Positive Criticism - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217505/ Warping you into Manhattan’s Five Points, an area in New York City upon which seemed as a place with no law during the mid-19th century. The drama film directed by Martin Scorsese, Gangs of New York, provides us an account of the anarchy that occurred; following the life of a man named Amsterdam, the son of a popular Irish-American leader, Priest Valon. Supported by the extraordinary acting performances by Daniel Day-Lewis (aka Bill the Butcher) and Leonardo DiCaprio (as Amsterdam) the film is a massive achievement. Scorsese creates a visualization of American’s primitive past, where violence and unrest was frequent in New York at the beginning of the Civil War. This is due to the editing and packaging of the story is filled with the same no-nonsense attitude that is shared with the characters themselves. Fueled by the hostility between the different social-groups who inhabit the Five Points. Every character lives on knives edge the whole film, as the groups live amongst each other in the crowded burrows. Scorsese uses this attitude to elegantly transition between the multiple plot lines within the film. In addition, the attitude gives context to the film, helping the plot lines build on top of each other slowly increasing the tension, adding value to the viewing experience. Unlike most films today, Gangs of New York, does not use computer generation. The coordination of the film production, is a great achievement
The film Gangs of New York, highlighted the facets of many different gangs; the most important being the Natives and the Dead Rabbits. Both gangs vied for power over the region called the Five Points during the Civil War time period. Within the film there were many different examples of social stratification like class privilege, status, and power. The examples of stratification were shown by both gangs and the individuals that the gangs were compromised of. The purpose of this paper is to analyze these examples of social class and privilege, status, parties, and power, as described by Max Weber, and how they exemplified in the film Gangs of New York. The examples of stratification in the film similar to that of Weber’s will show that the Gangs of New York represent the strife and problems that come with a person’s class, status, and party.
The movie Gangs of New York seemed almost as if summarizing everything into one piece. The books held facts, details, truths that the movie just couldn’t cover in two entire hours. The authors, Gilfoyle, Asbury, and Anbinder showed us just what exactly urban history is like which was honest, not overdramatized, factual, and real. While admittedly a good movie, the Gangs of New York is a great recommendation for fun, but if comparing it with history the movie is just pure fiction. An overdramatized, thug life of a man in past New York seeking revenge for the death of his father by the hands of Bill the Butcher. Understanding history, even if its urban history is no great feat in itself. For example, at the end of the movie there was the grave of the father of Amsterdam Vallen who was the leader of the Dead rabbits. The scene changed and fast forwards through time where the graves began to be covered in grass and weeds till eventually the graves were gone. That scene is just like history, until history is told, it will just sit and eventually be forgotten never to be found again making them details of the
The film Boyz n the Hood, is about a group of friend who grew up in the same neighbour hood, but were raised in different way because of the beliefs of their parents. Tre lived with his father who thought him to do the right thing and what it means to be a man, while Ricky and Doughboy who are brothers a raised by their mother in a home where there is little to no structure. Ricky and Doughboy grew up in a home where their mother openly favor one son over the other due to the fact that one boy showed more potential then the other. After watching Boyz N the Hood” there is a clear understand that in any family there are internal and external factors that can effect any person. In this movie you learn that the people you are closest with or call your family may not be blood related to you. After spending a significant amount of time together Tre, Doughboy and Ricky became a family outside of their own families. Internal factors that had an effect on the lives of the young boys in the movie include the parenting style, communication skills and assignment of roles. External factors that were seen in the film include family structures, systemic issues of classism and racism, circumstances and environmental circumstances.
The film, Chicago, revolves around the idea that American judicial system is merely one big show. It is not about seeking the truth and serving justice to the wronged; it is about appealing to the jury and presenting only the most favorable, beneficial facts. Roxie Hart is a wannabe jazz superstar, who does not mind sleeping her way to the top. Discontent with her lifestyle and boresome marriage, she enters into an illicit affair with Fred Casely. He promises her connections in the entertainment industry. However, as it turns out, her lover was lying and, plot twist, the man only wanted her for body. Infuriated by this, Roxie shoots him dead in a heat of passion. The rest of the film musical follows Roxie’s murder trial and provides an interesting view on the court system. The majority of the musical sequences consists of alternating between scenes of reality and the same scenario as spectacular stage performance.
The theory that I found goes best with “Gangs of New York” is Strain Theory. This paper will focus on Strain Theory as the main theory of this movie. This movie also incorporates theories like conflict, Social Learning, and Social Disorganization theories. Robert Merton’s Strain theory states that social strain arises because; culture over emphasizes the goal, and maintains that goal can be achieved by all, but social structure limits the ability to achieve these goals legitimately. (Notes) Basically saying that everyone wants to achieve one thing, and that one thing is the “American Dream”. This ideology asserts that all people have an equal chance to gain wealth. But in the capitalist society that we live in makes it nearly impossible for the average Joe to succeed. People who are wealthy stay wealthy and those who are poor, must resort to other means to gain wealth. This could involve theft, selling drugs, illegal gambling, prostitution, …etc. With this in mind, people who are at the bottom are going to take
The critically acclaimed film, Goodfellas, is a gangster crime drama that features an incredible amount of talent. Household names such as: Robert De Niro (Jimmy Conway), Joe Pesci (Tommy DeVito), Paul Sorvino (Paul Cicero), and promising stars like Ray Liotta (Henry Hill) and Lorraine Bracco (Karen Hill), attracted numerous Oscar and Golden Globe nominations. That type of cast power, linked with the signature talent of Martin Scorsese as a director, made for cinematic gold. Unquestionably, the actors and actresses did an excellent job augmenting the verisimilitude of this film and compelling audiences to empathize with their characters. But the cinematography in this film plays just as large a role in having audiences feel what the characters are feeling at a specific moment. Through the use of freeze frames, we learn of significant moments that shape Henry into the man that he is. By means of first-person narration we are able to know exactly what is going through a particular character’s mind. Finally, wonderful editing made great use of point of view and multiple jump cuts, which added to the sensation that we are undergoing the same experiences as the characters on screen. I will go into further detail and specify scenes that convey these elements as the essay progresses. Altogether, Martin Scorsese’s Goodfellas effectively depicts paramount scenes and allows the audience to empathize with the characters by virtue of stylistic editing and cinematography.
Work by Mario Van Peebles that left a mark on mainstream media with films such as, "New Jack City." The movie portrays a raucous examination at the spread of crack cocaine in New York City in 1991. John Singleton's film "Boyz N
When choosing an action comedy movie, most expect dramatic scenes accompanied by laughable moments throughout the movie. While other movies which claim to be action comedy don’t always supply a viewer with these characteristics. The 21 Jump Street movie series keeps you on your toes and also keeps you laughing. The purpose of any comedy is to humor the audience. Comedy films are designed to make the audience laugh and enjoy themselves, as was demonstrated heavily through the 21 Jump Street movies series. In comparison to other movie genres, comedy focuses to put a spotlight on main actors or stars. The incorporation of movie stars such as Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, and Ice cube, allows the viewers to connect to these publicly identifiable individuals which adds a depth to the story line. Consistent humor throughout the series, and the eye catching action of these movies proves that the movie met its main purpose: humor and entertainment.
The song itself is accessible in terms of the sound – it is definitely not tough and dirty rap for only Hip Hop biggest and the most dedicated fans but pop music enthusiasts would also like the track. The melody is very catchy and easy to remember. However, the situation is absolutely different in terms of lyrics. Gangsta's Paradise is the example of dark rap about the unreal lifestyle of the young criminals from poor districts of the United States1. The video starts with the picture of school corridor but this one is extremely unfriendly.
Do you ever look back on your good old high school yearbook pictures and say to yourself “what in the world was I thinking?” You often catch yourself wanting to hide it or rip the picture frame off the wall that your mom once proudly put up. You find it hanging on relative’s refrigerators, or being the topic of laughter on holidays. Trends throughout the years often change. Many of these changes happen quickly. One week something is “in” then the next week it is totally “out”. Imagine having to go back to school 10-15 years after graduating and trying your best to fit and blend in with the teenagers of that time period. In the movie, 21 Jump Street, that is what they attempted to do. The movie is starring Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill. It’s about two police officers who are forced to relive their high school days. They are assigned to go undercover as high school students to prevent the outbreak of a new synthetic drug and capture its supplier. An “honor roll geek” and “athletic underachiever” work together to fight crime and form an inseparable friendship while doing so. The police officers are forced to gain the mindset of a teenager. They have to learn how to fit in and interact with others during that time period. They realize that some of the things that were once “cool” are no longer as cool as they once thought they were. This movie features various different stereotypes in high school. Styles have changed, along with attitudes, and new clicks have formed. The
Director Scott Cooper instantly engulfs the audience in an atmosphere that oozes tension and suspense. I felt that at any moment someone could snap and kill someone, it’s that on the edge feeling is what a good gangster film should do. You’re supposed to feel that way because that’s probably how it really feels in that environment, you never know when you’re going to get wacked for saying the wrong thing. I’m one of the few people who actually really liked Cooper’s previous film ‘Out of the Furnace’, and while this is a superior film it does suffer similar
Paying homage to late 1930’s Chinatown arises with its release in 1974. Now over 40 years later Chinatown is still considered one of the greatest movies of all time. And not all due to its box office effect on Paramount Pictures wallets. The film owes Roman Polanski for captivating the 40’s in a factual stance yet portraying a private eye in a distinctive approach. From how he uses lighting and camera angles to his single scene in the film Polanski just makes it all work. Success also due to Jack Nicholson as the main character, were he truly proves that acting is a form of art. The film Chinatown embodies neo-noir and is gives viewers and strong sense of intrigue. Using strong senses of historical accuracy with Polanski’s attention to
Gangstar Vegas is an action adventure open world game set in the beautiful city of Las Vegas. the game is created by gameloft and it is the sequel to Gangstar Rio: City of Saints. You can play as a MMA fighter, named Jason Malone and fight against the mafia in Los Angeles- Nevada. Gangstar Vegas is open world and combines elements of First Person Shooter and Driving games, it has a robost combat syste that was highly appreaciated.
The first time SPQ interviewed actor and Pittsburgh native Carl Clemons, he was part of HBO’s awarding winning series “The Wire.” Since the show’s conclusion, he has kept himself working as an actor in a variety of acting roles. “These past few years I have experienced personal trails & tribulations. Working in the film business is not as easy as it seems.” Carl shared.
Ek Ruka Hua Faisla is probably the best Hindi remake Film which was released in late 1980’s.The Director of this movie is Basu Chatterjee. This Movie is a remake of 12 Angry Men which is an award winning American Movie the Director of this movie is Sidney Lumet.