Many similarities turn up within films. Setting, storyline, period of time, etc, can be seen in films. This makes them part of a genre. For example a lot of science fiction movies are set in space (Alien, Star Wars, etc), action movies have a ‘good guy’ versus ‘bad guy’ storyline (True Lies, James Bond, etc) and vampire films follow myths that vampires die in sunlight and have no reflection (Interview With A Vampire, From Dusk Till Dawn, etc). Gangster movies are no exception. Most of the films in the genre are set in areas that have no landmarks and are in back streets of major cities. Foreigners are also featured, with Italians and Sicilians playing big parts due to Mafioso connections. The Italian Americans have been the main characters in many gangster films. Men p

Another similarity is the use of foreigners within the film. Almost all of the main characters in GoodFellas are Sicilians, where as in Lock, Stock… one of the group’s business friends is Greek. Also in Lock, Stock… they use cockney rhyming slang, a local dialect, whereas in GoodFellas, they infuse their conversations with Italian.

lay these characters, with women taking a backseat, and show they are very close knit, as many of the films feature gangster families. Some of the films show a gang of friends that act like they were brothers. With all of the films in this genre, crime plays a part. From petty crimes like selling stolen goods, all the way up to murder. Strong violence and bad language is also included and most gangster films are intended for an adult audience.

Equally these films use frequent and strong violence, and sometimes where it is not needed within the film but used for the shock value that the violence brings. In Lock, Stock… Vinnie Jones’ character slams a car door on a rival gangsters head repeatedly. In GoodFellas, there is the scene where a man is beaten to death by two of the gang because of an argument.

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