The Big Sleep vs CSI and Law and Order

At any time of if you turn on the TV you can most certainly find ether a Law & Order on or CSI. These two shows and the characters on them are bound by laws the police have to follow, but at some points the shows must cross the line and the characters put their necks on the line to get answers. Chandler does the same thing with Marlowe in the Big Sleep; Marlowe is not afraid nor does he care much how out of line he has to go to get the job done. This one time on Law and Order particularly sticks out in my mind on how Jack McCoy the assistant DA, puts himself and his career on the line to get justice. McCoy was specifically told by a federal judge not to mention a certain detail of his case because that information could have compromised an ongoing federal case. Well, of course in the State trail McCoy brings this exact evidence up. Then he proceeds to win the case and the federal government did not bring charges upon him. On the other hand CSI is nothing like Marlowe. CSI uses all these little clues then find on the crime scene like sand or a blue cotton fiber. Marlowe uses people skills and manipulation with a little force here and there to get his information.

Crime Flim

One of my favorite crime films of all time is the movie Blow. This movie shows how quickly one can get sucked into a world of crime and destruction. In Blow the man character, played by Johnny Depp has his friends and family turn on him as he tries desperately to move away from the drug underworld.