Mob film

The Godfather is a 1972 film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and Gordon Hugh Willis. It is a film of the gangster genre because it involves mafia and has different aspects that will suggest and show why it is in reality a gangster genre film. The Godfather is a film that involves a family who is in the mafia and they are called the Corleone family. Which is going to show how the life of the main character would change and now it would center around the mafia lifestyle and becomes known as the godfather. In viewing at this film I think the requirements needed to be categorize as a gangster film had met and you could easily identify it because of the drama in the film with the family and mafia. Gangster genre is about a single principal character…

Howard Rheingold’s book, Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution is a commentary concerning the emerging effects wireless technology and mobile devices might have on society. This is not a new topic for Rheingold, he has written other works about trends in computing, communications, and culture, including the book, Virtual Community, a term he also coined. In Smart Mobs, Rheingold explores the groups of friends, colleagues, and/or strangers, who come together in what he calls smart mobs.…

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…

America in the 1959 was about partying, live music, illegal alcohol and the mob. In the movie Some Like it Hot all of those elements were expose. Starting with the first scene when the Chicago cops are chasing the Italian mob for having illegal alcohol and still got away. The next scene Joe and Jerry were in a live band playing at a funeral party. That was Chicago at its best, having illegal alcohol at the underground parties that were owned by people like Al Pacino and the mob. Another scene…

The film not only gives audiences a chance to find the similar experience, but also gives a way for audiences to see how certain condition impacted the society. Both the films The Birth of a Nation and Within Our Gates emerged with the controversial issues at that time; lynching, rape, discrimination, violence. By applying the film as a social and political force, Griffith's The Birth of a Nation proposes a controversial for the negative depiction of African Americans and the positive portrayal…

Film not only gives audiences a chance to find the similar experience, but also gives a way to audiences to see how certain condition impacted the society. The films The Birth of a Nation and Within Our Gates both incorporate controversial issues during that time; lynching, rape, discrimination, violence, education, and exploitation. By applying the film as social and political force, Griffith's The Birth of a Nation proposes a controversial for the negative depiction of African Americans and…

Hollywood is epicenter of the art of storytelling. From the most historical moments in history to moments in time that happened only a few years ago, it's where movies about events come to life once again. With the last movie, Sully, the world is once again watching as a brave pilot decides to land an aircraft in the middle of the Hudson River to save lives (and also take flack for his decision.) This movie is based on a true story and most people are aware of Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger as…

If I had to describe film, I’d call it a nonverbal medium that is used to tell a story and provoke emotion within us. Though the story of a movie isn't just exclusive to it’s plot; movies reflects the time when it was made and the social norms and gender roles that were normal at the time. Rather than being offended by the gender roles or political incorrectness of movies in a different era we should use is it as perspective. Hollywood isn't as it’s portrayed even the legends of the industry…

strange sex, drugs, fixed fights and a dead body disposal written and directed by the Oscar winner Quentin Tarantino. One of the most influential films of the 1990s, a delirious post-modern mix of neo-noir thrills, pitch-black humour and pop-culture touchstones. Gangster Films are developed around the sinister actions of criminals or gangsters, particularly bank robbers, underworld figures, or ruthless thugs who operate outside the law, stealing and violently murdering their way through life.…

has expended into the mass media. In this expression, the subject of Jesus life has been widely and artistically portrayed in film, directors ranging from extremely figurative to literal adaptations of the Gospel narratives. These adaptations have not been without controversy, as religion and creative license are not always well received. This paper will examine significant adaptions of Jesus’s life through silent movies such as The King of Kings, musicals such as Godspell and controversial…