Film Analysis Of The Film 'The Untouchables'

Instead, Ness decided to hire ten men who he has high trust in and knew were incorruptible. “After Ness refused [Al Capone’s] bribes, a newspaper article called him "Untouchable." The myth of the "Untouchables" was built around this fact” (Hayes and Nikolas). As more men refused to speak to Capone, violent acts emerged as Capone ran out of patience and attempts of murder on Ness’ life occurred at least twice. However, none of this affected Ness and Ness was able to gather enough evidence to shut away Capone because of his sloppiness in his rage against Ness. This is where the FBI was able to step in. Due to the little notoriety of the organization, corruption never entered the organization. When Ness took the role of taking down Capone with his group of “untouchables”, the government began to take notice to the FBI. Thanks to Ness’ actions against Capone, the government realized the FBI had the ability to be untouched by corruption and could face any criminal activities occurring in the country. This was the beginning of government support that elevated the FBI to the position that is seen

In 1972, one of the world’s biggest movies came to theaters, The Godfather. The movie was nominated for 11 Oscars but won only three. The Godfather’s complexity circle’s around the mobs. There were five mob families in this film with crazy names there were important to remember such as Don Vito and Clemenza. The names of the characters were important to remember because they all had significance at some point in the story. A very complex scene was when Michael was at the restaurant meeting with Capt. McCluskey and Sollozzo to kill both men. The scene had built up this suspense that had the audience on edge. The scene had my heart racing because of what the outcome would be. This movie’s originality was also the focus on the mobs because the

Chief gangster Al Capone used violence, intimidation, and manipulation to shape the identities of the citizens in Chicago IL.

The PBS Frontline Documentary, “The Untouchables” produced by Martin Smith details how those responsible for the 2008 financial crisis, caused by the failing of multiple mortgage backed securities that were fraudulently cobbled together with very lax oversight, were never criminally indicted for their actions. Part of the explanation from the Justice Department was that they were afraid that aggressively pursuing the presidents and vice-presidents of the banks involved in the fraudulent mortgage backed securities would make the banking industry even more unstable. This was something that they were very reluctant to risk, since so many banks were already beginning to close. In the documentary,

It’s the beginning of the 1950’s. The citizens of Chicago are awaken by gunfires of mobsters of the “Chicago Outfit's,” lead by Al-Capone. Al-Capone was one of the best mobster kings in America, he got away with multiple murders, bootlegged alcohol during the prohibition era, along with numerous other court cases.

How the Outfit conducted business, and Capone's willingness to settle for nothing less than being the best were factors that ultimately led to the growth of this powerful and unstoppable American Mafia. Capone was the king of the Chicago streets. No one could stop him; he controlled everything and everyone. This is what left a lasting impact on society for even longer than Capone reined the streets.

This classical landmark film, The Public enemy, introduces the social context of gangster films around the same time Prohibition and the Great Depression really started to take a toll on lives. While the later well-known film, Scarface, was placed in the era of mass immigration from Cuba to Florida, with the growth in popularity of the drug ‘cocaine’. Due to these two films, people become fascinated with the idea of wealth and power both found in the typical

“You can go a long way with a smile. You can go a lot farther with a smile and a gun.” When you think of a criminal, the average crowd would assume someone dumb, violent, and notorious, but that wasn’t the case with Al Capone. Al was a world class criminal that ran a successful bootlegging business, was responsible for many murderers, and was a big time gambler, but at same time Capone has proven to be a influential leader to many people by being competitive, aware, and risk-taking throughout his career as the “Scarface”.

When talking about a true American crime story, one can start and end the discussion with one of the most powerful and influential true stories ever told: GoodFellas. Based on the incredible true story, the film follows the rise and fall of Lucchese crime family associates Henry Hill and his friends throughout the 50s, 60s, 70s, and 1980s. Originally written as the non-fiction novel “Wise Guys” by Nicholas Pileggi, the story takes you deep into the world of arguably the most notorious crime posse America has ever known: the Italian Mafia. It is viewed by scores of critics and moviegoers alike as one of the greatest crime/drama movies ever filmed – so needless to say, with such a

Even with his team of specialists Ness was not without human fears. It was well known that Al Capone was the greatest criminal ever to walk the earth and every honest

To define a film by a certain genre, there are several elements and signatures that a film will display in order to signify its place amongst the genre. A film from the gangster genre is characterized by violence and lawlessness of american capitalism and The American Dream. The short lived classical era of the gangster genre in Hollywood is also greatly influenced by the production code which manifested the iconic moral narrative of the gangster genre. William A. Wellman’s 1931 film The Public Enemy can be considered a film of the gangster genre when one examines the conflict with the American dream, the rise and fall of the protagonist Tom Powers, as well as the visual storytelling employed to support the narrative.

One in particular that focuses on the use of sound and music is the restaurant scene where Michael kills the family’s rival gangster Sollozzo and corrupt police captain, McCluskey. Coppola makes two main choices with the sound to create tension in the scene. He chooses not to include music in the scene and exaggerates key sound effects to heighten Michael’s emotional state. As the three of the men sit down, the first sound you hear is the pop of the cork being twisted off the wine bottle. It is an exaggerated sound and much louder than anything else that is being heard inside the restaurant but it sets the tone for the scene as if to say to listen more closely.

On a stormy, foreboding night newspaperman Frank Ross runs from the scene of his next big story, celebrating the triumph of his newest exposé detailing governmental misdeeds. In reality, he is sealing his fate as an honest man targeted by an immoral legal system. In this particular shot from Each Dawn I Die (Keighley, 1939), Ross’s literal imprisonment is foreshadowed, but more importantly the framing, composition, and use of depth in the mise en scène, symbolize Ross’s entrapment and highlight his ultimate lack of power in the throes of corrupted society even as he feels he is at his most free.

The Intouchables Is a film about an unlikely friendship between Philippe, a highly affluent quadriplegic, and Driss, a Senegalese immigrant who lands a job as Philippe’s live-in caregiver. The characters friendship arises despite the vast class chasm between them. I think the film title is aptly suited, the Philippe and Driss’s friendship seem almost unrealistic given class differences, the age gap between them, opposite personal interests, and differences in physical capabilities, however, none of these differences act as barriers to the development of their friendship.

Race is a socially defined category based on real or perceived biological differences between groups of people. In society now a day it is impossible to avoid your race. Whether it be in social constructs in the media, or in everyday life, there are constant reminders of race and the struggles that accompany it such as racial identity and racial formation. Although race is something one cannot choose, our race can control how we live and what we are perceived as. Just as W.E.B DuBois theorized in 1896 the issues that circled race had nothing to do with racial inferiority but instead had everything to do with racial prejudice. This social construct plays major roles in both films 12 Years a Slave and 13th. With these films, we get an inside look at the issues of race that plagued the past and the racial issues that still plague America, till this day.