Gangster films are one of the most popular films today. These films are full of violence, crime, action and a whole lot more. Films in this genre go pretty far back in time. Some of the most popular gangster films were made in the early 1900’s. One of the first ever gangster film made is Musketeers of Pig Alley. This film is black and white with no sound. According to Film Genre Reader II, “we know that whatever happens the gangster always gets his” (Mitchel 206). Having that in mind makes these type of films irresistible. When comparing gangster films from back then to today one will see quite a change in things like acting, graphics, special effects, and the way gangsters are demonstrated. These qualities have change extremely over time. The Gangster genre contains films with mafia related crime, and violence due to drug wars, money and other personal additions.
According to New American Crime Film, “Crime films have existed since the very beginning of cinema” (Gordon 1). The first crime film ever made is The Great Train Robbery. This film dated all the way back to 1903. This film is about a train full of money heading to its destination when all the sudden is …show more content…
However, there still has been some very good movies that have been made using the gangster genre. By this time, Gangster movies were much more evolved with the upgrading of film quality. According to The rough guide to gangster movies, there were a lot of gangster movies based off of “real life” gangsters (VI).One film like that was made in 2002, and is called Gangs of New York. This film directed by Martin Scorsese is about a man they call Tweed, who secretly tells contractors to over price everything so that he, and his gang gets half the profit. Tweed was a real gang member in real life. They have a lot of movies like that that have guys like Al Capone in it who was the most famous gangster in the
According to New American Crime Film, “Crime films have existed since the very beginning of cinema” (Gordon 1). The first crime film ever made is The Great Train Robbery. This film dated all the way back to 1903. This film is about a train full of money heading to its destination when all the sudden is …show more content…
However, there still has been some very good movies that have been made using the gangster genre. By this time, Gangster movies were much more evolved with the upgrading of film quality. According to The rough guide to gangster movies, there were a lot of gangster movies based off of “real life” gangsters (VI).One film like that was made in 2002, and is called Gangs of New York. This film directed by Martin Scorsese is about a man they call Tweed, who secretly tells contractors to over price everything so that he, and his gang gets half the profit. Tweed was a real gang member in real life. They have a lot of movies like that that have guys like Al Capone in it who was the most famous gangster in the