Chinatown: Difference between revisions

'''Noah Cross:''' [[Visionary Villain|The future, Mr. Gittes! The future]]. }}

* [[Arc Words]]: "As little as possible."

* [[The Bad Guy Wins]]

* [[Black and Grey Morality]]: Almost everyone. Gittes' cynical assumption that everyone has an angle leads directly to the {{spoiler|demise of the only character in the film with any pure motives at all}}.

* [[Parental Incest]]

* [[Police Are Useless]]: Well, in Chinatown they are, anyway.

* [[Rape As Drama]]: Although Cross claims otherwise.

* [[Shoot the Shaggy Dog]]: In the face. With a [[BFG]]. Repeatedly. "Forget it Jake, it's Chinatown."

** The scene in which Gittes repeatedly slaps Evelyn to try and get her to fess up recalls a similar scene in ''[[The Maltese Falcon (Film)|The Maltese Falcon]]''.

* [[Smug Snake]]: Quite a few, ranging from lowly policemen to high-ranking [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|Corrupt Corporate Executives]].