose19911 some movies just be like that, I watched Casino & Goodfellas like a 100 times when I first seen them

[@jasonalba5768]

I like how you can notice there's a boss, a manager and a supervisor 😅. The boss and manager are just looking and seeing how the Supervisor handle's this situation. Damn how that relates and feels so much like working at your job.

[@nimmichagger165]

This scene shows who really runs the streets. Alonzo is just an enforcer. They’ll just replace him with another once he’s served his purpose.

[@ivervj2923]

True. But it's not that easy to replace a good enforcer who knows to play the game with good streets skills.

[@Dominion-1]

@@ivervj2923 But "smart" judges like that always have a man on standby to take over. Smart bosses know not to fire a good manager until they have replacement.

[@ivervj2923]

@@Dominion-1 Touche 😁😉👌

[@matthewriley7826]

And this enforcer had proven himself too much of a loose cannon and gotten the attention of Russian organized crime on them.

[@JT-in5le]

This is when the movie goes from a drama to a horror flick. Just about now.

[@LucidEyes17]

I like how Alonzo contradicts himself at the end of a sentence twice in this scene which is supposed to be a trait of psychopaths

[@fernandovargasmejia740]

One is when he says "or not" but what's the other?

[@EatinOffMyOwnPlate]

Fernando Vargas Mejía when he said the lady is sharp then said no

[@javierpena6960]

I didn't catch that, I would replay the scene but some knucklehead posted this clip WITH NO VOLUME!

[@Joesire]

@@fernandovargasmejia740 He said or not in response to the reaction he got.. I dont know what the original poster is referring too but I doubt its this. This is not a trait of a psychopath

[@NoSurrender786]

Not a trait of a psychopath but someone who sucks up to superiors by not disagreeing with them