"American Gangster" is based on true events, the biographical film of the big drug lord Frank Lucas. Basically the style is similar to "The Lord of Arms" starring Nicolas Cage. There are many similarities between the two films. They are both biographical films. One is black and the other is Italian. Both are in the United States, and both tell the history of the protagonist's family in the United States. Both of them are former Oscar winners. Of course, I also like this type of acting school, not the stupid little white-faced Tom Cruise and the like who rely on their faces to eat.
In the 1970s, Harlem, New York, mixed with dragons and snakes. Frank Lucas (Denzel Washington), a taciturn black man, is nothing more than a small character that no one notices. He worked as a driver for one of the gangster bosses in the slum, the thug Johnson, quietly asking for a living. However, the gangster died suddenly and turned the world upside down overnight-Frank subverted the power structure and succeeded in ascending the throne, taking over the gangster's business and taking control of the drug trade. Frank is resourceful, resolute, knowledgeable, and even has his own set of strict business ethics. Different from others, he quickly became the emperor of the slum drug industry, realizing the alternative American dream he had always believed in. On the other side, is the police officer Rich Roberts (Russell Crowe) who is out of tune with mainstream society. Years of experience in the streets made him quickly aware of the turbulence in the world of drug power. With his professional sensitivity, he started a private investigation, and believed that a black force in the drug circle was on the rise. But for the corrupt police world, the upright Rich is just an alternative, and his remarks cannot attract any attention. Frank's drug kingdom is getting bigger and bigger: he personally went to the Golden Triangle of Southeast Asia to import high-purity heroin, smuggled the drug in the coffins of soldiers who died in Vietnam, paid bribes to a large number of police and military high-level officials, and cultivated many loyalists. His subordinates worked for him, and the first black godfather of the underworld was born!
In addition, I recommend an album "American Gangster" with the same name as the movie. This album is not the soundtrack of the movie, just the same name. who sang this? JAY-Z! Not the stuttering week JAY singing 2B!
Jay-Z, who watched the film, thought so too, and not only did he think Frank Lucas's experience was similar to his own - Jay-Z was also a well-known drug dealer in New York in the 1980s. "When I watched that film, it felt like the memories of my past years were replaying scene after scene in front of my eyes, making me relive the feelings of that period again." Jess said in an exclusive interview with The New York Times. Express. But let me just say that although Jayce's new album is also called "American Gangster", the songs included in it are purely inspired by the film he wrote, not the soundtrack of the film of the same name. In addition to their similar personal backgrounds, from street drug dealers to pop tycoons, even their masters had similar experiences. Frank Lucas had a 1960s New York master, Bumpy Johnson, who was shot to death, as did Jace's rap and street master, Notorious BIG. The lyrics that Jayce wrote on this new album do not deny his absurd drug dealing years, and he re-examines his past life on the album. Maybe the point of Jayce making this new album is not To compare my story to that of Frank Lucas, I want to look back on the dark days of living on the streets long ago, so that I can be more honest with myself and move forward into the future.
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