Gangsters

Lukas 2021-10-18 09:29:27

First, let's have a big story: Frank. Lucas used to be the driver of the drug lord Johnson. After Johnson died one day, Frank quickly usurped the throne and established his own sphere of influence. After that, he continued to sell heroin in Harlem, New York. With his success, he married the beauty queen. The baby was his wife and concealed that his mother had placed his younger brother under his own hands to participate in the drug trade. With a competitive advantage of high purity and low price, he finally defeated Dominic, the Mafia at the time, and became a Super Star on the New York underworld. On the other hand, New York police officer Rich was aware of the change of bosses in the drug trading network, so he continued to investigate, and then rejected the conspiracy of the agent Pachu, who had been bribed by Frank, and was rejected by his colleagues. What about his wife? He divorced him because he couldn't stand his long-term neglect of the family. In this way, capturing the big drug lord Frank became the whole focus of Rich's life, so between him and him, followed by scenes of thrilling gangster games of catching cats and mice.

After watching the movie, I checked some personal information about the protagonist of the movie. I didn't expect this to be a true story. Flack. Lucas is a prominent figure in the American gangs active in the 1970s. He once established an unprecedented drug sales network in New York, and later cooperated with the police to expose a large number of large drug trafficking syndicates and their mutual relations. It can be said that the deeds in the life of the colluding corrupt policemen are absolutely legendary. When he was a teenager, Frank escaped from North Carolina on the Atlantic coast, which was still in the southern apartheid zone. After arriving in New York, he sold drugs for a living in a neighborhood of black people in New York until he became the personal driver of the old man of the drug gang. Frank came to power immediately after the old man's death, and then implemented reforms among the gangs. For example, he cancelled the agent system in the purchase channel and directly sought to purchase directly from the source of the goods. It can be said that in order to sell drugs to the United States, he did everything, the most notorious of which was to use the coffins of soldiers killed in the Vietnam War to transport them. During this period, he also promoted many relatives and friends, copied the family model of the company, and eventually became famous in the American drug trade circle for his extremely alert and strict sales system. In short, in a word, Frank and his experience, It is full of dreamy and legendary colors of the "American Dream". The 77-year-old Frank, who can only rely on a wheelchair to travel. Lucas now looks like any ordinary black old man in New York.

Frank. Lucas was arrested in 1975 and sentenced to 70 years in prison. But he soon became a tainted witness for the government, mainly against the corrupt New York Police Special Investigation Team at the time. Thanks to him, 52 of the 70 police officers of the Special Investigation Team were charged or sent to prison. In this regard, Frank said that he only exposed the corrupt police officers. He also emphasized: "The people I reported were all police officers who took my money." After a series of reports, his sentence was reduced to 5 years. . But just after being released, he was arrested for small-scale drug trafficking. For the second time, he served 7 years in prison and was released in 1991.

Counting down some of the gang-themed movies I have watched, the "Godfather" series 1, 2, and 3. Needless to say, this is a classic of the times, and the "Infernal Affairs" series has achieved Hong Kong's world position in the film industry. These gangster themes not only dig deep into the growth history of gangster characters from their black and gloomy perspective, but also deeply reveal the social causes that have contributed to the growth of gangsters. Just like many people have seen in the movie, each young teenager Growing up as a gang leader, he is cruel and extraordinary, and his purpose is to make himself and his family better.

Let's take a look at the two protagonists. Dannick who plays Frank. Washington, who has always been called the most promising black male star in Hollywood, has been nominated for Oscars five times, two of which have won awards, and the other is Russell, who plays the role of police Richie. Crowe is also star-studded, but due to the needs of plot and publicity, Russell ranks second in every poster. These very subtle scenes are all based on Hollywood rules. In any case, the two tough guys on the screen are confronting good and evil. One side plays the cruel drug lord, and the other plays the righteous little policeman. This kind of strong setting is the usual Hollywood model no matter how you look at it.

Finally, nagging about the director, Ledley. Scott, are you familiar with it? I said a movie, you are familiar with it, "Gladiator", it is also a coincidence that Russell. It is precisely because of this film that Crowe won the Oscar for Best Actor in one fell swoop. With the previous brilliance as a pavement, the two men are even more comfortable.

Going back to the film, as an ordinary fan, I want to have a statement in my mind after watching any film. Mine is no exception. It can be said that the overall scene I feel is both real and magnificent. Two of them I don’t need to say any more about the exciting part of the movie actor Biao. What kind of gangster monuments have been erected by the predecessors of Hollywood. Does the director follow "The Godfather"? Or did he complete his own presentation? In any case, although this is not a classic, it is worth watching.

There is also a very interesting follow-up report. Three former anti-narcotics agents in the United States have sued the film on the grounds that they slandered the anti-narcotics agents, demanded that the court ban the film from being shown, and the film company should pay $55 million in compensation. According to Universal Studios, the three plaintiffs belonged to the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration, not the New York Drug Enforcement Administration, and they had no position to file a lawsuit. Hehe, it seems that the gangsters are all stories inside and outside, full of movie themes.

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Extended Reading
  • Alexandrine 2022-04-24 07:01:02

    Meritorious director, ace screenwriter, acting superstar Washington and Russell Crowe, the gangster drug network theme that can best show the epic pattern, the film that comes out is not as good as the peak, why? In addition to being too conservative and disciplined, the film portrays Washington as a great hero and godfather at the beginning, but it is discouraged at the end. Although it is true, it makes people feel that the classics have been compromised.

  • Catharine 2022-04-23 07:01:11

    Nov 2, 2007 23:57:01 8/8.4(65396) #120

American Gangster quotes

  • Chinese General: It's not in my best interest to say this Frank, but quitting while you're ahead, is not the same as quitting.

  • Detective Richie Roberts: Good work Frank. You... want a drink or something? Celebrate?

    Frank Lucas: You got any holy water?