> I wouldn't be surprised if the Dirty Harry genre themes of police struggling bravely against those who would hold them accountable That is not the theme of D

> I wouldn't be surprised if the Dirty Harry genre themes of police struggling bravely against those who would hold them accountable That is not the theme of Dirty Harry. Callahan is fighting against a city overrun with crime, struggling against an inept, and in the other films in the series, corrupt, bureaucracy and police force. People forget that major American cities weren't the crime-free near-utopias they are now, or at least, were before COVID-19 hit. New York City was widely regarded as a bit of a shithole back then and in the early 80s. The viewer is meant - and many did - to sympathize with Callahan as bends, and outright breaks, the rules in the pursuit of justice in a world where it all too often escapes the victims.