Lakeview Terrace: Difference between revisions

Line 9:

Abel is an old-fashioned, conservative beat cop who has spent the last several years after his wife's death raising his two children in the very same neighborhood. He disapproves of Chris and Lisa's relationship, and wastes little time in letting them know how he feels about it... even going so far as to make vague threats, turn his security lights so that they shine directly into the couple's bedroom window, and sabotaging things around the house. When Chris responds in kind in an effort to show Abel that they are there to stay, the situation quickly escalates. With no fear from police interference due to being a cop himself, Abel becomes increasingly determined to drive his new neighbors out, and is willing to use any means necessary to do it.

''Lakeview Terrace'' is a 2008 film directed by Neil LaBute (''[[Death At a Funeral]]'') and produced by [[Will Smith]]. The film stars [[Samuel L Jackson]], Patrick Wilson (''[[The a Team (~~Film~~)|The a Team]]''), and Kerry Washington (''I Think I Love My Wife'').

''Lakeview Terrace'' is a 2008 film directed by Neil LaBute (''[[Death at a Funeral]]'') and produced by [[Will Smith]]. The film stars [[Samuel L. Jackson]], Patrick Wilson (''[[The A-Team (film)|The a Team]]''), and Kerry Washington (''I Think I Love My Wife'').

----

Line 18:

* {{spoiler|[[Alas, Poor Villain]]: Abel at the end.}}

* [[Bad Cop, Incompetent Cop]]: While Abel (played by Samuel L. Jackson) is harassing the Mattsens, the rest of the police force turns a blind eye to his actions until it's too late.

* [[Batman Gambit]]: The final scene. {{spoiler|Chris knows Abel can use his influence to get the cops on his side if he surrenders, so he taunts Abel about his late wife's affair until Abel commits [[Suicide By Cop]].}}

* [[Batman Gambit]]: The final scene. {{spoiler|Chris knows Abel can use his influence to get the cops on his side if he surrenders, so he taunts Abel about his late wife's affair until Abel commits [[Suicide by Cop]].}}

* [[Black Gal On White Guy Drama]]: Basically what this movie is all about.

* [[Black Gal on White Guy Drama]]: Basically what this movie is all about.

* [[Cranky Neighbor]]: Abel, turned [[Up to Eleven]]. He will stop at nothing to get rid of the new couple in the neighborhood.

* [[Dead Little Sister]]: The event that ultimately drove Turner to focus his rage on the young interracial couple is revealed to be the death of his wife, who was killed {{spoiler|in a car accident while on her way to meet her white boss... who she was ''having an affair'' with}}.

* [[Dirty Cop]]: Abel Turner is shown to be a man who won't hesitate to break the rules to get whatever he wants, whether it's at home or on the job.

* [[Double Standard Rape (Female On Male)]]: Averted. In one of the most disturbing scenes in the movie {{spoiler|Abel has his friends hold down Chris while he's sexually assaulted by a stripper. When his wife finds the video in her mailbox the next day, she knows damn well Chris was assaulted.}}

* [[Double Standard Rape (Female on Male)]]: Averted. In one of the most disturbing scenes in the movie {{spoiler|Abel has his friends hold down Chris while he's sexually assaulted by a stripper. When his wife finds the video in her mailbox the next day, she knows damn well Chris was assaulted.}}

* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]]: Lisa's father is [[Firefly|Book]]!

* [[The Informant]]: Clarence Darlington is a small time drug dealer and Abel Turner's informant.

Line 37:

* [[Rule of Symbolism]]: Pay attention to what people drink in this movie: the first thing we see is Abel drinking a glass of water in the morning; Chris drinks water later on, but only after his first altercation with Abel. When they agree to meet in a bar to discuss the matter between, Chris conspicuously orders water, but Abel is drinking alcohol. [[Fridge Brilliance|Water puts out fires. Alcohol is an accelerant.]]

** That and the raging fire happening in the background.

* [[Scary Black Man]]: It's [[Samuel L Jackson]], what did you expect?

* [[Scary Black Man]]: It's [[Samuel L. Jackson]], what did you expect?

* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: The criminal Abel hired to trash the couple's house. Shall we recap? He's over six feet tall and weighs about 300 lbs and he was wearing a ski mask and yet thought it would be a good idea to grab Lisa and tell her "calm down" instead of hightailing it out of the house before anyone showed up? [[Sarcasm Mode|Brilliant, sir.]]

* [[Two-Person Pool Party]]: While Abel already disapproves of the Mattsens as a couple along with their liberal attitudes, his children seeing the pair getting hot and heavy in their swimming pool one evening [[Straw Man Has a Point|doesn't help matters.]]

* [[What Happened to ~~The~~ Mouse?]]: Abel's kids were [[Shoo Out the Clowns|away visiting their aunt]] when the movie's final scene went down. {{spoiler|What happens when they come home and find out their father was shot to death by cops because he was trying to murder his neighbors?}}

* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: Abel's kids were [[Shoo Out the Clowns|away visiting their aunt]] when the movie's final scene went down. {{spoiler|What happens when they come home and find out their father was shot to death by cops because he was trying to murder his neighbors?}}

* [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]]: Well, Abel doesn't want to detroy the world, but just his neighbors.