Mervyn LeRoy

Thomas 2022-03-14 08:01:02

The 1930 gangster film Little Caesar. In the early days of sound films, recording equipment and cameras were both cumbersome, with little camera movement, only panning shots and a small amount of tracking (because there was a large box to hide the camera to cover its noise, and it was not easy to...

Clara 2022-03-14 08:01:02

The history of American gangster or crime films can be traced back to Griffith's time. His 1913 film "The Swordsman of the Poor Lane" is considered the first gangster film in American cinema. Later, Sternberg's "Underworld" can be said to be an earlier depiction of the gangster career that appeared...

Ansley 2022-03-27 09:01:21

Gangster classic textbook. But Edward Robinson is not as good as James Cagney. One person can't handle a film at all.

Lindsay 2022-03-14 08:01:02

6/10. As the pioneering work of the genre, the description of the psychological desires of gangsters can be described as far-reaching, such as the symbol of desire for power/wealth. Rick, who has just entered the industry, shows envy to the boss's exquisite costumes and diamond bracelets, and pulls a gun on impulse. The Rick later stepped into the high-level, and he also dressed up in front of the mirror and showed off his jewelry to others. For example, for the underworld, emotion is the soft underbelly of their illegal order. Once emotion occurs, it means the beginning of destruction. After organizing the coercion to participate in the robbery of the nightclub, he couldn't sleep well. After his mother's teaching, he recalled his childhood choir and cleaned up his face. In the end, Rick was shot dead by the police because he couldn't deal with Qiao. He pointed the gun at Qiao Shi next to the piano. In the bokeh close-up, Rick is emotionally lost, indicating that friendship is his weakness.