ESPN 30 for 30: The Two Escobars....

AdamDawgDude

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thunderclap said:
fascinating. Most of it seems unreal. Definitely worth watching.
It was excellent. It's amazing what 'the people' will put up with as long as they have a place to live and a nice distraction. Did you catch that Pablo Escobar could make $50 million in one day? Incredible....
 

tldawg85

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It was one of the better 30 for 30s I've seen, very well done. Some people may think the film-maker was wrong for allowing Pablo Escobar to be displayed in a near-positive light("andres would have never been killed if pablo had still been alive", all the stories about the built soccer fields and community service), but I think he was just removing himself and letting the interview subjects have their say. In their (the poor people, mostly) view, Pablo was someone who did good for their community as the upper class and government turned a blind eye. Obviously Pablo was a terrible person who did far more evil to many more people than the few he was benevolent towards and he deserved to be killed, but I appreciate the film-maker allowing differing opinions to come out. Situations are never completely one-sided and I'm glad that Columbia has somewhat turned itself around.
 
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I will catch it within the next week or so on replay. Looking forward to the 30 on 30 with Marcus Dupree andTim Richmond.