Chinatown: What a Downer

But a really really good one. But, man, it starts off as if its going to be just your regular private detective movie, the good guys figures out the mystery and the bad guys pay. Not at all: the end, which Jack Nicholson perfectly expresses on his face, is extreme disappointment and a loss of faith in humanity. Throughout the film, Nicholson mentions that he used to work in Chinatown but has since moved on to more sophisticated police work. He learns his lesson after discovering the deeply embedded corruption that runs through all divisions of governance in the city of LA; from the police to water and power to, one can assume, the politicians who look the other way. Its beyond despicable. So Nicholson fights the best fight he can to find out who really is the firestarter and save the innocent. In the end, the worst that can happen, does and he is left completely helpless against the corruption. Its most disturbing to know that these things happen now, in real life, and its true, there is not much anyone can do because those who have power have money and create the "knowledge" that is accepted as truth. Good luck trying to save us from that. Bummer but heck if Jack Nicholson isn't one of the best actors out there. Faye Dunaway was awesome too.