Chinatown

The film is not only aesthetically pleasing, but also historically significant for LA. the film derives much of its story from the real life incidents of William Mulholland's life, the water dam and the mystery behind how California really got its water from. This makes this thriller film standout among other films in the genre. But also the movie is made in a very contemporary style and is not the usual dramatic way of noir films. Throughout the movie there are several hints were dropped in form of water, fishes, glasses, one can really catch the killer before gittes know about it if you watch the film very closely, its very immersive in that sense, like a gameplay where you become that character and try to solve yourself before the protagonist does. I also liked how the movie uses chinatown, we hardly see chinatown in the movie, we only hear its references and callbacks until the very end, where the climax takes place in LA Chinatown. And what a bloody brilliant climax that was filled with rush, rage and suspense seeing where this is actually heading and you never really saw it coming how the movie ends. That shock value was huge for the movie, which has already been so brilliant its screenplay and characters, but the climax just stays in your mind and haunts you later. That whole final scene was just brilliantly constructed, when you see that car moving and shots are firing, there is sudden silence spread on whole road, and you see car is still moving in the darkness, you feel sense of joy that she is away and there is sudden stream of horn noise comes tearing the silence which just makes you jump out of the scene and by the time you comprehend what actually happened there, your mind will be blown. It's just pure cinema, the way just one scene makes you feel so many emotions all at the same time. I don't think any other film climax does that to you. Jack Nicholson's character was also very interesting, if you see where he was and where he ends up at the end. A simple hotshot detective solving affairs of their spouses to find himself in a spiral of murder, corruption and love. Its brilliant character driven movie, a character which feels more humane and ordinary compared to the flamboyant protagonist you see in other noir films, because at the end jake was left helpless,in despair and somewhat regretful. I can just keep talking about so many scenes in this film, but it's a movie that should be celebrated. A perfect writing was executed with perfect direction and sound, and played by brilliant actors.