Do Not Resist is an ominous journey into the rapid militarization of police forces across the United States. Over the last two decades, more than $39 billion in advanced military equipment such as armored vehicles have flowed from the federal government to both big cities and Mayberry-like small towns.Craig Atkinson, who shot Detropia, ushers us from the teargas-strewn front lines of Ferguson to eye-opening SWAT raids. It's not just uncanny access that makes the film a must-see, it's also the absurd, tragic comedic experience of watching police bring high-power military weapons to petty crime situations. Atkinson has a knack for capturing powerful, gun-blazing scenes while systematically revealing the underlying indignity of an increasingly militarized police culture.
