History Film / TheRaid

* ChekhovsSkill: Rama's martial arts practice in the opening scene features a flurry of close punches as a finishing move. [[spoiler:Guess what he uses to finish off Mad Dog.]]

* MadeOfIron: Andi, Rama and Mad Dog. [[spoiler:Andi gets his hand impaled and his body used as a punching bag and Rama fights through countless hordes of criminals, but they're both in fighting shape for the final brawl. Mad Dog goes through one epic fight with the sergeant, yet he's still prime to get double-teamed. He does not lose slightly the advantage until he gets stabbed in the neck, and even so, he keeps fighting on.]]
* MauveShirt: Bowo and Dagu are the only other two cops besides [[TheHero Rama]] and [[TheLeader Jaka]] to survive the initial massacre of the SWAT team and gain any characterization. Bowo is sidelined from much of the action because of grievous injuries he sustained in the attack, and Dagu assists Rama in the narcotics lab fight before he's betrayed and shot by Wahyu.

* AmbiguouslyEvil: Lieutenant Wahyu clearly knows more than he's telling about what's going on, to the point where it jeopardizes the mission when Jaka and the team learn that they're there unauthorized, and no one can help them. When the fighting heats up he's seen cowering, but by the time he's cornered with the team he's blasting away with everyone else, and throws down with Rama and Dagu when he has to. Whether he's a CowboyCop or a DirtyCop is questioned, and his scenes of retrospection could be cause for regret [[spoiler:but they aren't. Wahyu makes his intentions unambiguously clear when he murders Dagu, and reveals himself as a cowardly opportunist]].

** An unusual one. The theme of both seems to boil down to, "sometimes bad people will want to kill you and you'll have to use everything you have to come out on top and avoid being another victim in a sea of victims."

-->"Kalau saya muak, saya menggila" (English translation: "When I'm pissed off, I'll go apeshit")

* BecauseImGoodAtIt: Andi's reason for [[spoiler:staying with the crime syndicate. He thinks it's the only thing he's ever been good at.]]

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Tama, Mad Dog and most of their goons are dead, the corrupt Lieutenant Wahyu has been arrested, and Rama has saved both Bowo and Andi. However, Jaka and all but two of his squad are dead and Andi chooses to stay behind and restart the crime syndicate under his command.]]

* BreakThemByTalking: [[spoiler:Tama's HannibalLecture to Wahyu near the end was enough to cause Wahyu to give up on bringing Tama to justice and simply murder him, and then he tries [[DrivenToSuicide to shoot himself]].]]

** The UK DVD [[http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/917rCB5kk8L._AA1500_.jpg cover]] modified the original cover/poster adding helicopters and multiple explosions on the outside of the building. First of all, only one explosion happens in the movie and two: no helicopters appear in the film at all. This is really odd because when the movie was first released in theaters internationally, they all used the same original [[http://mondocelluloid.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/The-Raid-Redemption.jpg poster]].
** Additionally, most versions of the cover play up the "20 Elite Cops. 30 Floors of Hell." The truth is that most of the cops are undertrained rookies, their numbers are reduced to a handful pretty early on, and the building in question only goes up to floor 15 (as seen in the wide shot when the team is approaching).
* CowboyCop: The whole SWAT team becomes this after they've been spotted; Rama stands out particularly. If he's not beating bad guys to a pulp, he either stabs them or slash their legs or throats. Considering the fact that they're stuck in hostile territory with no way out and no chance of rescue, it's more justified than usual.
* DarkenedBuildingShootout: The initial gunfight of the film takes place after Tama cuts the power.

* DestinationDefenestration: Several times. Once Rama throws ''himself'' (and the leader of the machete gang) out of a window.

* DoesntLikeGuns: Mad Dog. He explicitly explains this to [[spoiler:Jaka]]: he says it takes away the "rush" that comes with fist-fights (Or in Indonesian : ("[[MemeticMutation Nggak ada gregetnya]]"), and complains that shooting a gun is "like ordering fucking takeout".
* DreadlockWarrior: One of the machete wielding gangsters rocks some nice dreads. He manages to hold his own better than most of the machete gangsters and he's the only one to not get a fatal takedown.

* DirtyCoward: [[spoiler:The Lieutenant, who spends most of the opening firefight trying to avoid both the bullets and wetting himself with fear, and later goes as far as killing one of his own men as part of his escape plan]].

** Tama starts the film by shooting a group of hostages in the back of the head. Running out of bullets when moving to shoot the last one, he decides to [[spoiler:pick up a hammer from the drawer to do the deed, rather than the bullets surrounding it.]]

** Mad Dog and Andi are described before we really meet them, so it's entirely possible for a first-time viewer not to be sure which is which for a long time - especially since Mad Dog is so small that you wouldn't expect him to be the tough scary one, and since [[spoiler: Andi's establishing character moment is him violently attacking his fellow gangsters.]]

* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:The Lieutenant was corrupt all along, and as the film goes along we see him for the cowardly backstabber he really is.]]

* ExcusePlot: The actual story is pretty good, but it's very simple and pared down to its bare bones in terms of how much screen time is devoted to exposition. And frankly you could work out a very good approximation of the story on your own if you watched the film without subtitles.

** Rama kills one of the Machete Gang with [[spoiler: a broken doorframe]]. [[http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d146/King9999/TheRaidDoorKill_original_zpsd5456a15.gif Now with a GIF for your viewing pleasure!]]

* {{Jerkass}}: Bowo.

* {{Kiai}}: Every single punch and kicks ends with a flood of kiais in all fight scenes.

* NeckSnap: [[spoiler:Mad Dog's FinishingMove, performed successfully on Jaka and unsuccessfully on Rama]].

* PintsizedPowerhouse

* ArtisticLicenseMartialArts : While his moves are amazing, this movie still features a lot of fighters who do flashy and unnecessary moves, including Rama, Andi, and Mad Dog.

-->-- '''Tama''''s villainous rousing speech handily explaining the movie's premise.

''Serbuan Maut'' (''Deadly Assault'' or ''Death Raid''), known as ''The Raid: Redemption'' [[MarketBasedTitle in English-speaking countries]], is a 2011 Indonesian martial-arts [[ActionGenre action]] film directed by Gareth Evans. The movie stars martial artist Creator/IkoUwais in the leading role, making this his second team-up with Evans (the first being ''Film/{{Merantau}}'').

Deep in the heart of Jakarta's slums sits what appears to be a derelict apartment building -- but is, in reality, a well-guarded and well-armed safe house for some of the world's most dangerous criminals. Though the run-down apartment block is considered untouchable to even the bravest of police, on one rainy morning, an elite strike team rolls out with a single order: raid the building and take down the notorious drug lord who runs it. All goes according to plan at first, but when a chance encounter with a spotter blows their cover and news of their assault reaches the drug lord, the building's lights go out and the "tenants" cut off all the exits. Stranded on the 6th floor with no way out, the strike team must fight their way through the city's worst criminals to carry out their mission...or at least survive long enough to find a way out.

Titan Comics published ''The Raid'' ComicBook series that expands on the characters from the movies.

* AerithAndBob: Tama's two henchmen, Mad Dog and Andi. The former has a crazy nickname and the other has a given name that sounds like a common Anglo-Saxon homologue.

* BaddieFlattery: [[ZigzaggedTrope Zigzagged]], after [[spoiler:Andi is outed as a traitor, [[BigBad Tama Riyadi]] expresses disappointment in the discovery, going as far as to say he liked Andi.]] This occurring right after he stabbed the latter in the hand and just before he orders Mad Dog to torture him.

* DoomedTacticalTeam: The Brimob Officers.

* ArmorIsUseless: Justified in that the SWAT team vests are simple "crossdraw" style vests, meant to carry magazines and tools, rather than provide any real protection. The vests would be worn OVER a flak vest or plate carrier (which the police curiously aren't wearing) if protection was needed.

* MauveShirt: Bowo and Dagu.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: As the leader of the SWAT team, Jaka [[spoiler:is the only character who can fight Mad Dog mano a mano and not get immediately beaten down - although from the start of the fight, it's clear that even he is outmatched.]]

* DoesntLikeGuns: Mad Dog. He explicitly explains this to [[spoiler:Jaka]]: he says it takes away the "rush" that comes with fist-fights (Or in Indonesian : ("[[MemeticMutation Nggak ada gregetnya]]"), and complains that shotting a gun is "like ordering fucking takeout".

** Rama, who is portrayed as generally kind and not prone to needless wonton violence.

* ArtisticLicense - MartialArts : While his moves are amazing, this movie still features a lot of fighters who do flashy and unnecessary moves, including Rama, Andi, and Mad Dog.

* ArtisticLicense-MartialArts: While his moves are amazing, this movie still features a lot of fighters who do flashy and unnecessary moves, including Rama, Andi, and Mad Dog.

* ArtisticLicense -MartialArts: While his moves are amazing, this movie still features a lot of fighters who do flashy and unnecessary moves, including Rama, Andi, and Mad Dog.

* ArtisticLicense - MartialArts: While his moves are amazing, this movie still features a lot of fighters who do flashy and unnecessary moves, including Rama, Andi, and Mad Dog.

* AnAxeToGrind: Agee brings a fire axe to break down doors and Rama uses it to open up a floor, but when combat gets physical Bowo uses it as a weapon.

* WeaponOfChoice: Machete for the machete gang.

->''"Good morning, everyone. You may have noticed we have some guests trawling the halls today. Now, I certainly did not invite them and they most certainly are not welcome. So, in the interests of public health, should you help rid this building of its recent infestation, well, then, you can consider yourself a permanent resident of this building. Free of charge. You'll find these fucking cockroaches on the sixth floor. Now, go to work. And please, please enjoy yourself."''

->''"Good morning, friends. You may have heard that we have some uninvited guests. I didn't invite them and they are certainly not welcome here. For the benefit of everybody here, you are welcome to provide assistance in exterminating these insects, and as reward you shall live here rent-free. You may greet our uninvited guests on the sixth floor. Good hunting... And don't forget to have fun."''

* AerithAndBob: Tama's two henchmen, Mad Dog and Andi. The latter has a crazy nickname and the other has a given name that sounds like a common Anglo-Saxon homologue.

* AerithAndBob: Tama's two henchmen, Mad Dog and Andi. The latter has crazy nickname and the other has a given name that sounds like a common Anglo-Saxon homologue.

* KnifeNut: Rama favours the special forces T-BAR, and uses it in conjunction with a nightstick and his silat expertise on a corridor of mooks to gruesome effect. Most of the mooks make use of pig-stickers, but prominent among them are the gang who exclusively use massive machetes.

An American remake bringing back Evans as producer and Yayan Ruhian (Mad Dog) and Uwais as fight choreographers has been announced, but is currently on hold. A proper sequel to this film, ''Film/TheRaid2Berandal'', was released worldwide on 28 March 2014.

* AerithAndBob: Tama's two henchmen, Mad Dog and Andi.

* DayInTheLimelight: The movie is almost all silat fighting, but Dagu, the cop accompanying Lt. Wahyu, gets a few good shots in the drug lab fight to show off some serious taekwondo, contrasting the rapid blow styles of all the other martial artists with excellent technical form in heavy pivoting strikes that lay waste to just as many mooks as Rama's style.

* EverybodyWasKungFuFighting: Just about everyone in the complex seems to have silat fighting moves. Dagu subverts this with his taekwondo skills, although most people in the audience could easily miss the distinction, and Jaka uses judo throws and groundfighting.

* InformedAbility: For a supposedly elite squad of police officers, the vast majority of the group goes down very easily within the first part of the movie.

* NeverBringAKnifeToAFistFight: One good guy. Four machete-armed bad guys. Good guy wins. Enforced, oddly. Rama loses his knife and nightstick early in the movie, and doesn't retrieve them immediately because he needs to hide. Later, however, he literally walks on his nightstick as he leaves, but doesn't take a moment to rearm. Nor does anyone else through the rest of the movie.

* OhCrap: Jaka has this reaction twice in quick succession early on - first when the lookout alerts upstairs that the police have arrived, and second [[spoiler:when Wahyu reveals the raid was unsanctioned, meaning the squad is alone and doomed.]]

* SacrificialLion:[[spoiler:Jaka, who dies two thirds of the way through the film at the hands of Mad Dog.]]

* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:After the Lieutenant murders Dagu and tries bargaining his way out of the situation with Tama, he's told by Tama that he'll never escape anyway and will just be murdered by the BiggerBad of the film, causing him to snap and kill Tama before trying to commit suicide. He's out of bullets because he tried shooting at Rama, and he ends up being dragged away and brought to justice, with solid evidence to prove his part in the corruption of the police.]]

** [[spoiler:The entire point of the mission was so the BiggerBad (or Bads as it turns out) could get rid of the corrupt Lieutenant, who was no longer of use to them.]]