Assault on the Precinct

Assault on Precinct 13 by John Carpenter was a movie that pushed the boundaries of no reason killing and death. The theme was clearly not picked up or liked by whoever did the remake, giving it a new setting and reasons for why there was an assault. In the original movie by Carpenter, there is a ruthless gang called street thunder, and they rape and pillage the village for no assumed reasoning. There is a key scene that is over-looked in the beginning; the scene has a few gang members, sneaking around. Not sure if they’re running away, or setting up an ambush, but next thing you know several police with shotguns above the small corridor these members are bottlenecked into. The police are unloading, granted these gang members were armed to the teeth, there was no warning. We don’t know what previously might of lead to this, but you can tell there is a significant back and forth battle between the gangs. Yes I included the police as a gang, cause they are, a large organized group. And judging by the first scene they act just like a street gang, brutally murdering people without any warning. I believe this movie was definitely questioning the role of a police officer and violence that can go hand in hand with the job. I think a big question that is asked at the end of this is what is life worth? Who will you trust with yours? If the situation called for it, would you let a convicted murderer protect you?