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With particular reference to ‘Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels’, how do gangster films represent the lifestyle of a gangster
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Sighting specific examples, how do gangster films represent the lifestyle of a gangster and how might this influence their target audiences? In 1990, the Box-Office hit 'Goodfellas' was released. This was a gangster film set in USA and is also the base for my studies. One character in this film, Henry Hill (Ray Liotta), said: "Being a gangster was better than being President of the United States." In this essay, I plan to explore this statement for its validity, making particular reference to 'Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels'(1997), as I feel this was a breakthrough in modern gangster films, far removed from older epics, such as 'The Godfather'. Of course, Liotta made quite the controversial statement at the time, as before this time, the crime world had been portrayed as scum. Primarily explored in Film Noir before now, it showed the world of crime in a very negative light. With the increasing publicity...
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