Crime FilmsMost crime films have elements similar to those expected when watching a film in the crime genre; such as murder, betrayal, corruption and violence; However, one thing that differs from one crime film to another is the element of surprise. That is, when a film hits viewers with something unexpected in the plot. “Chinatown” fully fulfilled this element by shocking its audience with a twist in the plot and with an ending that one does not usually expect from crime films. “Chinatown” is a film about a detective, JJ Gittes, who is hired to follow a man, HollisMulwray. , who is likely cheating on his wife, Evelyn Mulwray. Shortly after JJ Gittes is hired, Hollis Mulwray disappears and we later find out he was murdered. His wife, Evelyn Mulwray, becomes suspicious because of rumors of her husband's cheating, but we soon discover that she is not guilty of his murder. JJ Gittes is determined to uncover the truth, even though he is disheartened to find out what really happened to Hollis Mulwray. He then gets help from Evelyn Mulwray, and as the story unfolds, they appear to develop a romantic relationship. However, the romantic relationship ends because she continues to keep secrets from him. We later find out that the woman Hollis Mulwray was accused of having an affair with is Evelyn Mulwray's daughter. She kept her daughter a secret to protect her from Noah Cross, Evelyn's father, who is also the father of her daughter. Noah Cross sexually assaulted Evelyn when she was fifteen, so she kept her daughter away from him because she was afraid he would do the same thing to her. Ev...... middle of paper ...... it's his ability to shock me as an audience member. In most crime films, the good guy wins and the bad guy loses. However, in "Chinatown", the bad guy, NoahCross, escapes a murder and takes his daughter/granddaughter away from her mother, and the good guy, JJ Gittis, loses his love interest and feels defeated, even though he resolved the case because Noah. Cross's power will allow him to get away with all the evil he has done. I appreciated that the ending of the film shocked me by doing something not normally expected in crime films. Even if I would have preferred an ending where Evelyn would have run away with her daughter and Noah accused of murder, I still liked the ending even if it is the complete opposite of what I would have preferred because it made me given something I didn't expect..