TEP movies review The Last Castle 2001

by Panzer
The film opens with Lieutenant Eugene Irwin's monologue about the concept of a castle,
mentioning characteristics such as location,
defense, garrison, and a flag that can raise at the top.
However, the castle where the story
begins is actually a high-security military prison
under the command of Colonel Ed Winter
Lieutenant Irwin was sentenced to 10 years in prison,
transferred the same day of his trial In his office, Winter mentions how Irwin should
be honored rather than transferred to the prison
Despite his admiration, Winter reluctantly agrees
to house the new prisoner. The lieutenant arrives to be received by all the inmates
who heard the news of his imprisonment
The inmates bet on how long the lieutenant will last in prison,
with some men considering this inhumane
Lieutenant Irwin has all of his belongings confiscated
during his check-in, except for his family photos and Academy ring. Irwin is greeted by Winter,
who shows excellent courtesy and admiration. He then asks him the same question
he asks all convicts upon arrival,
about what does he expect from his stay at the prison?
But the lieutenant only answers that
he hopes to serve his sentence and return home, nothing else.
As Winter reaches for a book for the lieutenant to sign, Captain Peretz shows Winter's war collection
to the lieutenant, who claims that a person
with such a collection has never set foot on a battlefield
Hearing this from a distance, Winter is discouraged and puts the book aside,
so as his admiration. In the cells, Irwin witnesses the inmates' bedtime,
agitated and rowdy, receiving insults
and threats from many of the cells
The next day there’s a brawl in the basketball area,
where an inmate confronts Thumper, a large, build man. As soon as they begin to fight,
inmate Sam Yates begins his job as a bookie among the prisoners to decide who wins
Irwin watches curiously as all forms of security
seem not to care about the fight between the prisoners,
but just as Thumper gets a helping hand in the fight,
Winter sounds the alarm, causing everyone to take cover
by lying on the floor. The only one standing is Thumper,
who is shot from a distance by one of the guards
Moments later, Irwin witnesses the abuse of Beaupre,
a prisoner with a bad temper, toward Ramon Aguilar,