As this film progressed I believed I was not only watching a movie about the tragic events of 1990 but also one of under-funded and seriously under-trained police. It appeared to be a main theme of the flick with serious bad decision making by them appearing quite frequently. This included not having the right communications equipment, losing car keys, a complete inability to secure at least 2 people shot who subsequently died and of course not taking a shot at the gunman when he was in clear sight. Those people who died needlessly of their wounds because of poor police ability in securing them was particularly galling.
Therefore I waited for the end of the movie in expectation of how the terrible events in Aramoana led to an improvement in police practices. No such information was forthcoming. Remarkably in fact quite the opposite happened with a list of accolades bestowed on police which, according to the movie portrayal at least, possibly wasn't deserved. It was error after error from them and the fact that this wasn't explained in the ending credits to me was a real insult to the families of those who lost loved ones in this shooting.
Therefore I waited for the end of the movie in expectation of how the terrible events in Aramoana led to an improvement in police practices. No such information was forthcoming. Remarkably in fact quite the opposite happened with a list of accolades bestowed on police which, according to the movie portrayal at least, possibly wasn't deserved. It was error after error from them and the fact that this wasn't explained in the ending credits to me was a real insult to the families of those who lost loved ones in this shooting.