What I think happens today is that a lot of filmmakers look at other films that are retro pieces, like L.A. Confidential, and say, oh, that's period. We didn't want to do the stereotypical stuff.
“Not my power, but the power of the position, a power which could be used to help.”
“Abasement, degradation is simply the manner of life of the man who has refused to be what it is his duty to be.”