Shaft is a classic suave hero film where the main character is a smooth talking, capable hero, who everyone seems to like. The film is shot in a city, so all of the scenery is tall buildings, city lights, apartments or small offices. There were a lot of quick jokes, and pieces of sarcastic humor throughout. You can see the breakdown of the code, in the more risky sexual aspects of the movie which previously would have been immediately banned. There is a lot of following shots as a characters walks down a street, or drives a car. I thought this movie was ahead of its time, and almost had a modern action movie feel to it.
