Training Day
Skills development period
Training Day is a 2001 crime thriller film starring Denzel Washington as a corrupt Los Angeles narcotics detective who takes a rookie cop through an increasingly harrowing first day on the job.
Washington's performance won the Academy Award for Best Actor.
The title has become shorthand for any intense initiation into a harsh reality: My first week at that firm was like Training Day.
- OscarAcademy's golden award
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
- HollywoodAmerican film industry center
Ethan Hawke · cinematography · soundtrack · box-office · premiere · director · producer · editing
Los Angeles police
- narcoticsDrugs inducing sleep, numbness
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
- squad carPolice officer's vehicle
undercover · gang unit · streets · beat · partner · rookie · veteran · bust
Corrupt law enforcement officer
- crookedBent or dishonest
- briberyCorrupt payment for influence
- extortionObtaining through threats
- shakedownForceful extraction of payment
planted evidence · coercion · betrayal · intimidation · cover-up · manipulation · blackmail · payoff
Coarse or courageous
- tensionStretched or strained state
- suspenseAnxious uncertainty about outcomes
- dangerExposure to harm
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
confrontation · violence · unpredictable · menace · paranoia · adrenaline · chaos · pressure
Inexperienced newcomer
- veteranExperienced former soldier
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- lessonsUnits of teaching
- trustConfidence in another
loyalty · disillusionment · protégé · guidance · test · evaluation · judgment · naive
Denzel Washington
- OscarAcademy's golden award
- screenplayFilm's written blueprint
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
Ethan Hawke · Hollywood · cinematography · soundtrack · box-office · premiere · director · producer · editing · casting
LAPD
Los Angeles police
- narcoticsDrugs inducing sleep, numbness
- detectiveProfessional crime investigator
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
squad car · undercover · gang unit · streets · beat · partner · rookie · veteran · bust · informant
dirty cop
Corrupt law enforcement officer
shakedown · planted evidence · coercion · betrayal · intimidation · cover-up · manipulation · blackmail · payoff · ruthless
gritty
Coarse or courageous
survival · confrontation · violence · unpredictable · menace · paranoia · adrenaline · chaos · pressure · stakes
rookie
Inexperienced newcomer
- veteranExperienced former soldier
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- lessonsUnits of teaching
trust · loyalty · disillusionment · protégé · guidance · test · evaluation · judgment · naive · experienced
- Black CinemaDo the Right Thing, Moonlight, Black Panther, Coming to America, Friday
- cop filmsBeverly Hills Cop, Lethal Weapon, Hot Fuzz, RoboCop, Dirty Harry
- Warner BrosBugs Bunny, Tweety, Tweety Bird, Sylvester, Porky Pig
Training Daygame day
Scheduled sporting event
the real thing · race day · match day · opening night · showtime
Training Daygraduation day
Academic completion ceremony
mastery · final performance · expertise · veteran status · swan song
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