Okay, I have THOUGHTS about The Dead Pool (Harry Callahan rant incoming!)

Guys, okay, so I finally watched "The Dead Pool" (1988) and… wow. Just wow. I know, I know, late to the party, but Dirty Harry movies aren't usually my thing. My friend recommended it and said it was extra bonkers, and she WASN'T WRONG. So like, the whole premise – psycho fan making a dead pool list with celebrities' names and then, BAM, they start dying – is already pretty intense. But then the part where they drag Al Quan into it??? My HEART. I was genuinely scared for him! I've always been a sucker for the dynamic between Harry and Al. It's so sweet, and I thought Al would be murdered for a minute there. And okay, let's talk about the car chase scene with the remote-controlled toy car. Like, what even WAS that?! It was so ridiculous it looped back around to being amazing and also kinda scary. Can you imagine being chased by that tiny, demonic thing??? What keeps me up at night is the idea of Callahan actually falling for that little car. It's so stupid, I can't help but think it could happen in real life. Here's my theory, though: what if, subconsciously, Harry wanted to be on that list? Think about it. The whole movie is basically everyone telling him he's an anachronism, a dinosaur. Maybe, deep down, he's craving the chaos, the attention, being the center of it all, even if it means risking his life? That's so messed up, but it kinda makes sense when you consider how emotionally closed-off he is. He can't have feelings and be a effective detective. I'm not saying he wanted people to die, obviously, but maybe a part of him needed the validation of being the only one who could stop it? Maybe also he wanted to feel closer with Quan and all the other officers. Honestly, this movie messed with my head more than I expected. It wasn't just dumb action; there was something really unsettling about the whole thing. Like, what does that say about how we treat celebrities? And the way everyone kept treating Harry like he was the problem just made me sad! What do you guys think? Am I overthinking it, or did this one get under your skin too?