In 1953, cops were almost always the good guys. But The Big Heat was ahead of its time, showing that sometimes the police aren't in the right.
The Big Picture George Orwell once said that all art is propaganda, that every decision made in the process of making art serves some kind of political purpose or is a reflection of the times in which it was made. One of the most prevalent examples of this is how law enforcement, and specifically the police, have been portrayed in mainstream American cinema throughout film history.
The thing that leaps out the quickest about Bannion is his attitude and how disconnected he feels from his actions. He always comes off as glib and callous, like he's stuck in the bedside manners mode that doctors have with patients. Whether he's talking to the widow of the dead cop or interrogating the cop's mistress, it feels like he isn't truly emotionally invested in any of it; he's simply going through the motions of what he's supposed to, as part of the job.
This is only amplified when Katie is killed in a car bomb set up by a Lagana flunky that was intended for Dave. The car bombing only happened because after Katie got a threatening phone call from the mob, Bannion thought it was a good idea to storm to Lagana's house, threaten him, and beat up one of his bodyguards, which led to inevitable retaliation.
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