Film review.( Gangs of new york)

'Gangs Of New York'

Gangs Of New York, Is  my favourite film. There are still films that I have yet to see but I would say it's the best I've seen so far. 
Compared to other Scorcese films it does lack in special effects but the core of the story makes up for it. Compared to other films like 'Raging Bull' and 'Good Fellas' , The film has a good amount of violence like them however It has history. I would say History can piece a story together as it can relate with the past and we in the present can re-create early events in time.  

The 2002 film had great pacing as it follows the life of 'Amsterdam' ( Leonardo dicaprio) as he ventures to the 5 points to avenge his father. The genre is a mixture between Drama and history but mainly an action.

My favourite character is 'Bill the Butcher' ( Daniel Day Lewis). Not only is he a psychopath and the villain but he has reason and a backstory. We watch him kill 'Amsterdam's' father but when 'Amsterdam' finally comforts 'Bill' (under a fake name 'Vallon'). Bill takes him under his wing, treats him like his own child like he did for 'Jenny' ( Cameron Diaz).
The film had an amazing set and costume design and nothing didn't seem inaccurate. We also had back story to side characters like 'Johnny' (Henry Thomas). With that the story just doesn't circulate the main plot giving it a well rounded structure. 

The story begins to unfold every scene as we are exposed to more secrets from the past. What I thought that was most interesting is that we lose sympathy for the protagonist as he takes 'Bill' for granted. He takes 'the Butchers' trust and throws it back in his face. Even though we knew what 'Amsterdam's' main intention was from the beginning , we saw the character development grow between 'Bill' and 'Amsterdam'. However 'Bill' does discover his intentions before 'Amsterdam' could present it to him. 'the Butcher' discovers that 'Vallon' is in fact 'Amsterdam' the priests son. So he uses this to his advantage , he knows that 'Amsterdam' loves 'Jenny' so he teases him. He puts 'Jenny's' life on the line to make 'Amsterdam' step and face 'Bill'.

The film has no flaw. Some people would say the lack of special effects was a flaw however with the amount of make-up made up for that. The make-up was one of the most fundamental uses in the film. The film is high in violence ( like most Scorcese films) but it was no small battle. The whole of the '5 Points' had teamed up on either 'Amsterdam's' gang or 'the Butchers' . Now there were over 200 people on set to create the colossal fight between two gangs. So that was a lot of blood needed. Also each character had their individual battle gear and signature weapons.

Overall a lot was put into this film and I highly recommend it to people who really enjoy films like 'Resivour dogs' and 'The Warriors'. The film had star quality from all three main characters ( Daniel Day Lewis , Leonardo DiCaprio and Cameron Diaz) a good plot, and yet another amazing film from the genius Martin Scorcese.