Several times viewers see a common theme in movies of good versus evil. The notorious film Serpico touches on this topic of good and bad cops. The film follows the life of undercover police officer Frank Serpico and his journey trying to end corruption within law enforcement. In the article, Newman discussed how the film portrayed almost every cop as a bad one, which contributed to the audience’s opinion of law enforcement. As a result, many people during this time had a negative outlook on police officers. The author also touched on the timeline of events in the movie. Viewers were not aware that most of these notable events happened over a course of years. The director did cut several scenes so viewers can see the progression of the main
