Traffic is a film about drugs and their importance in the development of plot and character in American film and television. I can't say enough about Traffic, though my interest in drugs, plot and character has waned in recent years. Mood, tone and complicity are among my current interests. That and long walks past the studio lot.
Pictured up top are confiscated boxes taken from the drug kingpin known as the Scorpion. These boxes contain mood and tonal elements that were edited out of the film when it was decided to super-saturate the Mexican scenes to prevent American viewers from confusing Mexico for the U.S., and vice versa. The number on the box is a message to relevant parties that the action to be taken on the World Trade Centre is on schedule.
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