Film Description
Ric Roman Waugh directed the movie "Snitch" and released on 21 February, 2013. The film focuses on 18 years old boy named Jason, who was imprisoned for ten years after being caught in possession of illegal drugs. The boy was unaware of the content inside the package only to find it contained drugs. Johnson Matthews, the father, decides to save his son by working undercover as the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agent in order to free his son. He managed to search for the owner of the package, a big drug dealer named Juan Carlos. John befriended Carlos and promised to be transporting drugs to clients on his behalf. He was arrested in connection with drug trafficking. Jason was released after lack of evidence that the package belonged to him. John looks for a way of freeing himself from being the agent, and from the drug cartel. At the end of the movie, John walks out of prison after assisting in the arrest of Juan.
Social Psychology topics illustrated in the movie Snitch
The movie demonstrated the power of love in the society. The love for the son Jason made John search for ways of ensuring Jason never spend time in prison for the crime he never committed. Secondly, the movie illustrates aggressiveness in the society. A society made up of drug dealers always experience many aggressive cases. Instances of people killing each other for money are common in the movie.
The standing point
The major turning point in the movie is a realization of how drug use and trafficking runs the modern society. Drug dealers go to an extent of using teenagers to traffic drugs. The film statistics showed that non-violent drug offenders spend more years in prison compared to rape and murder victims. Most people accused of trafficking drugs are not the real drug dealers but agents.
Personal views about the movie
The movie interestingly shows how some people in the society volunteers themselves to fight against crimes and unsocial acts such as illegal drug trafficking. John served a real agent of change and assisted the state capture the most wanted drug trafficker, Juan. On the other hand, the movie cast uses wrong languages and acts that are unethical.
