And that no one could guarantee their safety.
Knowing that anybody who did the right thing, testified against the cartel or disagreed with their actions could easily be eliminated. But the truth is that this was Colombias ordeal much more than it was USA's. While the show Narcos focuses on the DEA's participation in the manhunt, this show focuses mainly on the efforts of the Colombian Police and Military. These are real people we're talking about, how do you make it entertaining and pay respect to the victims at the same time? There are several moments where you feel that the show idolizes Escobar, (a rare feeling since family members of his victims were involved in the production) but as his killings and terrorism escalates you feel that it somehow recovers in the end, and makes a more ethical portrayal of the events and the awful damage this monster made on Colombia. It is not perfect, but I have no idea how a perfect show would deal with this material in a coherent and responsible way. In spite of its flaws this is easily the biggest and best production ever from Colombia. I hadn't planned to see the whole thing as fast as I did but the fact that I did can only add to the praise I have for it. I assume that it's the same amount of film, but without the commercial breaks they could make the episodes longer on Netflix. Caracol television aired as many as 113 episodes, although Netflix cut it down to 74. The plot focuses on Escobar's contradictory drives to be a good husband a decent, upstanding, Colombian citizen a left-wing politician a supporter of the poor and a wealthy, powerful "bandido" (an endearing term for criminal, like "rascal"), all while seeking ever more political power, wealth, and sexual exploits.I marathon-watched this vastly ambitious project, watching 3-4 episodes a day.
#Pablo escobar el patron del mal series#
Thereafter, the series follows Pablo's adventures and misadventures in organized crime and eventually cocaine smuggling, building an empire of wealthy criminals who contest power, often violently, with the Colombian state, eventually leading to murders of prominent politicians, policemen, business associates, friends, lovers, and eventually common citizens. As he and Gonzalo became older, they began their lives of organized crime, becoming bodyguards to a well known smuggler and eventually his partners, after successfully standing off with police in what would become Escobar's trademark "Plata o Plomo" approach to dealing with law enforcement - "accept our bribe or prepare for a shootout with us." After robbing a bank and being turned in by one of their neighbors, Pablo and his cousin start their careers as murderers by killing him. His mother's influence on Escobar's life choices is portrayed in the first episode and throughout the series, starting with her admonishment that if he is going to do something bad, he had better do it really well, after he is frustrated while trying to cheat on a test and starting a class rebellion to avoid the consequences. The series begins and ends with his dramatic last moments before being shot to death by agents of the Colombian National Police, while escaping from a relative's home, and later flashing back to his childood in Valle de Aburra, Colombia, where Pablo is teased by his cousin, Gonzalo, and older brother, Peluche, on a footbridge crossing a creek, eventually rescued by his mother, who scolds Pablo for crying.
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