These principles parallel each other and reoccur throughout various gangster films, setting standards for the genre. The types of characters, the locations the film takes place in, and the resolutions that occur can be linked together and associated with all other films of its genre. ... In the gangster genre, the settings at hand are common. ... Setting is an important tool in the gangster genre and is used in these two films according to formula. ... The gangster film was an extremely popular genre back in the thirties and returned in the nineties. ...

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Gangster films are one of the oldest of film genres. ... James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart were some of the stars that emerged during the gangster genre. ... Twenty-three deaths litter the film. ... This gangster film re-invented the gangster genre, elevating the gangster film to a higher level by portraying the gangster figure as a tragic hero. Some critics saw this as a glorification of the gangster genre. ...

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Bonnie and Clyde I think that the film Bonnie and Clyde was an example of a typical gangster film. Some elements that make the film a typical example of a gangster film are that the action takes place in a rural depressed town. ... The characters are typical of the genre. ... The conventions of major importance to the genre are in the film. ... I thought that this film was very good. ...

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Trust in a man's word is regarded to as one of the most important aspects in the film. ... Color in The Godfather, is used to show film noir. ... In the film, Michael is the transitional figure("The Godfather" James Berardinelli). ... Irony is used loosely throughout the film. ... Although we see a universal theme of issues in The Godfather, these themes have been known to inspire great authors of every genre. ...

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"The Godfather" is an iconic film that was released in 1972. ... Coppola is quite fond of this method and it can be found in all three of the Godfather films. ... Music and sound effects in film are a huge factor in the viewer experience. ... This is achieved through genre selection, volume and cohesively partnering with the video. ... Symbolism is as prevalent in film as it is anywhere and "The Godfather" is no exception. ...

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The opening however uses the effect of a sound-bridge, with Tony Bennett's version of the song Rags to Riches, a song which relates to Henry and to the film in an oblique way. ... Another piece of iconography used is the voice over; Henry (Ray Liotta) has a very strong New York accent, which again, fulfils the expectations of what the film has set out to be. ... The audiences' generic expectations of a gangster film are fulfilled during the sequence by mis-en-scene. ... The actors have conformed to the characteristics of this genre and the stereotype of a gangster, the people are all...

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