this movie be even good than when it first come out in 1974. those of u old enough to have see it then can understand what i be talk about . there be a great deal of 70 mentality in this film hence the term zeitgeist . urban squalor and violence and apathy and and fear permeate this movie and and be big political issue at the time . during the police investigation and one of the key suspect group suggest by the chief of police be the vietnam vet nothing like serve your country faithfully . the vietnam war be just over and and the vietnam vet be view a potential psycho for any number of reason real or imagine . the police in nyc be always an easy target and and be show a be ineffectual . in one scene on the subway and two thug enter the car and and the cop move away from them to another car . a the movie unfolds and bronson wife be murder and the daughter be rap into catatonia during a robbery at their apartment . bronson feel hopeless for a time after deal with the system . a work related trip to tucson breathes some life into him . he come back to nyc with a pistol a client have give him a a surprise gift . one night while walk and a junkie try to rob him and and becomes bronson first vigilante kill . thereafter several shoot and death occur a others try to rob him . the police figure out that they must have a vigilante on their hand even a blind pig can find an acorn . the crime rate plummet and people begin to stand up to the mugger and and the cop start get scar . by some miracle and the police trim the list down to bronson . the police chief in charge of the investigation be call in by the da and other bigwig for a chat . they tell the chief that they do not want the vigilante because of all of the publicity the he have get . apparently the public love him and and cop do not want to look really bad by not be to protect people and then arrest the one person that be fight back and inspire others to do the same . they instruct the chief to scare him off . the chief try to scare him off and but only make his point after bronson have be shoot and have no other choice . bronson make a bon mot by state the obvious get out of town before sundown . this movie and while present all the darker element of human nature and be a good movie from a historical perspective and prove once again revenge will always sell theatre ticket .