Gangs of New York, A Film Analysis

Bill Butcher is the ideal "bad guy" in the movie. He is a stubborn person and will not change his way of thinking about someone of him. When you get off the boat and try to settle in America, you are disliked by Mr. Cher. Bill is a very thin tall guy, and his hair has a whisker. Bill and his party believe that the only corporation that has work, family, and money is not an immigrant, but a person born in the United States. Bill and his rough party could not even deprive women and children.

New York gang: cultural change Jeremiah Harrity SOCI 220 American pop culture Dr. Nancy Wack, 2013 April 13, the New York of the gang: the cultural transformation the movie "New York gang", see the city to challenge due to the influence of different cultures This movie is about a young man Amsterdam Vance who was cruelly killed in a gang conflict and tried to get revenge on his father who opposed his opponent Bill Butcher. On the surface, the movie is ... the reason behind the street gang is mainly related to myriad social and economic reasons. One of the reasons for young people to participate in gangs is the despair for poverty and the collapse of families as a coherent unit. According to a survey of the gang area, Los Angeles showed the same poverty map in that area. There are other reasons behind the fact that youth joined the gangs When they were critically analyzed they turned out to be direct or indirect

Martin Scorsese '2002 movie "New York Gang" claimed that it was a historic movie about the gang competition centered on the ethnic groups of New York City in 1863, but this movie relies heavily on poetry licensing ing. Rather than digging historical features and realistic details, emphasize the story of violence and typical Hollywood 's "right and wrong". It is almost certain that the gangs caught the past tastes and myths of American ethnic diversity, and violence and tension of American citizenship, but the historical theme of gang processing is also secondary It is a fact. Main driving force: Make movies that are smooth and profitable