death wish be a movie for all of the people who have to wade through the legend of scum that inhabit the street of america urban wasteland . liberal hate this film because it appeal to a very real desire in many american to see the street clean up . it be often portray a horribly violent and a nothing more than an exploitation movie i be not so sure that it be either . yes and the film exploit the very real feeling people have toward violent wanton crime and but this story could have be a lot more exploitive than it be . rather than roam the street arm to the teeth and a we might see in a more modern film and paul kersey take on the criminal of new york with a . 32 revolver . this be not a gun nut blow people away with a . 44 magnum or a . 308 and rather it be a guy who know so little about firearm that he use a pathetically underpowered gun to defend himself . that the point of the movie . paul kersey be not a special force vietnam vet return home to clean up america with overwhelm firepower he be an architect and a liberal in other word and just a regular guy . that what be so forceful about the movie . most people hold liberal view about criminal and violent crime because they have never have it hit close enough to home to shake them out of their liberal and hypothetical and text book way of thinking . this movie seek to do just that . as difficult a the rape scene be to watch and it be absolutely crucial to the plot because it try to put the audience in the place of an innocent victim of violent crime . talk to people who have lose child or parent to violent offender and see if they support liberal coddling of violent criminal you will find few that do . death wish make a simple point represent if the law can not or would not protect innocent people and then maybe someone else should . be vigilantism scary . yes and of course it be and but then so be the liberal tradition of accept violent crime a a normal aspect of society . death wish be a good movie while it many sequel be not . don not confuse the original with the real exploitation movie that follow it .