When Dirty Harry came out, Roger Ebert called it a fascist film: the rogue cop out violating people&#x27;s rights and murdering members of the public was the hero and the courts, defense lawyers, etc were villains trying to stop him from &quot;getting the bad guy.&quot;<p>But Dirty Harry became an archetype in American film. Now there are hundreds of films with the protagonist being a &quot;tough guy cop&quot; who &quot;doesn&#x27;t play by the book.&quot; It&#x27;s no wonder how our society has become what it is.<p>Here&#x27;s Ebert&#x27;s review: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.rogerebert.com&#x2F;reviews&#x2F;dirty-harry-1971" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.rogerebert.com&#x2F;reviews&#x2F;dirty-harry-1971</a>