Gangster films in the Pre-Code Era were historically produced to address social and economic issues during the Great Depression.A particularly controversial gangster film,Scarface:The Shame of the Nation(1932),was pro...Gangster films in the Pre-Code Era were historically produced to address social and economic issues during the Great Depression.A particularly controversial gangster film,Scarface:The Shame of the Nation(1932),was produced/directed by Howard Hawks and Howard Hughes.The producers/directors created realistic and raw scenes of violence,smuggling,and explosions that were entertaining to the audience but contained a strong,passionate message.Although Scarface:The Shame of the Nation was wildly popular,films such as the 2013 Gangster Squad,also about organized crime,contained a somewhat different message due to it having been produced in a different era.Scarface conveyed a message addressing the issues of society while Gangster Squad’s message was the telling of Italian mobster Mickey Cohen’s story for entertainment.展开更多
Martin Scorsese is best known for his gangster films,especially biographical gangster epics based on real people or events.It can be said that Scorsese’s attempts in the gangster genre both inherited the traditional ...Martin Scorsese is best known for his gangster films,especially biographical gangster epics based on real people or events.It can be said that Scorsese’s attempts in the gangster genre both inherited the traditional American gangster films and enriched them with his unique artistic style,and made an indelible contribution to the expansion of this genre by offering criticism.In 2019,Martin Scorsese returns to the gangster genre with his masterpiece The Irishman.Although The Irishman is a profound film on its own,the only way to bring out its full charm is to link it to Scorsese’s earlier works.By comparing the similar camera design and filming techniques in the two films,as well as the cultural changes behind them,this paper focuses on the inherent connection between The Irishman and Goodfellas,and tries to explore how The Irishman draws on the elements in Goodfellas to finally accomplish thematic sublimation and reach new heights in the aesthetics of gangster films.展开更多
文摘Gangster films in the Pre-Code Era were historically produced to address social and economic issues during the Great Depression.A particularly controversial gangster film,Scarface:The Shame of the Nation(1932),was produced/directed by Howard Hawks and Howard Hughes.The producers/directors created realistic and raw scenes of violence,smuggling,and explosions that were entertaining to the audience but contained a strong,passionate message.Although Scarface:The Shame of the Nation was wildly popular,films such as the 2013 Gangster Squad,also about organized crime,contained a somewhat different message due to it having been produced in a different era.Scarface conveyed a message addressing the issues of society while Gangster Squad’s message was the telling of Italian mobster Mickey Cohen’s story for entertainment.
文摘Martin Scorsese is best known for his gangster films,especially biographical gangster epics based on real people or events.It can be said that Scorsese’s attempts in the gangster genre both inherited the traditional American gangster films and enriched them with his unique artistic style,and made an indelible contribution to the expansion of this genre by offering criticism.In 2019,Martin Scorsese returns to the gangster genre with his masterpiece The Irishman.Although The Irishman is a profound film on its own,the only way to bring out its full charm is to link it to Scorsese’s earlier works.By comparing the similar camera design and filming techniques in the two films,as well as the cultural changes behind them,this paper focuses on the inherent connection between The Irishman and Goodfellas,and tries to explore how The Irishman draws on the elements in Goodfellas to finally accomplish thematic sublimation and reach new heights in the aesthetics of gangster films.
