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Rigoberto 2022-04-23 07:01:15

In the United States in the 1920s, a New York teenager nicknamed "Noodles" and a few friends of the same age met the smart and cunning Max. They started smuggling. Soon, Noodles killed people in a fight and was put in jail.
After a few years, Noodle was released from prison, and the little friends of that year have become mature and robust young people. Under the leadership of Max, they returned to their old business and began a series of robbery, theft, and extortion. As the criminal activities continued to deepen, Max seemed to be carried away by the victory, and even included the US Federal Reserve Bank as a target of the operation. Noodles, who has experience behind bars, couldn't bear to watch his friend go to ruin, so he secretly called the police, trying to force Max to stop. The police and Noodle's friends started a fierce shootout, and Max and others were all killed. Under extreme remorse and pain, Noodles left the place where he grew up, the girl he loved, and went far away. Decades later, Noodles, who was almost dying, returned home, and was surprised to find that everything in those years was carefully planned by Max. He used noodles and the police to get rid of his partners, and he escaped from the shell, swallowed up the huge sums of money from the gang, and entered the political circles after changing his face, becoming a celebrity in the upper class. Max pleads with Noodles to kill himself, fantasizing to atone for his sins, but is rejected by Noodles. Max commits suicide by jumping into a garbage shredder

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  • Noodles: I always thought you might have helped yourself to that million bucks. But now I know. Yeah, you're on your ass worse than ever.

    Fat Moe: But I thought it was you who...

    Noodles: No, you thought wrong. The suitcase was empty.

    Fat Moe: Then who took it?

    Noodles: That's what I've been asking myself for 35 years.

  • Officer 'Fartface' Whitey: Okay, boys, we're even...

    Young Noodles: The hell we are!

    Young Max: You'll be collecting your pension before we're even!