The Raid 2
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| German title | The Raid 2 |
| Original title | The Raid 2: Berandal |
| Country of production | Indonesia |
| original language | Indonesian |
| Publishing year | 2014 |
| length | 150 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 18 |
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| Director | Gareth Evans |
| script | Gareth Evans |
| production | Nate Bolotin Todd Brown Aram Tertzakian |
| music | Aria Prayogi Joseph Trapanese Fajar Yuskemal |
| camera | Matt Flannery Dimas Imam Subhono |
| cut | Gareth Evans |
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The Raid 2 (original title: The Raid 2: Berandal ) is an Indonesian martial arts - action film from the year 2014 by the Welsh writer-director Gareth Evans . The film is a sequel to The Raid from 2011.
action
The young police officer Rama is recruited as an undercover cop after the events of The Raid . At first he is undecided, but after learning that his brother Andi has been killed by the gang boss Bejo and that his family is now in danger, he declares himself ready for the dangerous mission. Rama is said to befriend the impetuous Uco in prison under the pseudonym “Yuda”, whose father Bangun controls the entire city of Jakarta in cooperation with the Japanese mafia. After an attempted assassination attempt on Uco, in which Rama saves Uco's life, Rama is released from prison after two years thanks to the influence of Uco's father. After Rama was released, he started working for Bangun's organization and quickly made a name for himself. Uco feels neglected by his father and forges with Bejo the plan to lead the Banguns organization to war against the Japanese. To fake a reason for war, Bejo's men kill a close friend of Bangun.
However, he refuses to open the clan war against the Japanese. Therefore, Uco opens hostilities on its own initiative. The Japanese strike back, which among other things leads to Rama being attacked by corrupt police officers on the Japanese payroll. At a peace summit, however, Bangun assumes sole guilt and declares that he will do everything possible to prevent this from happening in the future. In his office he beats his son for his arbitrary behavior. But then Bejo joins them, whereupon Uco kills his father with a shot in the head and wounded his deputy Eka.
Rama, who was informed by Eka by phone about the punishment of Uco, bursts into the room after Bangun has already been shot. He recognizes Uco's betrayal of his father and is able to help Eka escape, but is captured himself in the process. On the drive to "dispose of" him, however, he is again freed by Eka, who is fatally injured. Dying, Eka also reveals himself to be an undercover policeman.
Rama then storms Bejo's restaurant and causes a real massacre. When Rama storms the room, Uco turns on Bejo and shoots him. Next to the dying he throws a bug that Rama had hidden in his wallet, which he had found there shortly before. Rama kills him too. When he is about to leave the restaurant, seriously injured, he meets the Japanese who were about to storm the house. What follows is a dialogue between Keiichi, the leader of the Japanese, and Rama, which is inaudible to the audience, and ends with Rama's words "No, I'm out".
publication
The Raid 2: Berandal premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 21, 2014.
Due to the extreme depiction of violence, the film was cut a few frames for the US distributor . In Indonesia, too, cuts were necessary for a theatrical release, but only nudity was censored. The film was not allowed to be published in Malaysia; he was banned. In Germany, the uncut version of the film (150 minutes) was shown in cinemas. Koch Media took over the rental . The Raid 2 received high ratings worldwide.
Reviews
The film received mostly positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes , the film was rated 79% based on 157 reviews. In summary, the website says: "Although the film is aimed at fans of the genre with its highly energetic plot and exaggerated depiction of violence," The Raid 2 "offers more of everything for which its predecessor was loved by the audience." Although its high-energy plot and over-the-top violence may play better with genre aficionados, "The Raid 2" definitely delivers more of everything audiences loved about its predecessor. "). Metacritic calculates a metascore of 71 out of 100 for The Raid 2 .
"There is no better way to stage action - and the rest is damn good too."
“ The Raid 2 ” has sensationally staged action with a lot of hardships - and also a captivating story with successful figure drawings and committed actors. The sequel towers over the predecessor - and is therefore a must-see movie for genre fans. "
"Once the bloodbath sets in, Evans' action skills prove to be as robust and hyperkinetic as ever, and he delivers deep, bone-breaking pleasure for hardcore action buffs."
"Spectacular fights like in part one, plus an epic saga about trust and betrayal - an absolute masterpiece of the martial arts genre."
“If“ The Raid ”was a single adrenaline rush, part 2 is a complex gangster epic that leaves the main characters room for acting. The resulting excess length is sweetened again by sensational action interludes. "
"Extra-long, furiously choreographed martial arts film as the middle part of a trilogy that serves fans of hard genre action without reaching the staging density of the first part (" The Raid ", 2011)."
continuation
In an interview, director Gareth Evans stated that he was planning a third installment that would bring the story of The Raid to an end. However, the end of the trilogy should come to cinemas in 2018 at the earliest. In the fall of 2018, Evans canceled The Raid 3, however.
Web links
- Official website (English)
- The Raid 2 in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Raid 2 at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- The Raid 2 at Metacritic (English)
- The Raid 2 in the online movie database
- The Raid 2 in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for The Raid 2 . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , May 2014 (PDF; test number: 143 727-a K).
- ↑ The Raid 2 - Only R-Rated on US Blu-ray and DVD on Movie-Censorship.com
- ↑ The Raid 2: Alternate Versions on IMDB.com , accessed April 6, 2016
- ^ "The Raid 2" banned in M'sia on Cinema.com.my
- ↑ The Raid 2 runs uncut in German cinemas on Schnittberichte.com , accessed on March 1, 2014
- ↑ The Raid 2 on RottenTomatoes .com (as of April 2016)
- ↑ Metascore: The Raid 2 on Metacritic.com , accessed April 6, 2016
- ^ The Raid 2: Critique of the FILMSTARTS.de editorial team on Filmstarts.de
- ^ The Raid 2: Filmkritik Moviebreak.de
- ^ The Raid 2 Review Variety.com
- ^ The Raid 2: Filmkritik TVSpielfilm.de
- ^ The Raid 2: Filmkritik Cinema.de
- ^ The Raid 2: Filmkritik Filmdienst.de
- ↑ Gareth Evans Spills Details On 'The Raid' Sequel 'Berandal'; Has Trilogy In Mind ( Memento of the original from June 23, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on Indiewire.com
- ↑ Director Gareth Evans on "The Raid 3": The actioner sequel will be on Filmstarts.de in 2018 at the earliest , accessed on April 6, 2016
