The Lords of Discipline 4K 1983

The film begins with a black man arriving at an elite cadet institution. He is the first black person in such an institution. Naturally, discrimination begins, but it fades away at its peak. The black man is played by Mark Breland, and he plays his role much better than the others. David Keith, who plays the lead role, is very sluggish and makes you yawn.

The film raises serious issues of racism, and the fact that it is based on real events described in a book by the famous writer Pat Conroy, whose works have been adapted into several films, adds to the poignancy. However, the drama gradually turns into a detective story, which, of course, significantly reduces its seriousness, and the ending is overly dramatic and implausible.

The strong point of the film is the music, which often plays during the most tense moments of the film and consists mainly of trumpets and drums. The film also contains many violent scenes: all kinds of bullying of Pierce (the black guy, or nigger, as he is called in the film), suicide, extremely harsh discipline, in which the older students humiliate the younger ones as much as possible.

Despite this, the film does not make a strong impression due to the extreme enthusiasm of its creators, Will and his henchmen, as well as the blurred ending. They spoiled the film a little, although even in this form it can still make an impression.