Colors
directed by legendary hellraiser Dennis Hopper & shot by legendary (and recently deceased) DP Haskell Wexler (medium cool), Colors was the first film to explore the growing gang scene in LA. The film stars Robert Duvall & Sean Penn as cops in L.A on gang duty as a rivalry between two gangs begins to spiral rapidly out of control. The film explores the tragedy of Gang violence and the inability of the police to deal with the problem. Both sides of the conflict are portrayed with humanity and there is no clear good vs evil conflict in the film. Colors is a terrific looking, well directed cop thriller that paved the way for films like Rampart, Dark Blue and End of watch. Second sights Blu-ray looks fantastic and the film still holds up today.
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