I just watched TRAFFIC and I have a question about Benicio Del Toro’s character, Rodriguez. Is he gay?
I ask this because
1- he knows where to find Frankie Flowers
2- his comment “we all have our vices”
3- he has no female love interest in the movie
It’s not made explicit either way.
He could know Frankie’s whereabouts from Salazar’s folder with the surveillance photo and Manolo knows about Frankie’s sexuality -
“Do you know who Frankie Flowers is? He’s a psycho-cokehead-hitman. A faggot.”
After capturing Frankie Javier actually says to Salazar -
“Everybody has a weakness.”
After Salazar and Madrigal are caught he visits Rosario.
So, who knows.
I could’nt stay awake long enough to remember any names. I fell asleep in theatres and twice at home trying to watch this movie.
I hate to sound like somebody who thinks “if it’s foreign, it must be better”, because I don’t feel that way at all, BUT---- if you ever get a chance to see the BBC miniseries TRAFFIC is based on, see it. It will definitely keep your interest- it’s several times the story and it doesn’t feel the need for artistic camera shots or as much expository preaching.
[hijack] Did anyone else notice that the locations in the movie were color-coded? Everything in Mexico is yellow. Washington is a blue area, and I think another place was green. Just about made me go colorblind watching this movie. [/hijack]
Yeah the miniseries is good, but the “artistic camera shots” were to divide the story threads and I thought as a device it worked really well. It wasn’t the locations that were color coded as Young Mr. Grace says, but the stories.
Speaking of Young Mister Grace, I felt sorry for Topher Grace (talented actor who will hopefully get a really demanding role one day) having to give a “what’s wrong with America’s war on drugs in 2 minutes or less” exposition, then Miguel Ferrer (is he Jose Ferrer’s son or clone? they’re identical) delivers a similar diatribe later as do other characters… really awkward exposition scenes bothered me more than the mood ring cinematography.
[nitpick] The title of the miniseries is actually Traffik[/nitpick]
I never considered the OP but I don’t see why not, from what I recall…
I think he is the son of Jose and Rosemary Clooney.