The only way he can stem it is to arrest those people who break the law. Finally, there s what s easily the most generic and uninteresting story of Traffic , the story of the new drug czar and his dysfunctional family, primarily, his daughter, the druggie, and her druggie cohort. It s all been seen and done before better. Those who ve seen Hardcore , 8MM , or Requiem for a Dream will know what I m talking about when they see the film. It anticlimaxes with Michael Douglas character of Robert Wakefield giving an acceptance speech that comes off as unusually awkward.
Drugs are easier to get than alcohol.
Kickbacks where people can go to get stoned, blown, faded, wasted, or simply put, f ed up, are commonplace. However, the one really inaccurate thing in Traffic and most other drug movies these days is the portrayal of teenage users. They seem to voluntarily walk into the downward spiral of hard drugs. Back when I was in high school, I knew very few people who were willing to freebase crack cocaine or shoot heroin. Then again, after seeing Traffic and Requiem for a Dream , many will be under the impression that the best job in the world to have is being a black drug dealer.