The film is about the investigation of a serial killing happening at the US Military Academy. The investigation was performed by a veteran detective, Landor, and an interested, young, poetic cadet, Edgar Allan Poe. It took fascination, exemplary detective skill, and passion to find out the truth: the vengeance of a father suffering from great loss by these cadets.
The storyline was interesting and upsetting, no matter how violent it got. We wouldn't be able to infer anything about a person and his or her narrative from the way they speak, walk, act, or carry themselves. Anyone can have a nightmare. Anyone might be afflicted by something. Anyone may experience agony and grief, just like Landor, who eventually turned out to be the serial killer. He was very devastated by the death of his family, especially a daughter who had been raped. Losing a daughter is extremely hard for a father, and it hurts much more to learn that she was raped. The mentioned incidents are the causes of public safety officers' desire to see justice done for those who call for it. Not just because we are entitled to or are mandatory to do so, but because when we arouse a sense of empathy, we make justice served. People need us; let us be the answer to their call.
In the academy, we are punished for a violation in the form of massive exercises or black-and-white or yellow forms. We are extremely reminded that our actions carry great weight when we go outside and be in official uniforms. We can either make or break a person, or an organization. We could save lives, but we could lose them as well. We are leaders of faithful men outside. Thus, actions are strictly expected from great decision-making. On our shoulders rest a thousand lives.
The most important thing to bear in mind is the sense of intervening in a positive way. We always intervene, especially when we are called upon. We must always carry the principles that built us: the passion to help, the soul of selflessness, and the undying eagerness to serve justice. We are scholars, after all. We give back to the Filipino people who paid for our study and training and entrusted us with their lives and the nation’s peace when we step out of these portals after finishing sufficient academic and tactical enhancing years.
I am Police Cadet Tom Anthony Decripito, a successful product of the Philippine National Police Academy. I am built with strong faith, the principle of justice, and integrity, and most importantly, I am guided by the Lord in everything I do. Like the character in the movie The Pale Blue Eyes, I am eager to know the truth and serve them. But my eyes are not pale, they are vivid like the certainty of being effective in my call of duty as this country’s future Lieutenant.
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