Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio
, Cameron Diaz
, Daniel Day-Lewis Lewis
, Liam Neeson
, Henry Thomas, Henry Thomas
Duration: 175 minutes
Production: Miramax Films
Premiere: December 20, 2002
1846-1863. In New York more than a century ago, corrupt politicians fought for the official leadership of the city with shady and shady means; while in Manhattan's Fifth District, Baoli District, and Paradise Square, Irish immigrant gangsters "Dead Rabbit Party" and The "Local Party" blatantly competes for territory and everything that can be possessed by force...
The old gang leader of the "Dead Rabbit Party", Priest Velen (Lian Neeson), is killed by the leader of the "Local Party" , "The Butcher" Bill Poole (Daniel Day-Lewis), and the deceased's young son, Amsterdam Velen (Leonardo DiCaprio), succeeded the leader. Of course, his first "business" after taking office was to kill Bill to avenge his father. However, the years of fighting between the gangs have made the right and wrong between them already entangled, and Bill "The Butcher" is really a cold-blooded and murderous butcher who kills without blinking an eye, which makes Amsterdam's revenge plan difficult.
Getting to know the female thief Jenny Everdian (Cameron Diaz) seems to turn things around, her help gives Amsterdam new hope, and the two gradually fall in love through mutual cooperation and use. ——Who knows whether this is a blessing or a curse for the road of revenge...
"Gangs of New York" from dream to reality:
How did an "epic" (yes, epic, Hollywood always produce this thing) blockbuster like "Gangs of New York" grow from an idea to a big screen hit? Just as the sensational "Titanic" was a dream that director James Cameron had been circling for 10 years, "Gangs of New York" was also an unfinished dream in Martin Scorsese's mind. Just: Scorsese has had this dream for 25 years!
In 1928, journalist-turned-author Herbert Asbury (Herbert Asbury) used the real social situation in New York's post-immigrant period as a blueprint to create a novel "The Gangs of New York", which described the political corruption and political corruption in New York's barbaric period. The story of the struggles of various immigrant gangs was so popular that it became an excellent literary work that was quite popular at the time.
Time flew by, and it was 1977 in the blink of an eye. At this time, there is a rising star in the American film industry who is shining brightly - he is the 34-year-old young talent Martin Scorsese. After the two iconic Scorsese films, Mean Streets and Taxi Driver, were released, the entire film industry was impressed by the young director's profound understanding of society and outstanding film talents. Cosis is being scrambled by the bosses of various film companies like a toast just out of the oven. Everyone wants to use his magic hand to turn their movies into gold. As a result, the smug Scorsese first revealed the idea of putting his most ambitious work on the screen - he did not have a script at the time, but the general framework of the film had matured in Scorsese's mind as early as: An epic film, gang fights between different ethnic groups, a young hero, a twisted and bizarre romance... This will obviously be a hugely expensive production, but relying on the youthful spirit, Scoo Sith boldly placed a two-page ad in Famous Stand magazine announcing that his next project would be: Gangs of New York.
However, no one expected that the golden age of directors would suddenly be fleeting. Francis Ford Coppola and Michael Cimino, two young and promising directors as young as Scorsese, failed in succession after the flamboyant big productions "Apocalypse Now" and "Heaven's Gate". Studios are starting to be wary of young directors and all high-cost production plans. This made Scorsese clearly realize that the green light that was flashing in front of him had turned into a red light, and his grand ambitions would probably have to wait a few years to be realized. In this regard, Scorsese said in an interview with the media 25 years later: "It was the end of the golden age of directors, and films that were provocative but could not please the public were no longer sustainable. It's impossible to make a movie like "Gangs of New York"." I didn't think about it, this wait is a long 25 years! Until Miramax's big boss, Harvey Weinstein, cast a ray of hope on Scorsese.
A brief comment on whether ' Gangs
of New York' is just another Titanic (similarities: overrun budget, delayed release date) or just another 'The Adventures of Pluto Nash,' Similarities: million-dollar production, multiple-modified release date)? Everyone is asking this same question, but, to this day, no one has been able to answer it accurately.
As a film investor, Harvey Weinstein's concern is not that the film is too big, but whether a story set 150 years ago will attract audiences. To this end, the production company held a small test screening of 400 people in January of this year, when Weinstein and director Scorsese had been standing at the end of the screening hall to observe the audience's every move - you can imagine the two At that time, it was like a man on his back and fidgeting on his back! "It was so scary, I thought: If the audience can't accept this film, we're going to hang ourselves!" Weinstein said in an interview afterwards. Fortunately, the results of the final preview were reassuring, and the two creators happily ate an Italian feast to celebrate.
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