I love a great gangster tale. But they're hard to come by in today's Hollywood. I don't know about you, but I love the gangster genre. Crime films helped build the Hollywood we know and love today. While they are still made, they have shifted so greatly since their inception that they don't resemble the classic formula. Today, for the sake of conciseness, we're talking about that original Warner Bros. gangster movie, which follows a boy from the neighborhood who rides in crime, becomes part of higher society, but it all falls apart and he pays the price, usually with his life. We saw that kind of movie dominate for decades, and we still get riffs on it today. But is it dead? Has it been played out? Are there still chances to make something new? Always. I won't let you get too far into reading without telling you that I think this video essay is awesome, but I don't think one movie killed a genre. I think we are starving for new artists to tackle it. So let's get into it. Robert J. Thompson said, "The Western has been replaced by the Mob story as the central epic of America." Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 3 May, 2021