Theme Of Courage In The Heart And Soul Of Los Angeles

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The first element they used to explain and show why courage is important is setting the way the used it was unique and well done. Therefore, in almost every important scene they showed how courage kicked in into the main characters and made the successful in that specific job or what they were doing in a county that is the worst when it comes down to criminal’s Los Angeles. Throughout the film and the most important scenes were in the heart and soul of Los Angeles and it seemed like they were afraid of doing the task, but at the end both Brian and Mike then decided they could with a little bit of courage from both; as a result, they were both able to accomplish their mission. The setting really brought out the theme because these two officer

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