Development of the Gangster Films
Gangster films are the most complex category of films that mirror our view on the moral justice as well as order whether legal or illegal. Crime films are centered on criminal activities such as hoodlums, bootlegging alcohol during Prohibition, bank robbers, and petty theft. Admittedly, the criminal activities that feature in the gangster films are executed against the laws, and they are carried out with no regard to the safety of human life. They evolve around gangsters who are motivated to seek power and wealth.
The earliest gangster film in the United States can be traced back to the silent epoch of 1897-1927 when the country was experiencing the progressive era (Kolker 67). The crime films during this period …show more content…
In fact, these mythical gangster movies can be understood in broad societal perspectives. Evidently, the early gangster movies in the 1930s depicted the essence of having a law enforcement system. Furthermore, it painted a public figure who was admired by all the members of the society due to his wealth during the great economic depression. Starting from the early 1920s, the Hollywood criminals were being put in a brighter light in the films contrary to the way they used to be depicted previously as an evil villain who was the dregs of human nature. During this period, the gangsters were featured with their normality whereby the Hollywood would use it to mirror the importance of the gangster career decision as an alternative to the normalcy that a typical American citizen had chosen to live as a result of a failed economic …show more content…
Many criminals from both the urban areas and in the rural areas in the classic movies are described having cross-class, depression, and cross-ethnic appeal. In fact, both the urban and rural criminals became the symbols of the rebellion that was impossible for the ordinary law abiding American citizen. This heroic rebel image of the classic movies empathized. The gangsters in the classic movies were depicted as heroes, and they were admired by many people since they were able to rebel against the failed economic system that by then was in the depression phase. Moreover, they were admired due to their rebellious and independent opinions of businesses in the United States and they were viewed as the true reflection of the legitimate society. However, the glorification of the gangster heroes in the classic gangster movies led to a misguided belief of the American citizens in their reasoning of the motives and the criminal big-shot of the gangster films. Admittedly, this resulted in a parody of the American dreams of being wealthy and fruitful in all their enduring of
Gangster films are the most complex category of films that mirror our view on the moral justice as well as order whether legal or illegal. Crime films are centered on criminal activities such as hoodlums, bootlegging alcohol during Prohibition, bank robbers, and petty theft. Admittedly, the criminal activities that feature in the gangster films are executed against the laws, and they are carried out with no regard to the safety of human life. They evolve around gangsters who are motivated to seek power and wealth.
The earliest gangster film in the United States can be traced back to the silent epoch of 1897-1927 when the country was experiencing the progressive era (Kolker 67). The crime films during this period …show more content…
In fact, these mythical gangster movies can be understood in broad societal perspectives. Evidently, the early gangster movies in the 1930s depicted the essence of having a law enforcement system. Furthermore, it painted a public figure who was admired by all the members of the society due to his wealth during the great economic depression. Starting from the early 1920s, the Hollywood criminals were being put in a brighter light in the films contrary to the way they used to be depicted previously as an evil villain who was the dregs of human nature. During this period, the gangsters were featured with their normality whereby the Hollywood would use it to mirror the importance of the gangster career decision as an alternative to the normalcy that a typical American citizen had chosen to live as a result of a failed economic …show more content…
Many criminals from both the urban areas and in the rural areas in the classic movies are described having cross-class, depression, and cross-ethnic appeal. In fact, both the urban and rural criminals became the symbols of the rebellion that was impossible for the ordinary law abiding American citizen. This heroic rebel image of the classic movies empathized. The gangsters in the classic movies were depicted as heroes, and they were admired by many people since they were able to rebel against the failed economic system that by then was in the depression phase. Moreover, they were admired due to their rebellious and independent opinions of businesses in the United States and they were viewed as the true reflection of the legitimate society. However, the glorification of the gangster heroes in the classic gangster movies led to a misguided belief of the American citizens in their reasoning of the motives and the criminal big-shot of the gangster films. Admittedly, this resulted in a parody of the American dreams of being wealthy and fruitful in all their enduring of