Gangs of New York

The movie Gangs of New York takes place in New York City (1862-63) and illustrates the life of an immigrant named Amsterdam Vallon. The theme of the movie is that it is difficult to survive in an area of immense poverty without engaging in illicit activity. The movie starts in lower Manhattan in 1846 with an Irish Catholic Immigrant group facing off in a bloody battle natives (traditional Americans) who despise the newcomer. The leaders of each group, Bill Cutting of the Natives and Priest Vallon of the Irish Catholics are each taking down many of their adversaries until Bill Cutting stabs Priest Vallon in the back. Vallon’s son, Amsterdam watches this go down and comes to grieve over his father in the midst of the battle. Bill Cutting sees…

The movie Gangs of New York, takes place in a neighborhood in lower Manhattan. The movie deals with the immigration of many Irish to New York as a result; gangs are created which are in favor and against the Irish. At the same time this takes place, Lincoln has made the first draft of the country in order to fight in the civil war and free slaves. The movie opening scene begins with a battle in 1846 between a Native gang lead by Bill “The Butcher” and a Irish gang who’s leader is Vallon (main…

The movie Gangs of New York takes place in mid-19th century in the Five Points district located inside of New York City. The Five Points area was built on what was known as the Collect Pond; the Five Points was a very important part of the movie because this is where everyone got their fresh water. Eventually, overtime due to the amount of people immigrating here the water started to become contaminated in a short period of time. In other words, it stunk, and the place was filled with disease.…

Movie Essay Anger, hostility, and control are the main elements in the movie I watched “Gangs of New York”. Even though the film was very complex to understand there were some connections from what was learned in class from lecture 19 mostly, that the film represents. The setting of the movie takes place in the 1860’s of New York. This film connects with lecture 19 “The Antebellum North” because what is being discussed in that chapter is how the Irish migrate to America due to the potato…

Watching 12 Years a Slave and Gangs of New York is not an easy thing to do. The scenes are brutal and detailed. 12 Years a Slave is a movie that presents the hardships of slavery—separation of families, rape, and physical punishment. While the Gangs of New York depicts New York City in the mid eighteen-century, a time in where Irish immigrants were unwelcomed, politicians were corrupt, and the streets were unsafe. Some may argue that the film-makers of these movies focus on violence and other…

beginnings of organized crime. Later on, the Italians were the most commonly associated group that took part in organized crime, followed by the Asians and Latinos. When the Italians first came to America they were treated as slaves and were put to work doing strenuous labor, as more and more came they started to inhabit Manhattan and started taking payments for protection, then the Irish came, and they were stuck with the undesirable jobs. The Irish and the Italians hated each other, this is…

Gangs of New York and My Left Foot are two contrasting journeys that are set apart in almost every aspect. Daniel Day-Lewis immerses himself in both Bill Cuttings from Gangs of New York and Christy Brown from My Left Foot in a way that grips the audience. The use of lighting techniques, camera angles and costume design all combine to create an authentic setting in both films. Martin Scorsese’s Gangs of New York is an epic drama that captures the essence of the Five Points lower Manhattan…

Gangs of New York is a movie in the entertainment industry. However, as a historical tool, it is exaggerated. The reconstruction of the Paradise Square and the wooden neighborhood that was overcrowded and the cave like basements enables us to view and experience how living in the past felt. The film also has a performance by Daniel Day-Lewis, who maintains a New York accent throughout the movie. The accent does not exist anymore, and it is anachronistic. New York reached its full development…

Drugs, greed, hookers, and a giant scam. This would be an accurate way to summarize the "professional" life of Jordan Belfort also known as the "Wolf of Wall Street". Mr. Belfort, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, is the main character in the film The Wolf of Wall Street, a film by Martin Scorsese based on the real life memoir of Jordan Belfort. He is a man consumed in himself and Scorsese makes his viewers want to embody his lifestyle. So how was he able to present and glamorize a life filled with…

Bill Cunningham New York Bill Cunningham New York directed by Richard Press is a tribute to a legendary New York streets photographer who devoted his whole life to street fashion photography without thinking of it as a door to fame or wealth. The movie drives us through Bill Cunningham love story with fashion especially women fashion and how he devoted his life to what he loves the most which is fashion photography. Cunningham captures the lives of others and has been a very important…