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Denis Villeneuve is one of the few directors in Hollywood who is allowed to tackle major projects such as "Dune" without having to smear his own signature. But Villeneuve's work does not always need the opulence of a blockbuster to have its impact. This is particularly evident in the 2015 drug thriller "Sicario", which is also a modern Western. Emily Blunt and Daniel Kaluuya play two FBI agents who are offered the opportunity by higher-ups to hunt down the boss of a Mexican drug cartel together with a secret task force led by Matt (Josh Brolin) and Alejandro (Benicio del Toro). It soon becomes clear that any means are justified in this hunt and that this illegality is even politically desired, indeed demanded. The distinction between right and wrong is thus no longer relevant, something which Kate does not fully understand at first and then it is already too late. We are drawn further and further into a chaotic whirlpool and in doing so we come across an allegory: “Sicario” is not just about the US-Mexican drug war, but about the new wars in general in which the West is losing its credibility. More on this from Wolfgang M. Schmitt in the film analysis. Literature: Carl Schmitt: The Nomos of the Earth in International Law of the Jus Publicum Europaeum. Duncker & Humblot. Carl Schmitt: Theory of the Partisan. Interim remarks on the concept of the political. Duncker & Humblot. You can support THE FILM ANALYSIS financially – thank you very much! Wolfgang M. Schmitt Subject: THE FILM ANALYSIS IBAN: DE29 5745 0120 0130 7858 43 BIC: MALADE51NWD PayPal: http://www.paypal.me/filmanalyse