Search/Recent Changes
DBTropes
...it's like TV Tropes, but LINKED DATA!

Harsh Times

 Harsh Times
type
 TVTItem
 Harsh Times
label
 Harsh Times
 Harsh Times
page
 HarshTimes
 Harsh Times
comment
 Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Harsh Times is a 2005 film written and directed by David Ayer. The film stars Christian Bale, Freddy Rodriguez and Eva Longoria.Jim Luther Davis is a former Army Ranger and Iraq War veteran with ties to Mexican gangs in Los Angeles. While trying to secure a job in law enforcement or the government, he uses drugs and engages in petty criminality, proving to be a bad influence on his old friend Mike Alonzo, who is trying to get a job to appease his long-term girlfriend. Over the course of several days, the pair go on a string of reckless adventures that test their relationships and way of life.
 Harsh Times
fetched
 2021-01-16T17:10:34Z
 Harsh Times
parsed
 2021-01-16T17:10:35Z
 Harsh Times
isPartOf
 DBTropes
 Harsh Times / int_5f146203
type
 Dissonant Serenity
 Harsh Times / int_5f146203
comment
 Dissonant Serenity: When Jim and Mike witness a gang shooting, Jim calmly lowers himself behind cover and watches the drama play out. Mike follows his lead, though he looks more alarmed. Later, when the pair witness a sudden fatal stabbing right in front of them, Jim is excited in the aftermath. Mike says he feels traumatized and asks why Jim doesn't seem to care. In a flashback, we see Jim casually smoking a cigarette in the aftermath of brutal combat.
 Harsh Times / int_5f146203
featureApplicability
 1.0
 Harsh Times / int_5f146203
featureConfidence
 1.0
 Harsh Times
hasFeature
 Harsh Times / int_5f146203
 Harsh Times / int_9633f14b
type
 Badass Bystander
 Harsh Times / int_9633f14b
comment
 Badass Bystander: The old man at the drug drop turns out to emerge with a combat shotgun after Jim guns down the other gangsters and fatally shoots Jim.
 Harsh Times / int_9633f14b
featureApplicability
 1.0
 Harsh Times / int_9633f14b
featureConfidence
 1.0
 Harsh Times
hasFeature
 Harsh Times / int_9633f14b
 Harsh Times / int_cd70c3dc
type
 CorruptCop
 Harsh Times / int_cd70c3dc
comment
 Corrupt Cop: It's quite clear that Jim intends to become thoroughly corrupt if he manages to land a job in some law enforcement agency. Jim and Mike think that they're going to have to shoot it out with some LAPD, but one of the cops turns out to be an old acquaintance from the neighborhood who is a dirty cop. He tries to ingratiate himself to Mike and Jim so he can profit from their connections.
 Harsh Times / int_cd70c3dc
featureApplicability
 1.0
 Harsh Times / int_cd70c3dc
featureConfidence
 1.0
 Harsh Times
hasFeature
 Harsh Times / int_cd70c3dc
 Harsh Times / int_dcbe8a6e
type
 Chekhov's Gunman
 Harsh Times / int_dcbe8a6e
comment
 Chekhov's Gunman: Flaco, the gangster who gets beaten up by Jim in the first act, emerges in the third act to cause problems.
 Harsh Times / int_dcbe8a6e
featureApplicability
 1.0
 Harsh Times / int_dcbe8a6e
featureConfidence
 1.0
 Harsh Times
hasFeature
 Harsh Times / int_dcbe8a6e
 Harsh Times / int_name
type
 ItemName
 Harsh Times / int_name
comment
 Harsh Times / int_name
featureApplicability
 1.0
 Harsh Times / int_name
featureConfidence
 1.0
 Harsh Times
hasFeature
 Harsh Times / int_name
 Harsh Times / int_name
itemName
 Harsh Times

The following is a list of statements referring to the current page from other pages.

 Films of 2005–2009
processingUnknown
 Harsh Times
 From Camouflage to Criminal
processingUnknown
 Harsh Times
 Poisonous Friend
processingUnknown
 Harsh Times
 Toxic Friend Influence
processingUnknown
 Harsh Times
 Graeme Revell (Music)
processingUnknown
 Harsh Times